(A) Yards.
(1) Front yard. All commercial lots shall have a front yard of not less than 70 feet in depth, and no building, accessory building or structure shall be located within the front yard.
(2) Side yards. None, except where the use abuts upon the side of a lot in an R District, in which case, there shall be a side yard on the lot in the C-1 District, the same as specified for the adjacent R District and, In addition, shall be fenced and screened from view from any adjoining lot in the R District; except where there is no rear alley or access easement, then two feet on one side only. Where the rear lot line of a corner lot in a C-1 District is in common with or separated only by an alley from any line of a lot in a residence district, a ten-foot side yard on the street side of the C-1 lot shall be provided.
(B) Construction of walls.
(1) Exterior walls.
(a) Materials permitted.
1. All exterior walls facing or paralleling all streets, as defined in § 159.004, of any building located in a Commercial Zoning District shall be constructed of face brick, decorative or architectural stone.
2. All exterior walls of any building located in a Commercial Zoning District which do not face or parallel a street, as defined in § 159.004, shall be constructed of face brick, common brick, plain stone, decorative stone or architectural stone, or any combination thereof.
(b) Materials prohibited.
1. No exterior wall, facing or paralleling any street, as defined in § 159.004, of any building located in a Commercial Zoning District shall be constructed of cement blocks, concrete blocks, slag blocks, cinder blocks, stucco, common brick, synthetic brick veneer, metal or wood, or any combination thereof.
2. No exterior wall, which does not face nor parallel any street, as defined in § 159.004, of any building located in a Commercial Zoning District shall be constructed of cement blocks, concrete blocks, slag blocks, cinder blocks, stucco, synthetic veneer, metal or wood, or any combination thereof.
(2) Fire walls.
(a) Fire walls, as defined in the applicable provisions of the Village Fire Prevention Code and Building Code, constructed with a fire stop rating of not less than two hours shall be installed and maintained between all commercial use units constructed in buildings within Commercial Zoning Districts.
(b) All fire walls shall be constructed, installed and maintained to extend from the floor of the lowest commercial unit, through all ceilings, to join with and attach to the roof of the subject building.
(Prior Code, § 9B-4-3) (Ord. 640, passed 5-5-1970; Ord. 886, passed 10-7-1982; Ord. 910, passed 7-7-1983; Ord. 1038, passed 7-2-1987)