(a) Front, side and rear yards shall be provided on every lot in accordance with the following schedule:
The first figure is the requirement for front yards, in feet to the right of way; the second figure is the requirement for side and rear yards adjacent to residential districts, in feet; the last figure is the requirement for side and rear yards adjacent to nonresidential districts, in feet.
Service station | 60 | 100 | 35 |
Service station pumps | 30 | 100 | 35 |
Motel, hotel, restaurant | 100 | 100 | 35 |
Parking | 35 | 30 | 10 |
Signs | 20 | 30 | 10 |
Other uses | 60 | 100 | 35 |
(b) Within the front yard and adjacent to the street right-of-way line there shall be an open and unobstructed buffer strip of twenty feet in depth. Except for the access drive, no other facilities shall be located within this area. Parking of vehicles in this buffer strip shall be prohibited. Except for access ways permitted, such buffer strip shall contain a curb or other suitable barrier against unchanneled motor vehicle ingress and egress and shall be continuous for the entire width of the lot adjoining the street or highway right-of-way line.
(c) The source of light for illumination of the exterior of buildings or grounds shall be shielded so as not to cause glare which would be hazardous to auto drivers or would be objectionable to users of adjacent property.
(d) For lots abutting on a thoroughfare shown on the Official Thoroughfare Plan of the City, the minimum setback provided herein shall be measured from the proposed right-of-way line specified for that thoroughfare on the Official Thoroughfare Plan.
(Ord. 65-82. Passed 12-27-65.)
(e) For lots adjacent to residential districts there shall be located within the side and rear yards as provided in Section 1135.05(a), a buffer area which shall consist of a barrier of natural evergreens with a minimum height of six feet at planting, consisting of six rows staggered at five foot centers. Prior to the issuance of the building permit the property owner shall place upon the land a deed restriction which shall run with the land and shall require the owner, or any subsequent owner, to maintain in perpetuity the buffer strip provided in this section, in the manner provided in this section, including the replacement of trees as necessary.
(Ord. 89-72. Passed 10-9-89.)