1129.03 AREA, YARD AND HEIGHT REGULATIONS.

   Buildings in existence prior to the effective date of this chapter shall comply with the following regulations regarding area, yards, and heights:

   (a)    Area Regulations.   The area of a lot occupied by a main use shall be a minimum of one acre with a minimum frontage of one hundred fifty feet (150'). The ground area occupied by all buildings shall not exceed forty percent (40%) of the total lot area. Not less than five percent (5%) of the total land area, exclusive of the required side yards, shall be developed as lawn or landscaped areas and shall be maintained in an orderly state.

   (b)    Yard Regulations. Yards and building setbacks shall be maintained in accordance with the following provisions:

      (1)    Front Yards. A front yard of not less than seventy-five feet (75') in depth shall be required for parcels or lots of less than two (2) acres in area. Parcels containing two (2) acres or more shall provide a front yard of not less than one hundred feet (100') in depth.

      (2)    Side Yards. Each parcel or lot of less than two (2) acres in area shall have combined side yard widths of not less than fifty feet (50'), and no individual side yard shall be less than ten (10) feet in width. Parcels of two (2) or more acres shall have combined side yard widths of not less than eighty feet (80'), and no individual side yard shall be less than twenty feet (20') in width. Where adjoining a residential district or a public street, the side yard adjacent to such residential district or public street shall be not less than fifty feet (50') in width.

      (3)    Rear Yards. Each parcel or lot shall have a rear yard of not less than forty feet (40') in depth. Where adjoining a residential district, the depth of the rear yard shall be not less than fifty feet (50').

      (4)    Buffers and Screening. Commission may require the installation of a fence, wall, hedge or other suitable screening or planting in order to create a buffer area where a residential district adjoins or abuts a rear or side yard of this classification.

      (5)    Use of Yards for Parking and Loading.  Accessory off-street parking in a required front yard shall be permitted no closer than eleven feet from the street right-of-way line. Accessory off-street parking shall be permitted in a required side or rear yard but located not less than three feet (3') from a side lot line and thirty feet (30') from a residential district line. Accessory off-street loading shall be permitted in a required side or rear yard but located not less than five feet (5') from a side lot line and fifty feet (50') from a residential district line.

      (6)   Landscaping.  All portions of required yards in which no off-street parking or loading spaces are permitted shall be developed as lawn or landscaped areas and shall be maintained in an orderly condition.

   (c)    Height Regulations. Buildings shall not exceed a maximum of forty-two feet (42') in height, exclusive of towers, cornices or similar decorative features.

      (Ord. 2018-94.  Passed 10-21-19.)

1129.04 SPECIAL REDEVELOPMENT OVERLAY PROVISIONS.

   On parcels or land where the buildings existing on the effective date of this chapter are removed or demolished and the property owner redevelops the site with new facilities, such redevelopment shall comply with the following special Redevelopment Overlay provisions:

   (a)    Area Regulations. The minimum area necessary to qualify as a Redevelopment Overlay project shall be two acres with a minimum frontage of one hundred fifty feet (150')

   (b)    Yard Regulations. Yards, building setbacks, parking setbacks, and requirements for landscaping for Redevelopment Overlay projects shall be as approved by Commission as part of the approved final Site Development Plan, provided, however, that no building or parking area shall be located closer than thirty feet (30') from a residential district boundary line. All yards shall be landscaped and maintained in accordance with an approved landscape plan.

   (c)    Height Regulations. Redevelopment Overlay buildings shall not exceed a maximum of six (6) stories and ninety feet (90') in height.

      (Ord. 2018-94.  Passed 10-21-19.)

1129.05 OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING FACILITIES.

   Off-street parking and loading facilities shall be provided in conformance with the provisions of Chapter 1144.

(Ord. 2018-94.  Passed 10-21-19.)

1129.06 SITE LIGHTING.

   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.)

1129.07 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.

   (a)    Enclosed Buildings. All permitted main and accessory uses shall be conducted wholly within enclosed buildings, including storage of all mobile equipment. However parking of cargo carriers in the process of loading or unloading and in required off-street loading spaces shall be permitted for a period not to exceed twenty-four (24) hours.

   (b)    Fire and Explosive Hazards. The storage, handling and use of flammable or explosive materials shall be permitted only in structures having incombustible exterior walls. All activities concerned with flammable or explosive materials shall be provided with adequate safety and protective devices against hazards of fire and explosion as well as with adequate fire-fighting and suppression equipment and devices standard to the operation involved. All buildings shall be accessible to fire-fighting equipment and shall be in compliance with Part Fifteen the Fire Prevention Code.

   (c)    Waste Materials.  Liquid wastes other than storm water shall be discharged into the sanitary sewer system. A separate storm sewer system shall be provided to receive storm water. No wastes shall be discharged into any sewer system which is inimical to sewage treatment, nor shall any waste which is deleterious to the sewerage system or the sewage treatment process be discharged into any sewer system. Solid wastes shall be stored in buildings.

   (d)    Toxic or Noxious Matter.  Emission of toxic, noxious or corrosive fumes or gases, which would be demonstrably injurious to property, vegetation, animals or human health, shall not be permitted. Radioactive or electrical disturbances, which adversely affect any equipment at or beyond the boundaries of the lot, shall not be created.

(Ord. 2018-94.  Passed 10-21-19.)

1129.08 SITE DEVELOPMENT PLANS.

   Preliminary and final Site Development Plans are required and shall be prepared for all proposed developments in a Class U-8 District. Site Development Plans shall be submitted to the Commission in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 1108.

(Ord. 2018-94.  Passed 10-21-19.)