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(A) On the same premises with every building, structure or part thereof hereafter erected, established or enlarged and occupied for manufacturing, storage, warehouse goods display, department store, wholesale store, market, hotel, mortuary, laundry, dry cleaning or other uses, involving the receipt of distribution by vehicles of material or merchandise, there shall be provided and maintained adequate space for standing, loading and unloading, in order to avoid undue interference with public use of the street or alley.
(B) A loading space, unless otherwise adequately provided for, shall include one 12 by 45-foot loading space with 14-foot height clearance for every 20,000 square feet or fraction thereof in excess of 3,000 square feet of floor area used for the above mentioned purposes, or for every 20,000 square feet or fraction thereof in excess of 3,000 square feet of land used for the above mentioned purposes. These requirements may, upon appeal, be increased, modified, or waived by the Board where the conditions or circumstances justify that action, provided it has obtained thereon recommendation from the City Highway Supervisor or appointed official.
(Ord. 466, § 2-5-3, passed 5-11-98) Penalty, see § 152.999
Every parcel of land which, after the effective date of this chapter, is changed to a public parking area, automobile or trailer sales area, filling station or garage, shall be developed as follows:
(A) The area, where subject to wheeled traffic, shall be improved with bituminous, concrete, crushed stone with an adequate base or other equivalent surfacing, and shall have appropriate bumper guards where needed.
(B) Where the area adjoins a lot in an R zone or a residential development, a solid wall, compact evergreen screen or uniformly painted board fence having a height of not less than four feet shall be erected and maintained between the area and the property in residential areas and zones. Enclosures shall be at least five feet from the side of a lot in an R zone or residential development, and all required front and side yards shall be properly maintained. Where the area is across the street from an R zone or a residential development, a compact evergreen screen having a height of not less than three feet shall be erected and maintained between the area and the property in the neighboring zone or development, and all required front yards shall be maintained.
(C) Any light used to illuminate the parking area shall be so arranged as to reflect the light away from the adjoining premises in an R zone or residential development.
(Ord. 466, § 2-5-4, passed 5-11-98) Penalty, see § 152.999
HEIGHT AND AREA REGULATIONS
(A) Except as hereinafter provided, no building or structure shall be erected, enlarged, or reconstructed to exceed the height limit established for the zone wherein the building or structure is located.
(B) All areas governed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) due to the area's proximity near an airport or airstrip shall be regulated by the appropriate FAA height regulations.
(Ord. 466, § 2-11-1, passed 5-11-98) Penalty, see § 152.999
Except as hereinafter provided, no building or structure shall be erected on a lot unless the building, combined existing structure plus additions, conforms to the area regulations of the zone in which it is located.
(A) No lot area shall be so reduced, diminished and maintained that the yards, other open space, or total lot area shall be smaller than prescribed by this chapter, nor shall the density of population be increased in any manner except in conformity with the regulations herein established.
(B) Lots of record at the time of the enactment of this chapter which have less than the minimum area requirements for residential use may nevertheless be used for any use permitted therein, except that for dwellings, the lot must have a width of at least 80 feet, and an area of at least 10,560 square feet.
(C) No required yard or other open space around an existing building, or which is hereafter provided around any building for the purpose of complying with the provisions of this chapter, shall be considered as providing a yard or open space for any other building; nor shall any yard or open space on an adjoining lot be considered as providing a yard or open space on a lot whereon a building is to be erected.
(D) Every building hereafter erected shall be located on a lot as herein defined. In no case shall there be more than one residential building and its accessory building on one lot, except that a farm tenant dwelling may be erected on the same tract as the main farm dwelling. Row dwellings or group housing may be considered as one main residential building.
(E) At street intersections of an angle less than 60 degrees, shrubs or structures over 3½ feet high will not be placed between the intersections of the street lines and ten feet from the building line.
(F) At each end of a through lot there shall be a front yard of the depth required by this chapter for the zone in which each street frontage is located, and one of the front yards may serve as a required rear yard to permit accessory structures.
(F) Required lot area shall be excluded of proposed street right-of-way.
(Ord. 466, § 2-11-2, passed 5-11-98) Penalty, see § 152.999
(A) Height limitations. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, no building or structure shall be erected, altered, enlarged or reconstructed to exceed the height limits established for the district where the building is located, as follows:
Zone Stories Maximum Height
R-1, R-2, R-3 2 25
A, C-1, C-2 2.5 50
C-3, I-1, I-2 3 75
(B) Exceptions.
(1) In the zones limiting height to two stories not to exceed 25 feet, any permitted structure may be increased in height to three stories, not to exceed 50 feet, provided the required side yards are increased an additional one foot for every three feet the structure exceeds 25 feet.
(2) On through lots 150 feet or less in depth, the height of a building may be measured from the adjoining curb level on either street.
(3) On through lots more than 150 feet in depth, the height regulations and basis of height measurements for the street permitting the greater height shall apply to a depth of not more than 150 feet from that street.
(4) Penthouses or roof structures for the housing of elevators, stairways, tanks, ventilating fans or similar equipment required to operate and maintain the building, fire or parapet walls, skylights, television aerials, steeples, roof signs, flagpoles, chimneys, smokestacks, wireless masts, water tanks, grain elevators, barns, silos, gas containers, material hoppers, or similar structures may be erected above the height limits herein prescribed; but no penthouse or roof structure or any space above the height limit shall be allowed for the purpose of providing additional floor space for residential, business or industrial use.
(Ord. 466, § 2-11-3, passed 5-11-98) Penalty, see § 152.999
Except as otherwise specifically provided in this subchapter, no residential building or structure shall be erected, altered, enlarged or reconstructed to exceed the lot area limits established for the zone where the residential building is located, as set forth in Appendix A: Lot Area Regulations in Residential Permitted Zone.
(Ord. 466, § 2-11-4, passed 5-11-98) Penalty, see § 152.999
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