1121.03 AREA, YARD AND HEIGHT REGULATIONS.

   (a)   Area.

      (1)    The ground area occupied by the building shall not exceed thirty percent (30%) of the total area of the lot.

      (2)    Not less than fifteen percent (15%) of the total lot area shall be developed as planted areas in accordance with a landscape plan as approved by Commission and shall be maintained in good condition.

      (3)    The minimum lot width at the building setback line shall be one-hundred-fifty feet (150').

   (b)   Yards.

      (1)    A front yard of not less than one hundred feet (100') shall be provided.

      (2)    Where adjoining a residential District, a side yard shall not be less than fifty feet (50'), nor less than twenty-five feet (25') where adjoining a public street. Within a U-4A District, side yards shall be not less than twenty-five feet (25').

      (3)    Where adjoining a residential District, the rear yard shall not be less than fifty feet (50'). In all other locations, the rear yard shall be not less than twenty-five feet (25').

      (4)    The Commission shall require, from each applicant for its approval, a landscape plan depicting the design of the installation of a fence, wall, hedge and/or other suitable screening and/or planting in order to create a buffer area where a residential District adjoins or abuts a rear or side yard of a lot in a U-4A District.

   (c)   Off-Street Parking and Loading in Yards. Accessory off-street parking in a front yard shall be permitted no closer than ten feet (10') from a street line. Accessory off-street loading spaces in a front yard shall be permitted no closer than fifty feet (50') from a street line.

      (1)   Accessory off-street parking and driveways in a side or rear yard shall be permitted no closer than ten feet (10') from a property line or thirty feet (30') from a residential District line.  Accessory off-street loading in a side or rear yard shall be permitted no closer than fifteen feet (15') from a property line or fifty feet (50') from a residential District line.

      2)   All portions of required yards in which no off-street parking or driveways are permitted shall be developed as lawn or planted areas or maintained in an orderly wooded state.

   (d)   Height.  Building height shall not exceed forty-two feet (42'), exclusive of towers, cornices or similar features, provided however, that any building exceeding twenty-five (25) feet in height shall be located a minimum of seventy-five (75) feet from any property zoned U-1.

(Ord. 2018-94.  Passed 10-21-19.)