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Ordinance 3 15 Neighborhood Business District September 27, 1999 . florist, garden supplies (year-round operation only), gifts, grocery, hardware, hats, hobby shops, household appliance repmr, interior decorating (no retail furniture sales), jewelry, locksmith shops, musical instruments, paint and wallpaper, shoes, sporting goods, tobacco, toys, and wearing apparel, and similar type uses. Automobile related business, liquor stores, and restaurants, exceeding 40 percent in gross liquor receipts of the total food and liquor receipts, would not be allowed in the Neighborhood Business District. 3. Special Regulations for Special Uses in the NB District. Special Uses are allowed as specified in the Land Use Chart, Section V, E, for the NB District. However, this ordinance specifies additional requirements for restaurants. This use can, if unrestricted, place unacceptable levels of traffic on these sites and streets that would negatively impact adjacent residential uses. a. Restaurants shall not exceed 3,000 gross square feet. Exterior seating will be considered based on its impact on adjacent residential uses. 4. District Requirements: (The district requirements in Section V.F. for the NB District will apply). To further accomplish the stated purpose of the NB District, developers are encouraged to plan their sites in the spirit of the purpose and intent of the Planned Unit Development provision in Section V. L. At the time of . submittal for the special use permit and site plan review, the applicant shall identify modifications to the standard zoning requirements otherwise applicable to the site and the reasons why the modifications would be in the public interest and would be consistent with the purpose of the district. The applicant shall demonstrate to the satisfaction 0 f the City that the proposed uses, lot sizes, height, use mix, location and relationship with other existing mld proposed uses are compatible and complementary both internally and with adjacent uses, and meet the intent of tlle City as expressed in the NB District purpose and the above criteria for allowable uses. 5. Building Exteriors, Site Features and Site Development. Accomplishing the stated purpose of theNB District requires particular concern for the design of buildings, site features (such as landscaping, lighting, and signage) and site design. The arrangement, geometry, massing, materials and colors shall be responsive to existing buildings, site features and site design on adjoining sites in the district. The City Council will make the final deternlination on the compatibility and consistency with this provision. a. Landscaping for the site shall comply with Appendix A of the Zoning Ordinance. In addition to Appendix A landscaping shall be provided at the rate of three caliper inches per 40 feet of public street frontage. . b. Bufferyards 30 feet in width shall be provide adjacent to all residential uses. The bufferyard shall be landscaped with a combination of evergreen trees (six foot high minimum) and deciduous trees (three inch caliper minimum) such that the use is effectively screened from the adjacent residences. The