The following standards for arrangement and development of land and buildings are required before occupying any building.
(a) Lot Area. There shall be no minimum lot area; however, lot size shall be adequate to meet all applicable development standards. No land may be subdivided or combined into lots greater than 21,780 square feet (0.5-acre).
(b) Lot Width. Lots shall be a minimum of 60 feet in width with a minimum frontage of 60 feet along a public street.
(c) Front Yard. All lots shall have a minimum front yard setback of 2 feet and maximum of 12 feet.
(d) Side Yard. All lots shall have a minimum side yard of 0 feet with a total of side yards of five feet. Minimum side yards for parking with direct access onto an alley shall be 0 feet.
(e) Rear Yard. All lots shall have a minimum rear yard of 5 feet and maximum of 12 feet. Minimum rear yards for parking with direct access onto an alley shall be 0 feet. A structure to be serviced from the rear shall have a service court, alleyway or combination thereof not less than forty feet wide. A rear yard shall not be required on structures whose rear wall is fireproof and contains no windows, doors or other openings, except that a rear yard of 40 feet is always required should such Village Commercial District lots rear abut any residential lot.
(f) Height. No dwelling structure shall exceed 35 feet in height. Maximum height for other structures shall not exceed a safe height as determined by the Fire Chief and as reviewed and approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission.
(g) Lot Coverage. Combined square footage of all primary and accessory structures and impervious surfaces shall not exceed 80% of the lot area, unless otherwise approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission.
(h) Parking. A traffic and parking system plan shall be required that details points of ingress and egress into the property, parking areas with the number of parking spaces, access drives and pedestrian walkways, shown. The plan shall be so designed as to minimize conflict points between pedestrians and vehicular movements.
(i) Outdoor trash systems shall be sufficient to prevent any overflow and screening shall be provided to enclose such containers and hide them from view. Trash systems must be located at the rear of the building to prevent a negative impact on pedestrian travel
(j) Storm drainage and runoff collection shall be sufficient to prevent any standing water.
(k) Outdoor storage and display of merchandise on public sidewalks shall be prohibited.
(l) Sidewalks must be installed where missing.
(m) Utilities. During the rehabilitation of a building, all reasonable efforts should be made to relocate existing permanent utility lines to the rear of the building out of view from the street or underground.
(Ord. 01-2013. Passed 2-5-13.)