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(a) General Requirements. Landscaping shall be required as follows. The minimum landscaped area shall not be less than 20% of the total land area. The area required to be landscaped shall be planted within 60 days from the date of the issuance of a certificate of occupancy (weather permitting), and thereafter reasonably maintained with permanent plantings and materials.
(b) Site Planting Requirements.
(1) The unpaved or unimproved portions of the required front yards, side yards, rear yards and other open spaces of the site not in a natural wooded state or in which the natural state has been disturbed by grading or filling, shall be landscaped with sod, grass or other horticultural materials.
(2) A landscaped buffer shall be maintained in all perimeter setbacks, as follows:
A. Perimeter street setbacks. A minimum landscaped buffer of 30 feet. This buffer shall include trees and shrubs that are the same or of similar species as those used on the remainder of the site.
B. Perimeter side and rear setbacks. A minimum landscaped buffer of 15 feet. When the site area abuts a residential district, the minimum landscaped buffer shall be 30 feet.
C. Screening of parking, loading, trash disposal and truck maneuvering areas. A landscaped berm, masonry wall or massed plantings shall be provided of sufficient height to screen the view of loading and truck maneuvering activity and buffer parking areas from adjoining public access roads or properties. Trash and/or garbage collection areas shall be enclosed on at least three sides by a solid wall or fence at least six feet in height if such area is not within an enclosed building or structure.
(3) Internal circulation roads shall be landscaped with street trees and streetside planters. A minimum five feet in width shall be landscaped adjoining the right of way of any such street or road.
(5) Outdoor eating and recreation areas for employees may be included in the required landscaped area but shall be screened from adjoining residential districts.
(Ord. 159-1990. Passed 5-21-90; Ord. 62-2014. Passed 6-2-14.)
Off-street parking and loading facilities shall be required for all permitted and accessory uses in U7 Light Industrial Park Districts in accordance with this chapter. All parking and loading facilities on any site, whether required as minimums or optionally provided in addition to minimum requirements, shall comply with the regulations and design standards as set forth in this chapter.
(a) Access. Access to each site must be from an internal street and this internal street shall be located so as to have access only to an arterial or collector street or drive. Sites shall not have direct access to a local residential street or drive. This internal street shall be of rolled curb and gutter design and landscaped in accordance with Section 1362.06(b)(3).
(b) Bicycle/Pedestrian Paths. The internal street system shall include bicycle/pedestrian paths, which provide continuous circulation from the boundary streets to each site within the park. Bicycle/pedestrian paths shall be separate from motor vehicle traffic with street crossings at normal traffic-control points. Pathways shall connect to sidewalks and bicycle/pedestrian paths adjacent to the park and all other important destinations.
(c) Required Off-Street Parking. Off-street parking spaces shall be provided in compliance with Chapter 1389.
(d) Design of Off-Street Parking Areas. The design and maintenance of off-street parking areas shall be as follows:
(1) Setback from street right of way. The minimum setback for parking areas that abut arterial streets is 100 feet. The minimum setback for parking areas that abut industrial roads is 30 feet.
(2) Setback from side lot lines. The minimum setback for parking areas that adjoin residential districts is 30 feet. The minimum setback for parking areas that adjoin nonresidential districts is 15 feet.
(3) Setback from rear lot line. The minimum setback for parking areas that adjoin residential districts is 30 feet. The minimum setback for parking areas that adjoin nonresidential districts is 15 feet.
(4) Drainage. Driveways shall not exceed a grade of 4% and all parking lots shall be graded according to a drainage plan approved by the City Engineer. Catch basins, sumps and underground storm sewers may be required, and all such lots and driveways shall be surfaced with concrete or asphalt, except when pervious pavement is otherwise permitted.
(5) Distance of vehicles from property line. All off-street parking areas shall be so designed and constructed that no part of any vehicle parked therein shall be nearer than 15 feet from the property line.
(6) Landscaping. All off-street parking areas shall be landscaped and screened from adjoining districts in accordance with Section 1362.06.
(7) Driveways. Access driveways shall not be closer than 60 feet between centerlines. The centerline of a driveway on a corner lot shall not be closer than 40 feet to the intersecting street line. The width of driveways shall conform to the following schedule:
Number of Lanes | Width (Feet) | |
Minimum | Maximum | |
One | 10 | 12 |
Two | 18 | 24 |
Three | 27 | 33 |
The junction of the driveway with the street pavement shall be extended on each side at a radius of at least 15 feet to form an apron. The maximum curb cut shall be limited to the width of the driveway plus the radii of the apron. The intersection between the driveway and all sidewalks shall be designed so that there is no difference in the elevation between them.
(e) Off-Street Loading and Unloading Areas. The design, required number and maintenance of off-street loading and unloading areas shall be as follows:
(1) Location. All required loading berths shall be off-street and shall be located on the same lot as the building or use to be served. A loading berth shall be located not less than 25 feet from the intersection of two street rights of way, nor less than 50 feet from a residential district, unless within a building. Loading berths shall not occupy the required front yard setback space.
