§ 27-445.09. Artists' residential studios and performance arts centers.

(a)

Artists' residential studios permitted by Special Permit (SP) in the use tables shall meet the following requirements:

(1)

Each artist unit shall combine individual studio and residential space to create an integrated living and working environment. Artists' residential studios may also provide areas for artists' use as common workspace or performance, office, or storage space.

(2)

Each artist unit shall have at least 700 square feet of space.

(b)

The following uses are permitted in artists' residential studios and performance arts centers, subject to restrictions in the definitions of those uses, and with additional restrictions as indicated:

(1)

Offices for artists, arts organizations, community organizations, and municipalities are permitted. All other office uses are prohibited.

(2)

Uses permitted in the C-S-C Zone in Category (1), Commercial, of the commercial use table in Section 27-461(b) are permitted if they are included in Subcategory (A), Eating or Drinking Establishments; Subcategory (D), Services; or Subcategory (E), Trade.

(3)

Uses stated in the commercial use table in Category (2), Institutional/Educational; Category (3), Miscellaneous; and Category (4), Public/Quasi Public, are permitted.

(4)

All permitted Category (1), Category (2), Category (3), and Category (4) uses shall meet restrictions and requirements indicated in the commercial use table for the C-S-C Zone.

(c)

The Planning Board shall review all proposed signs when reviewing a Special Permit application for proposed artists' residential studios or performance arts centers. The signage schedule shall follow the requirements in Part 12 for similar uses, unless the owner shows that its proposed schedule meets the purposes of the sign regulations.

(d)

Off-street parking requirements in Part 11 do not apply to artists' residential studios or performance arts centers.

(1)

The Planning Board shall review and approve an off-street parking schedule when reviewing a Special Permit application for the proposed use.

(2)

The Planning Board shall consider the following when reviewing an off-street parking schedule:

(A)

The likelihood that different uses in artists' residential studios or performance arts centers will share parking spaces because of variations in times of peak demand;

(B)

The availability of on-street parking or other parking on nearby properties;

(C)

The availability of public transit for residents, patrons, or visitors; and

(D)

Parking requirements in Part 11 that would apply to similar uses.

(CB-12-2001)