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Every parcel of land hereafter used as a public or private parking area, including a commercial parking lot and also an automobile or trailer sales lot, shall be developed and maintained in accordance with the following requirements.
(A) Screening and landscaping. Off-street parking areas for more than five vehicles shall be effectively screened on each side which adjoins premises situated in any R-District by a masonry wall or solid fence of acceptable design. Such wall or fence shall be between four and six feet in height and shall be maintained in good condition. Landscaping provided in lieu of such wall or fence shall consist of a strip of land not less than 15 feet in width planted with an evergreen hedge, or dense planting of evergreen shrubs not less than four feet in height.
(B) Surfacing. Any off-street parking area for more than five vehicles shall be graded for proper drainage and surfaced with a durable hard surface, such as concrete or asphaltic concrete.
(C) Lighting. Any lighting used to illuminate any off-street parking area shall be so arranged as to reflect the light away from adjoining premises in any R-District.
(D) Joint use of parking areas. Parking spaces may be located on a lot other than that containing the principle use with approval of the Board provided a written agreement, approved by the Board and accepted by the Village Council shall be filed with the application for a zoning permit.
(E) Parking area; modifications. The Board may authorize on appeal a modification, reduction or
waiver of the foregoing requirements, if it should find that, in the particular case appealed the peculiar nature of the residential, business, trade, industrial or other use, or in the exceptional shape or size of the property or other exceptional situation or condition, would justify such action. No action shall be taken by the Board unless and until it has first received the recommendation of the Planning Commission regarding the appeal.
(Ord. 16-79, passed 10- -1979)
In any district, in connection with every building or part thereof erected and having a gross floor area of 5,000 square feet or more, which is to be occupied by manufacturing, storage, warehouse, goods display, retail store, wholesale store, market, hotel, hospital, mortuary, laundry, dry cleaning or other uses similarly requiring the receipt or distribution by vehicles of material or merchandise, there shall be provided and maintained on the same lot with such building, at least one off-street loading space, plus one additional such loading space for each 10,000 square feet or major fraction thereof, or gross floor area so used in excess of 10,000 square feet.
(Ord. 16-79, passed 10- -1979)
(Ord. 16-79, passed 10- -1979)
No space shall be closer than 50 feet to any other lot located in any R-District, unless wholly within a completely enclosed building or unless enclosed on all sides by a wall or uniformly painted solid board fence not less than six feet in height.
(Ord. 16-79, passed 10- -1979)
EXTRACTION OF MINERALS
Any owner, lessee or other person, firm or corporation having an interest in mineral lands in any district may file with the Commission an application for authorization to mine minerals therefrom; provided, however, that he or she shall comply with all requirements of the district in which said property is located, and with the following additional requirements.
(A) Distance from property lines. No quarrying operation shall be carried on or any stock pile placed closer than 50 feet to any property line unless a greater distance is specified by the Commission where such is deemed necessary for the protection of adjacent property; provided that this distance requirement may be reduced to 25 feet by written consent of the owner or owners of the abutting property.
(B) Distance from public right-of-way. In the event that the site of the mining or quarrying operations is adjacent to the right-of-way of any public street or road, no part of such operation shall take place closer than 25 feet to the nearest line of such right-of-way.
(C) Fencing. Fencing shall be erected and maintained around the entire site or portions thereof where in the opinion of the Commission such fencing is necessary for the protection of the public safety, and shall be of a type specified by the Commission.
(D) Equipment. All equipment and machinery shall be operated and maintained in such manner as to minimize dust, noise and vibration. Access roads shall be maintained in dust-free condition by surfacing or other treatment.
(E) Processing. The crushing, washing and refining or other similar processing may be authorized by the Commission as an accessory use; provided, however, that such accessory processing shall not be in conflict with the use regulations or the district in which the operation is located.
(Ord. 16-79, passed 10- -1979) Penalty, see § 153.999
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