(A) In order to insure a properly integrated design among competing land uses, special performance standards shall be established in certain zones pursuant to this section.
(B) Zone 4A. Within this zone, the following special performance and design standards shall be observed:
(1) Access control. In addition to the standards set forth in § A13-5(A)(1), no direct private access shall be permitted to a principal or minor arterial. Direct private access onto collector roads having a right-of-way width of 80 feet or greater shall be limited to locations directly aligned with public street intersections.
(2) Landscaping. Landscaping in accordance with § 155.349
shall be subject to the following minimum design standards:
(a) Berms. An undulating sodded berm or berms shall be installed adjacent to any principal or minor arterial street. Berm(s) shall provide for an obstruction of horizontal view from the street(s) for a minimum vertical distance of three feet above grade for its entire length and a minimum vertical distance of four feet for no less than 80% of its entire length, with any contiguous four-foot section to occur for a distance of not more than 20% of the entire length. Berm(s) shall be subject to the traffic visibility requirements of § 155.335, maximum slope, 3:1.
(b) Trees. Along berm(s) specified in subsection (a) above, Marshall Seedless Ash and Norway trees shall be required. Trees shall have a caliper of two inches, balled and burlapped. Trees shall be planted at intervals along the principal or minor arterial street of not more than 25 feet apart, with not less than 60% or more than 80% of the trees to be planted on the street side of the berm. Plantings shall be alternated such that no more than two of the same species will be located adjacent to one another. Plantings shall be made only in the toe area of any berm’s slope.
(c) Shrubs. Associated with each tree in subsection (b) above, there shall be a minimum of two Junipers Manxi planted. The plantings to be a minimum size of 24 inches, balled and burlapped.
(d) Inspection. Landscape and berm installation shall not be considered complete until after an inspection and approval by the City Forester.
(3) Signage.
(a) Notwithstanding Chapter 150, only one freestanding pylon sign for the purpose of area identification shall be permitted within the confines of this zone. The sign shall be a maximum of 28 feet in height and 200 square feet in area. The sign shall be allowed only along a principal or minor arterial, except that it shall not be allowed in any area directly across the arterial from a residential use. Any sign shall have a minimum setback of 13 feet from any public street right-of-way. Building signs to be permitted as per Chapter 150, based upon retail business uses.
(b) A business occupying 150,000 square feet or more of interior building space, which has more than one type of retail service component to its business operations (e.g., general merchandise, grocery, garden and/or pharmacy), may have a building sign, in addition to the primary business building sign permitted by this code, to direct customers to each separate retail area within the business space. Each additional sign shall not exceed 55 square feet, and shall be located over the building entrance into the retail service component of the business for which the sign relates. No more than three building signs for the retail service components of the business shall be permitted.
(C) Zone 4B. Within this zone, the following special performance and design standards shall be observed:
(1) Access control. In addition to the standards set forth in § A13-5(A)(1), no direct private access shall be permitted to collector streets having a right-of-way width of 80 feet or greater or to any local access residential street.
(2) Screening. Adjacent to any local access residential street a berm of a minimum height of six feet shall be constructed. Any berm shall be landscaped to provide a visual buffering of the commercial area from the street.
(D) Zone 5. Within this zone, adjacent to any residential lot a berm of a minimum height of four feet shall be constructed. Any berm shall be landscaped to provide a visual buffering (not a barrier) between the commercial and residential uses. Berm shall have a maximum slope of 3:1.
(E) Zone 3. Within this zone, adjacent to any residential lot a berm of a minimum height of four feet shall be constructed. Any berm shall be landscaped to provide a visual buffering (not a barrier) between the institutional and residential uses. Berm shall have a maximum slope of 3:1.
(‘81 Code, § A13-6) (Ord. 341, passed 9-26-85; Am. Ord. 424, passed 9-22-88; Am. Ord. 810, passed 5-10-07)