(2) Size. A required loading berth shall be not less than ten feet in width, 25 feet in length and 14 feet in height, exclusive of aisle and maneuvering space.
(3) Access. Each required loading berth shall be located with appropriate means of vehicular access to a street or public alley in a manner that will least interfere with traffic.
(4) Surfacing. All loading berths and accessways shall be surfaced with concrete or asphalt.
(5) Accessory use. No space allocated as a loading berth or access drive so as to comply with the terms of this chapter shall be used for the storage of goods or inoperable vehicles or be included as part of the space requirements necessary to meet the off-street parking area standards.
(6) Required loading berths. The required number of loading berths shall be as follows:
A. Offices, research and development laboratories and testing offices having 5,000 to 10,000 square feet of floor area shall have one off-street loading berth, plus one additional berth for each additional 10,000 or fraction above 5,000 square feet of floor area.
B. Manufacturing, fabrication, processing, warehousing, storage, servicing or similar establishments having 5,000 to 30,000 square feet of floor area shall have one loading berth 50 feet in length, plus one additional 50-foot berth for each 20,000 square feet of additional floor area or fraction thereof.
(Ord. 159-1990. Passed 5-21-90; Ord. 62-2014. Passed 6-2-14.)
(a) Signs. The main identification sign of a building shall be designed as part of the building and applied to the structure itself, or, where conditions dictate, it shall be freestanding. The design, format, size and material standards for all signage shall conform to Chapter 1390 of the Planning and Zoning Code and be subject to review by the City's Architectural Review Board, except that pole signs are prohibited. The Architectural Review Board will not approve signs that are glossy, reflective or flashing or that have moving parts.
(b) Lighting. Parking areas, buildings, courtyards or other relatively large open areas shall be illuminated wherever the Planning and Zoning Commission determines that such illumination is necessary to insure the public safety. Lighting fixtures shall not exceed the maximum height allowed for all buildings in the district and shall be designed and located so as not to cast direct rays of excessive brightness upon adjoining residential districts or cause glare hazardous to pedestrians or motorists on adjacent public streets. Therefore, the illumination of such areas shall be of a continuous, uniform intensity with a maximum lighting strength of 0.2 footcandles.
(Ord. 159-1990. Passed 5-21-90.)
All uses within U7 Light Industrial Park Districts shall comply with performance standards regulating noise, vibration, smoke and particulate matter, toxic gases, fumes and vapors, dust and dirt, odorous matter, glare and heat, fire and safety hazards, electrical disturbance and radioactivity, effluent discharge and disposal of hazardous waste materials as established herein:
(a) Noise. Every use shall be operated so as to comply with the maximum performance standards governing noise as set forth below:
Octave Bands (Cycles Per Second) | Maximum Permitted Sound Along Property Lines (Level in Decibels) |
Octave Bands (Cycles Per Second) | Maximum Permitted Sound Along Property Lines (Level in Decibels) |
0 to 75 | 69 |
Over 75 to 150 | 54 |
Over 150 to 300 | 47 |
Over 300 to 600 | 41 |
Over 600 to 1,200 | 37 |
Over 1,200 to 2,400 | 34 |
Over 2,400 to 4,800 | 31 |
Over 4,800 | 28 |
(b) Vibration. No activity shall cause or create a steady state vibration at any point on any lot line, with a displacement for the frequencies as set forth in the following table. Also, no activity shall cause or create an impact vibration at any point on any lot line, with a displacement in excess of the permitted impact vibration displacement for the frequencies as set forth in the following table:
Maximum Permitted Steady State Vibration Displacement
(In Inches)
Frequency (Cycles Per Second) | Barely Perceptible |
Frequency (Cycles Per Second) | Barely Perceptible |
10 and below | .0008 |
11 to 20 | .0005 |
21 to 30 | .0003 |
31 to 40 | .0002 |
41 to 50 | .0001 |
51 to 60 | .0001 |
61 and over | .0001 |
Maximum Permitted Impact Vibration Displacement
(In Inches)
Frequency (Cycles Per Second) | Barely Perceptible |
Frequency (Cycles Per Second) | Barely Perceptible |
10 and below | .0016 |
11 to 20 | .0010 |
21 to 30 | .0006 |
31 to 40 | .0004 |
41 to 50 | .0002 |
51 to 60 | .0002 |
61 and over | .0002 |
(c) Smoke. Any emission of visible smoke of a shade darker than No. 1 on the Ringelmann Smoke Chart, as published by the United States Bureau of Mines, is prohibited, except for visible gray smoke of a shade not darker than No. 2 on said chart, which may be emitted for not more than four minutes in any thirty-minute period.
(d) Air Pollution. The emission from all sources within any lot areas, during any one-hour period, of particulate matter containing more than ten percent by weight of particles having a particle density larger than forty-four microns is prohibited.
(e) Toxic Gases, Fumes and Vapors. The emission of toxic gases, fumes and vapors shall be so controlled that no concentration at or beyond lot lines shall be detrimental to or endanger the public health, safety, comfort or other aspects of occupants and adjacent residents or cause damage or injury to property.
