12-252: AREA REGULATIONS:
   A.   Minimum Area: The parcel of land on which a planned shopping center is located shall not be less than two and one-half (21/2) acres in area;
   B.   Yards: It is intended that the grouping of buildings and parking areas to be designed to protect, insofar as possible, adjacent residential areas, and that ornamental screening from noise and light be provided where necessary; provided, however, that in no case shall the design of the shopping center provide less than the following standards:
      1.   All buildings shall set back from all street right of way lines not less than twenty five feet (25');
      2.   On the side of a lot adjoining a dwelling district there shall be a side yard of not less than twenty five feet (25'); and
      3.   There shall be a rear yard, alley, service court, or combination thereof, of not less than twenty feet (20') in width and thirty feet (30') recommended, and all of the service area of all buildings shall be screened from public view with ornamental screening materials; and
   C.   Coverage: Buildings shall not cover more than forty percent (40%) of the site on which the shopping center is located. (Prior code § 16-17)