Each lot in a Business District shall comply with the minimum requirements established in this section, except as otherwise provided. A buffer screening area ten feet wide shall be installed in all Business Districts which abut Residential Districts and shall be constructed prior to the actual date that the property is used for its zoned purpose. The standards and specifications for buffer screening areas shall be established by the Zoning Administrator and shall be on file in his office. A detailed plot plan for all required buffer screening areas shall be submitted to the Zoning Administrator for approval prior to the issuance of a building permit.
(a) Front Yards. The building setback shall not be less than the required building setback within the first 100 feet of the abutting Residential District. This provision applies to the lot adjacent to the Residential District.
(b) Side Yards.
(1) When the side lot line abuts a Residential District, there shall be a side yard of not less than ten feet, which yard shall be maintained as a buffer screening area, as defined in Section 1240.01.
(2) When the side yard abuts a street, the width of the side yard shall not be less than the depth of the front yard of the adjoining lot which faces on the side street.
(c) Rear Yards. When the rear yard abuts a Residential District, there shall be a rear yard of not less than ten feet, which yard shall be maintained as a buffer screening area, as defined in Section 1240.01.
(Ord. 225-18. Passed 9-24-18.)