1131.04 AREA REGULATIONS.

   (a)    Every lot occupied by a main building or use shall comply with the lot area, lot width, percentage of lot coverage by the building and the landscaped areas as follows:

 

Main Use	Min. Lot Area (in acres)	Min. Lot Width (in feet)
Service station	3/4	150
Hotel or motel,      with or without eating,      assembly, recreation	3	200
Restaurant, if separate      building	1-1/2	200
Auto agencies (with used      car sales permitted as an      accessory)	3	500
Banks	0	100
Office buildings	0	100

   (b)   Each lot shall have landscaped areas which shall be part of any lot which is not covered by buildings, accessory uses, drives and parking lots. The landscaped areas shall be developed and maintained as lawns, along with trees and shrubs, or maintained in a natural state.

   (c)   The lot area occupied by a motel or hotel shall not be less than set forth in the above schedule, or not less than 1,300 square feet for each lodging unit, whichever is greater. Each lodging unit shall be comprised of at least two hundred fifty (250) square feet of floor area and shall not contain more than two (2) sleeping rooms. Kitchen and/or cooking facilities are prohibited unless the Site Development Plan for the building demonstrates the location of such kitchens and/or cooking facilities, and the Commission accepts the proposed plan, specifically approving the size and location of the kitchen and cooking facilities as an accessory use, prior to the construction of the building. There shall be no kitchens or cooking facilities as an accessory use to any hotel or motel not designed and approved in accordance with these Codified Ordinances.  (Ord.  2018-94.  Passed 10-21-19.)

1131.05 YARD REGULATIONS.

   (a)   Front, side and rear yards shall be provided on every lot in a Class U-9 District in accordance with the following schedule:    

 

Nonresidence	Front Yard (feet to right of way)	Side and Rear Yards
		Adjacent to Residential District (in feet)	Adjacent to District (in feet)
Service station building	75	100	35
Service station pumps	20	100	35
Motel, hotel, restaurant	100	100	35
Parking	35	30	10

 

	Front Yard (in feet)	Side Yard (in feet)	Rear Yard (in feet)
Auto agencies (with used car sales)	75	100 (adjacent to a residential district), otherwise two side yards shall be required, each equal to the height of building.	Where adjoining a residential district, the rear yards shall not be less than 100.  In all other locations, the rear yard shall be not less than 25 or the height of the building, whichever is greater.
Banks	75	100 (adjacent to a residential district), otherwise two side yards shall be required, each equal to the height of the building.	Where adjoining a residential district, the rear yard shall not be less than 100.  In all other locations, the rear yard shall be not less than 25 or the height of the building, whichever is greater.
Office buildings	75	100 (adjacent to a residential district), otherwise two side yards shall be required, each equal to the height of the building.	Where adjoining a residential district, the rear yard shall not be less than 100.  In all other locations, the rear yard shall be not less than 25 or the height of the building, whichever is greater.

   (b)   Any accessory parking or service area shall be physically separated from the street by a curb and planting strip or other suitable barrier to prohibit unchanneled motor vehicle access, except onto accessways as hereinafter set forth.

   (c)   Every required yard in which no off-street parking or loading spaces are permitted and any additional required landscaped open areas as required in Section 1131.04 shall be developed as lawn or planted areas or maintained in a natural state. The Commission shall require from each applicant for its approval a plan depicting the design of 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.

(Ord. 2018-94.  Passed 10-21-19.)

1131.06 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.)

1131.07 LANDSCAPING AND SCREENING.

   (a)   Whenever a U-9 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, and such facilities shall not be located in required setbacks.

   (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.

   (e)   At least ten percent (10%) of the area within the boundary of a parking area designed for more than fifty (50) car spaces shall be developed as planted islands with minimum dimensions of ten feet (10') and designed to interrupt the expanse of paving area.

   (f)   Not less than five percent (5%) of the total land area, exclusive of the side yards and parking islands, shall be developed as lawn or planted areas, or be maintained in a natural state, and in addition thereto, all portions of required yards in which no off-street parking is permitted, shall be developed as lawn or planted areas or maintained in a natural state.

(Ord.  2018-94.  Passed 10-21-19.)

1131.08 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.)