Except as otherwise provided, the following standards shall apply in all areas designated for business and industrial uses.
(A) Accessory building coverage. The total square footage of accessory buildings shall not exceed 25% of the first floor square footage of the primary building.
(B) General off-street parking and loading requirements.
(1) Where a particular use in a specific district requires off-street parking, OFF-STREET PARKING shall be defined as hard surface area; parking spaces shall be a minimum of ten feet in width and 25 in length. If the off-street parking space cannot be provided on the same lot, which the principal use is conducted, the Plan Commission may permit such space be provided on other off-street property provided such space be within 300 feet of any entrance to such principal use. Such off-street parking space shall thereafter be deemed to be required open space associated with this permitted use and shall not be reduced nor encroached upon in any manner. Where the specific use or district requires off-street loading of facilities each single loading berth shall be not less than ten feet in width and 45 feet in length and 14 feet in height if enclosed. The minimum off-street parking requirements for all other uses shall be one space per 200 square feet of floor area.
(2) One parking space is required for each 400 square feet of gross floor space and, for office uses, one space for each 300 square feet of gross floor area. For theaters, auditoriums, including school auditorium, church or other place of public assembly, there shall be a minimum of one space for each eight seats available at maximum capacity. Wholesale storage and manufacturing establishments shall have one space for each two employees per shift. At least one off-street loading space shall be provided for every hospital, institution, commercial and industrial building erected after the date of this chapter with a floor area of 5,000 square feet or more.
(C) Landscaping and buffering. A total of 12 feet of the transitional setback area and an area ten feet in width along the rear and ten feet in width along each side of the transitional setback area shall be maintained in natural material and utilized for landscaping purposes. Said landscaping materials shall include appropriate vegetation, durable plants and trees such as pine and evergreen species from the front building line to the rear. Any lot within this district that abuts any lot utilized for residential purposes shall also be screened with a combination of opaque fencing, not to exceed six feet and natural material consisting of either small trees and/or shrubs.
(D) Performance standards. Prior to the issuance of a building permit the following requirements shall be met.
(1) Plans and specifications for proposed sewage disposal facilities and all required written approvals, required under state, federal and local laws from all appropriate state, federal and local agencies, shall be submitted to the Plan Commission.
(2) Written approval of proposed connection to a public sewer shall be obtained from said utility.
(3) Plans and specifications for proposed storm drainage facilities shall be submitted with evidence of written approval obtained from the City Engineer in addition to all necessary permits which must be obtained from all appropriate state agencies.
(Ord. 2003-OR-14, passed 5-8-2003)