The following regulations shall apply to an integrated shopping center.
(a) Building height. No building shall exceed two stores or 30 feet in height.
(b) Yards. No building shall be less than 50 feet distant from any boundary of the tract or site on which the shopping center is located. The center shall be permanently screened from all adjoining properties located in any residence district, and except for necessary entrances and exits, from all properties located in any residence district across the street and within 100 feet from such center. The type and nature of the screening shall be determined by the Planning Commission.
(c) Tract coverage. The ground area occupied by all the buildings shall not exceed in the aggregate 25% of the total area of the tract or site.
(d) Customer parking space. Notwithstanding any other requirements of this chapter, there shall be provided at least two square feet of off-street parking area, including driveways from every square foot of total floor space, not including storage space, in an integrated neighborhood shopping center; and three square feet of off-street parking area for every square foot of total floor space, not including storage space, in a community shopping center.
(e) Loading space. Notwithstanding any other requirements of this chapter, there shall be provided one off-street loading space for each 10,000 square feet or fraction thereof of aggregate floor space of all buildings in the center. At least one-third of the space required shall be sufficient in area and vertical clearance to accommodate trucks of the tractor-trailer type.
(f) Illumination. Accessways and parking areas shall be adequately lighted by lighting fixtures which shall be so installed as to reflect light away from adjoining properties.
(g) Signs. Subject to approval by the Planning Commission, all signs within the center shall be controlled by written agreement between the owners and tenants of the center, or otherwise, with the view to preventing excessive advertising and ensure a harmonious appearance of the center as a whole.
(Ord. 2046, passed 4-11-1968)