The following additional standards apply to all industrial and/or commercial industrial subdivisions, including shopping centers:
(a) Site Area. A commercial subdivision shall be located on a lot having an area of at least two acres.
(b) Building Setback Line. Each lot shall have a building setback from all street rights-of-way of at least 50 feet. A strip 20 feet deep along the front line shall be maintained as a landscaped buffer strip. The remaining area (minimum of 30 feet) may be used for parking.
(c) Side and Rear Yards. Each subdivision shall have side and rear yards of at least 50 feet in width. A strip 20 feet in width or depth along side and rear lot lines shall be maintained as a landscaped buffer strip. The remainder of the area may be used for parking.
(d) Special Buffer Requirement Adjacent to Residential Areas. Along any subdivision boundary line adjacent to a residential area, a buffer yard shall be provided which shall be at least 100 feet in depth measured from the property line and shall include a closed vegetative screen, six feet to eight feet high, of deciduous or evergreen trees or shrubs.
(e) Access and Traffic Control.
(1) Access barrier. Each lot, with its buildings, other structures, and parking and loading areas, shall be separated physically from each adjoining street by a curb or other suitable barrier against unchanneled motor vehicle ingress and egress. Such barrier shall be located at the edge of or within a 20 feet deep strip along the property line. Except for the access ways permitted by division (e)(2) of this section, the barrier shall be continuous for the entire length of the property line.
(2) Access ways. Each lot shall have not more than two access ways to any one street unless unusual circumstances demonstrate the need for additional access points. Each access way shall comply with the following requirements:
A. The width of any access way leading to a public street shall not exceed 25 feet at its intersection with the property line. Curb returns shall have a minimum radius of 30 feet.
B. At its intersection with the property line, no part of any access way shall be nearer than 100 feet to the intersection of any two street right-of way lines, nor shall any such part be nearer than 50 feet to any side or rear property line.
C. The location and number of access ways shall be so arranged that they will reduce traffic hazards as much as possible.
(f) Off-Street Parking Areas. All off-street parking spaces and servicing drives shall be located within the boundaries of the property being developed as a commercial subdivision. Spaces provided behind the stores or shops shall not be considered usable by the public, provided, however, that if the commercial subdivision is so designed that all of the shops and stores face upon a central mall and all sections of the parking area are provided with adequate connecting internal drives, the location of parking areas completely may surround such shops and stores.
(g) Off-Street Loading Areas. Each shop or store shall have a rear or side entrance that is accessible to a loading area and service drive. Service drives shall be a minimum of 26 feet in width and shall be in addition to and not part of the drives or circulation system used by the vehicles of shoppers. The arrangement of truck loading and unloading facilities for each shop or store shall be such that in the process of loading or unloading no truck will back or extend into any other private or public drive or street used for vehicular circulation. Loading and delivery zones shall be marked clearly.
(Ord. 12-02. Passed 7-8-02.)