(f) Odorous Matter. No operation or activity shall release materials capable of becoming odorous, either by bacterial decomposition or chemical reaction, or that cause or will cause odorous matter or vapor to be generated or occur so as to be readily detectable without instrument at any point along the boundaries of each parcel or lot.
(g) Dust and Dirt. The drifting or airborne transmission beyond the lot line of dust, particles or debris from any open stockpile shall be unlawful and may be summarily caused to be abated.
(h) Glare and Heat. Any operation producing intense glare or heat shall be performed within an enclosed building or behind a solid fence or wall in such a manner as to be undetectable without instruments from any point along the lot lines.
(i) Fire and Safety Hazards. The storage, handling and use of flammable or explosive materials shall be permitted only in structures having incombustible exterior walls, and all operations in connection therewith shall be provided with adequate firefighting and suppression equipment and devices standard to the operation involved.
(j) Electrical Disturbance and Radioactivity. Each use shall be so operated as to prevent the emission of quantities of radioactive materials in excess of limits established as safe by the United States Bureau of Standards.
(k) Effluent Discharge, Radioactive and Hazardous Waste. Radioactive materials shall not be emitted to exceed quantities established as safe by the U.S. Bureau of Standards. Liquid wastes shall not be discharged into an open reservoir, stream or other open body of water, or into a sewer, unless treated or controlled so that the amount of solid substances, oils, grease, acids, alkalines and other chemicals shall not exceed the amount permitted by other codes of the State, the County or the City.
(Ord. 159-1990. Passed 5-21-90.)
Preliminary and final site development plans shall be prepared by the developer for all proposed developments in any U7 Light Industrial Park District and shall be submitted to the Planning and Zoning Commission for review and approval.
(a) Plans Required. Plans for a development shall be drawn at an appropriate scale and shall include the following:
(1) Survey. Property and topography, showing land owned and proposed for development, the surrounding streets, adjoining streets and adjoining lots and their uses;
(2) Buildings. Location, size, height and use of all proposed main and accessory buildings, the general design, materials and colors, and the nearest buildings on adjoining lots and their uses;
(3) Traffic. Proposed system of on-site vehicular circulation, details of accessways to streets, methods for control of traffic and types of pavement;
(4) Parking areas. Layout and estimate of the number of spaces, landscaping and other design features and types of pavement;
(5) Utilities. Location, size and grade of all utility installations and connections to present or proposed facilities;
(6) Site development. Grading plan, designs of landscaped yards, planting areas and fence screens adjoining residential areas, the size, location and type of all outdoor signs, and exterior lighting; and
(7) Agreements. Preliminary drafts of all agreements, contracts, dedications, deed restrictions, sureties and other instruments as may be required.
(b) Approval of Plans. A preliminary development plan designed in accordance with the planning standards, regulations and criteria established in this chapter and elsewhere in these Codified Ordinances shall be submitted to the Building Commissioner for review and approval.
If the preliminary development plan, together with any modifications thereof proposed by the developer, is found by the Building Commissioner to be in compliance with the requirements of this chapter and any other applicable parts of these Codified Ordinances, including the architectural review procedures and Subdivision Regulations, he or she shall approve such preliminary development plans within forty days from the date of the meeting when all required plans and data were received. If not found to be in compliance therewith, the plans will be submitted to the Planning and Zoning Commission for any required variance, approval or disapproval.
Upon approval of the preliminary development plan, the developer shall prepare and submit to the Building Commissioner a final development plan, which shall include the final grading plan and detailed plans and specifications for all streets, storm and sanitary sewers, water distribution and all other site features designed in accordance with this chapter and all other applicable chapters of these Codified Ordinances.
Upon receipt of the final development plan, the Building Commissioner shall transmit a copy of this plan, including detailed construction plans and specifications, to the City Engineer for his or her review and recommendations. The City Engineer shall, within forty days of receiving the final development plan, provide to the Building Commissioner a report on the development plan's compliance with those regulations within the jurisdiction.
If, after evaluating the Engineer's report, the Building Commissioner finds that the proposed final development plan is in accordance with and represents a detailed expansion of the preliminary plan heretofore approved, that it is in conformity with the provisions of this chapter and all other applicable chapters of these Codified Ordinances, and that it complies with all of the conditions which may have been imposed in the approval of the preliminary plan or in the review of the final plan by the City Engineer, the Building Commissioner shall approve such final plan within thirty days.
After approval, the developer may apply for a building permit, which shall be issued by the Division of Buildings.
(c) Revision and Lapse of Approval. The final development plan may be revised by the developer and resubmitted through the same procedure required for the original preliminary and final development plan.
Failure to begin construction of all or a substantial portion of the improvements approved in the final development plan within one year after the issuance of a permit shall make null and void the plan as approved, unless an extension of time is granted by the Building Commissioner.
(Ord. 159-1990. Passed 5-21-90.)