The following minimum requirements shall be observed in the B-2A district:
(a) Front Yards: Each building or structure shall have a front yard not less than thirty feet (30 ft.) in depth.
(b) Side Yards: None, except when adjoining a residential district, in which case the side yard shall be not less than thirty feet (30 ft.) in width.
(c) Rear Yards: Each building or structure shall have a rear yard not less in depth than 10 feet (10 ft.) except when adjoining a residential district, in which case the rear yard shall be a minimum of 35 feet (35 ft.).
(d) Minimum Lot Width: Each lot in a B-2A district shall have a minimum width of one hundred feet (100 ft.);
(e) Landscaping Requirements: Whenever a side or rear yard are contiguous to a residential district, said side or rear yard shall be buffered and landscaped to screen the residential lots. The buffer shall include protection from the effects of site lighting as well as noise or other activity taking place in the B-2A zone. The width and depth of the buffer zone shall be a minimum of 35 feet (35 ft.), shall be subject to the approval of the Planning Commission, and shall be constructed of any one or combination of the following:
(1) Wall: A solid wall of masonry or other durable material and six feet (6 ft.) in height. Such wall shall be located not closer than five feet (5 ft.) to the residential property line and shall be landscaped with grass, shrubbery or trees on the residential side of the wall as a buffer and screening. The wall and landscape plantings shall be repaired, replaced, and permanently maintained as necessary to provide a permanent, attractive, and effective screen between the residential and the commercial use. Construction of the wall shall be subject to the provisions of the Building Code. Such wall shall be designed to conform and be compatible with the main structure in design and character.
(2) Planting: A strip of land not less than 10 feet (10 ft.) in width shall be planted in a well-designed manner with trees, shrubs, evergreen hedges and evergreens to form a dense, compact screening regardless of the season of the year. The plantings shall provide a visual screen of at least 60% during all seasons at a minimum height of six feet (6 ft.) above grade. All trees shall have a trunk at least 3 inches (3 in.) in circumference and at least 15 feet (15 ft.) in height. This area shall be repaired, replaced, and maintained as originally installed.
(3) Mound: A strip of land not less than 15 feet (15 ft.) in width with earthen, rock, or similar material or combinations of materials shall be mounded or sculptured to a height of not less than five feet (5 ft.) above grade and utilizing a side slope no greater than a 3:1 ratio. The entire 15 feet of the side and/or rear yard mounded area shall be landscaped with trees, shrubs, hedges, and grass to form a screen which shall be maintained as necessary to provide a permanent, attractive and effective separation of land uses.
(Ord. 7185-99. Passed 12-20-99.)