A. The front, side and rear yard regulations for residential uses shall be the same as the requirements of the R-3 general residential district; (Prior code § 16-18)
B. Whenever property in this district abuts or is separated only by a street or alley from property within a residential or agricultural district, issuance of building permits thereon may be subject to approval of a development plan by the planning commission as follows:
1. The conditions of such approval may impose such front, side and rear yard setbacks, screening, landscaping, driveway and parking area design requirements as shall be deemed necessary to protect the character of the adjacent properties; provided, that in no instance shall a setback of greater than twenty five feet (25') from any property line be required;
2. Conditions imposed by the planning commission shall be set forth in the minutes of the commission and shall have the same force and effect as if set forth in these regulations; (Ord. 1486, 6-22-1999)
C. Except as provided above or in the major street plan, there are no specific front or side yard requirements;
D. There shall be provided an alley, service court, rear yard, or combination thereof, of not less than twenty feet (20') with thirty feet (30') recommended; and
E. Buildings shall be provided with a yard area adequate to meet the off street parking requirements set forth in section 12-364 of this chapter. (Prior code § 16-18)
F. The city council finds that while storage warehouses conform to the general intent of this district, they are not the highest and best use of the prime commercial frontage property of the district. Further, the location of such warehouses directly on certain street frontages detracts from the appearance and character of the community. It is, therefore, the policy of the city that storage warehouses in this district shall comply with the following conditions:
1. Notwithstanding the zoning of the abutting property, the property owner or developer shall submit a development plan subject to the approval of, and the conditions established by, the planning commission in the manner as provided in subsection B of this section.
2. Except as may be required for ingress and egress, or as provided in subsection F3 of this section, storage warehouses shall not be located on any lot, parcel or tract of land which has any portion of its boundaries situated within three hundred feet (300') of the right of way of a designated arterial in the major street plan with an aggregate traffic count exceeding ten thousand (10,000) vehicles per day. For purposes of verifying a traffic count, the community development director may take notice of data available to his office or may require the owner/developer to obtain a traffic count at his expense.
3. Where storage warehouses are proposed as part of a planned unit development pursuant to sections 12-340 through 12-342 of this chapter, such warehouses may be located on a lot, parcel or tract which is closer to the designated arterial than specified in subsection F2 of this section; provided, that in all cases, said warehouses and accessory buildings shall be set back from the right-of-way a minimum of three hundred twenty five feet (325'). (Ord. 1511, 8-22-2000)