(A) Statement of purpose. The District is intended to provide areas in which the principal use of land is devoted to commercial establishments which cater specifically to motor vehicle oriented trade. It is also intended to provide appropriate space, adequate parking, sufficient depth from the street, controlled access points and orderly and concentrated development.
(D) Standards.
(1) Building site area. There is no minimum required building site area.
(2) Building site width. There is no minimum required building site width.
(3) Building site coverage. The maximum building site coverage by all buildings shall not exceed 55% of the total lot area.
(4) Building height limit. No structure shall exceed 50 feet in height.
(5) Setback requirements. Setback requirements for yards shall be as follows:
(a) Front yard: 40 feet;
(b) Rear yard: 20 feet; and
(c) Side yard: seven feet.
(E) General requirements.
(1) Applicable requirements. All general requirements that are in effect in the B-l Neighborhood Business District are applicable.
(2) Plans. Plans for building construction, parking area, yards, driveways, entrances and exits shall be approved by the appropriate administrative offices, in consultation with the Planning Commission, and they may require any changes therein deemed necessary or desirable to ensure safety, to minimize traffic difficulty and to safeguard adjacent properties.
(3) Traffic circulation.
(a) Points of vehicular ingress and egress to the site shall be limited to the adjacent major or minor arterial only and site plans shall be reviewed by the Planning Commission for location and design of curb cuts and driveways and for layout of parking lots.
(b) The minimum width of driveways at the property lines shall be 24 feet.
(c) The minimum distance of any driveway to property line shall be seven feet.
(d) The minimum distance between driveways on the site and driveways between adjacent sites shall be 65 feet. In such cases where that distance cannot be met, such as lot width, existing driveways or the like, a variance can be granted based upon sound traffic circulation principals.
(e) The minimum distance a driveway into a site shall be from a street intersection shall be 30 feet measured from the intersection of the street right-of-way to the nearest end of the curb radius.
(4) Parking and landscaping. The entire parking area shall be paved with a permanent surface of concrete, asphaltic cement, cobblestone, brick or grid paving and shall be graded and drained in accordance with the Storm Water Management Ordinance (Chapter 158). Any unpaved area shall be landscaped with lawn or other acceptable landscaping materials, maintained in a neat and orderly fashion at all times, and as required in §§ 158.210 through 158.228.
(5) Lighting. Exterior lighting proposed for use on the site shall be planned, erected, and maintained so light is confined to the property and will not cast direct light or glare upon adjacent properties or public rights-of-way. The light source shall not be visible from adjacent properties or public rights-of-way.
(6) Buffering.
(b) All open storage of merchandise, material and equipment shall be screened by adequate ornamental fencing or evergreen planting at the side or rear of the lot abutting a residence district on which the open storage or display occurs; provided, however, that, maximum screening shall be eight feet in height.
(Ord. 11-85, passed 12-3-1985) Penalty, see § 158.999