Chapter 12 — Commercial and Office Districts, Article 12 — ADDITIONAL LOCATION AND ZONING REQUIREMENTS FOR LARGE-SCALE
Re-use of Properties.
Plans for the removal or adaptive re-use of the principal structure governed by this ordinance shall be made should the facility not be used for commercial retail purposes for a period of 24 consecutive months.
The owner and/or lessee meets the intent of this section if he or she provides an executed lease, a sale agreement or evidence of a pending lease/sale agreement (executed within 24 months), or executes an adaptive reuse agreement with the County.
Vacancy Maintenance Requirements.
In addition to maintenance requirements established by UDC 10-1.14, owner shall provide security patrols on the site to deter vandalism or other illegal activities on the property.
Location Criteria.
Individual retail establishments 75,000 square feet or greater may only locate on property that is properly zoned and meets the location criteria established herein. Establishments under the same corporate ownership proposed on the same development site but with separate structures aimed to defeat the intent of this Code may still be limited to this location criteria, per administrative decision by the Planning Director. In addition to the items established in Chapter 8 of this Code, for considering zoning amendments, the following will be considered to evaluate approval or denial of proposed large-scale retail use:
Furthermore, the undisturbed buffer shall be augmented with plantings per the County Buffer Standards if existing vegetation does not achieve the intended visual screen.
ARTICLE XIII. ADDITIONAL LOCATION AND ZONING REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS IN SOUTH FORSYTH: