1124.04 AREA, YARD AND HEIGHT REGULATIONS.

   (a)    Area Regulations. The ground area occupied by buildings shall not exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the total area of the lot. Provided, however, that the maximum ground area covered by buildings may be increased to thirty percent (30%) of the total site area with the approval of Commission and the consent of Council in instances where structured parking is provided within two hundred feet (200) of the principal use. Not less than twenty-five percent (25%) of the total lot area shall be developed as planted areas.

   (b)    Yard Regulations.

      (1)    Front. The front setback shall not be less than seventy-five feet (75') in depth  as measured from the street right-of-way line and shall be used only for access drives and landscaping.

      (2)    Side and Rear. Each lot  shall have side and rear yards each of which shall be not less than fifty feet (50'). Any side or rear yard which abuts a residential District shall be a minimum of eighty feet (80'). No buildings, drives or parking areas shall be located within the required side or rear yards.

   (c)    Height Regulations.  Height of buildings shall not exceed two (2) stories or forty feet (40') exclusive of towers, steeples, cornices, or similar features as approved by the Commission with the concurrence of Council.

(Ord. 2018-94.  Passed 10-21-19.)

1124.05 LANDSCAPING AND SCREENING.

   (a)    Whenever a U-5 District is located adjacent to a residential District, it shall be effectively screened on all sides which adjoin or face residentially zoned property by an acceptably designed wall, fence, mound, or planting screen. Such wall, fence, mound or planting screen shall be not less than six feet (6') in height and shall be maintained in good condition.

   (b)    Required yard areas shall be landscaped in accordance with a landscape plan as approved by the Commission and shall be maintained in good condition.

   (c)    Dumpsters and/or garbage collection facilities shall be enclosed by a solid wall or fence at  least six feet (6') in height and constructed of materials which are compatible in type, texture, style, and color with the main building.

   (d)    All buildings shall have appropriate foundation plantings, installed in conformance with an approved landscape plan, which complement the architectural treatment and provide for year round interest.

(Ord. 2018-94.  Passed 10-21-19.)

1124.06 OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING FACILITIES.

   Off-street parking and loading facilities shall be provided in conformance with Chapter 1144.  (Ord. 2018-94.  Passed 10-21-19.)

1124.07 SITE LIGHTING.

   Parking areas and walkways which are intended to be used during non-daylight hours shall be properly illuminated to adequately provide for safety. Lights shall be so designed and arranged as to direct light away from the adjoining property and shall be installed in conformance with a lighting plan approved by the Commission. There shall be no light spillage onto adjoining properties. Light poles shall not extend more than thirty feet (30') in height above the finished grade of the parking area  or walkway.

(Ord. 2018-94.  Passed 10-21-19.)

1124.08 WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES.

   (a)    For the purpose of this Chapter the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

      (1)    "Wireless Telecommunications Facilities" means equipment and structures involved in receiving telecommunications or radio signals from a mobile radio communications source and transmitting those signals to a central switching computer which connects the mobile unit with land-based telephone lines.

      (2)   "Antenna" means the physical device through which electromagnetic, wireless telecommunications signals authorized by the Federal Communications Commission are transmitted or received.

   (b)    Wireless telecommunications facilities shall only be permitted as an accessory use provided such facilities are located on the roof of the building containing the principal permitted use. Antennas may be mounted on the walls of a penthouse, except, where the exterior wall of the penthouse is flush with the exterior wall of the building. Antennas, other than dipole or omni-directional antennas which are mounted on a penthouse, shall not extend above the penthouse and shall be screened with panels, or other screening devices designed to match the appearance of the penthouse wall and reduce visibility.

   (c)    Wireless telecommunications antennas, including dipole antennas over two inches (2") in diameter, and support structures mounted directly on the roof shall not extend higher than twenty feet (20') above the roof and shall be setback from the parapet or roof edge a minimum of one foot (1') for each one foot (1') in elevation above the top of the parapet. Dipole antennas which are two inches (2")  or less in diameter may be attached to the rear (inside) of the parapet wall provided such antennas  do not extend more than three feet (3') above the top of said parapet wall. All such antennas shall be colored to minimize visibility.

   (d)    Roof mounted wireless telecommunications facilities shall be designed to withstand wind loads of ninety (90) miles per hour. 

   (e)    Where wireless telecommunications facilities are proposed to be located on a building where such facilities already exist, the applicant shall provide assurances that the proposed facilities will not interfere with the receipt or transmission of signals by the existing facilities.

   (f)   Equipment cabinets, switching equipment, cables, and other devices associated with wireless telecommunications facilities which are located on roofs shall be screened from view from the public right-of-way.

   (g)    A building permit shall be required for the installation of each wireless communications facility. The building permit fee for wireless communications facilities shall be as set forth in Section  1329.03.

   (h)    The Building Commissioner may, where it is determined that proposed wireless telecommunications facilities comply with all of the criteria set forth herein, issue a permit for the installation of such facilities without  referral to the Commission, otherwise applications for wireless telecommunications facilities shall be referred to the Commission for consideration.

(Ord. 2018-94.  Passed 10-21-19.)

1124.09 SITE DEVELOPMENT PLANS.

   Preliminary and Final Site Development Plans are required and shall be prepared for all proposed developments in a Class U-5 District. Site Development Plans shall be prepared and reviewed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 1108.

(Ord. 2018-94.  Passed 10-21-19.)

1124.10 REZONING.

   In order to protect established single family residential neighborhoods, to preserve the single family residential character of the City, and to otherwise carry out the purposes of this Code, no land shall be rezoned from a Class U-1 Single-Family House District to a Class U-5 Public and Institutional District where such rezoning involves the consolidation of existing single family lots and/or the demolition, destruction, or removal of existing single family residences except to address dangers to public health and/or safety as documented in reports by the Police Chief and Fire Chief as determined by City Council.

(Ord. 2020-37.  Passed 7-23-20.)