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1173.05 YARD REGULATIONS.
Front, side and rear yards shall be provided on every lot occupied by a main or accessory building or use in a district established under this section in accord with the following regulations and schedules:
(a) Schedule of Yard Regulations.
Minimum Yard Dimensions | ||||
Front Yards | Side and Rear Yards | |||
District and Main Use |
Lot Abuts Major Street (feet to center) |
Lot Abuts Secondary Street (feet to right of way) |
Lot Adjoins Residence Districts (feet) |
Lot Adjoins or Within Nonresidential (feet) |
Motorist Service District | ||||
Service Station |
110 |
50 |
120 |
30 |
Garage; Repair, Storage |
150 |
60 |
120 |
30 |
Motel, restaurant |
150 |
60 |
100 |
30 |
Parking areas |
95 |
20 |
30 |
10 |
Office-Laboratory District | ||||
Offices |
150 |
60 |
100 |
30* |
Laboratories |
150 |
60 |
100 |
30 |
Parking areas |
95 |
60 |
60 |
10 |
Loading areas |
150 |
60 |
100 |
20 |
Production Distribution District | ||||
Offices, Laboratories |
250 |
100 |
200 |
30* |
Production plant |
250 |
100 |
100 |
30* |
Distribution Establishments |
250 |
100 |
100 |
30* |
Parking areas (front yards) |
170 |
100 |
60 |
10 |
Loading areas (for visitors only) |
250 |
100 |
100 |
20 |
* Total of sixty feet with a minimum of fifteen feet on one side, with the proviso that there be at least sixty feet of side yard between buildings.
(b) General Yard Regulations.
(1) Front yards. Front yards shall be provided of a depth not less than set forth in the above schedule where abutting Wilson Mills Road or S. O. M. Center Road and where abutting a secondary street such as the street to serve office-laboratory and production-distribution developments, unless shown otherwise on the Zone Map or required otherwise on an approved development plan, in which case the dimensions established on the Map or plan shall prevail. The setbacks set forth above for uses abutting a major street shall be measured to the present center line of the street; the front yards for uses abutting a secondary street shall be measured from the planned or existing street right-of-way line, whichever is the greater. The front yards for local streets shall be established on the development plans. Front yards may be used for driveways and visitor parking, except no visitor parking shall be allowed in the required setbacks. However, any accessory parking or service areas shall be physically separated from the street by a curb and planting strip or other suitable barrier to prohibit unchanneled motor vehicle access or egress, except onto accessways as hereinafter set forth.
(2) Side and rear yards. A side and rear yard shall be provided between the buildings or uses and the side lot lines. The yards shall be measured from the building wall or open use to the nearest lot line. Where a permitted main use occupies a lot which adjoins a side or rear yard of a residential district line, yards shall be provided in accordance with the above schedule of yard regulations. Where a permitted main use occupies a lot which adjoins or is within a Motorist Service, Office-Laboratory or Production-Distribution District, the side or rear yards shall be not less than set forth in the schedule unless required otherwise on an approved development plan. Accessory off-street parking and loading areas shall be permitted in a required side or rear yard. Outdoor storage of raw materials, products, equipment and vehicles shall not be permitted unless a conditional use permit is granted by the Planning and Zoning Commission.
(c) Landscaping of Yards. Every required yard in which no off-street parking or loading spaces are permitted and any additional required landscaped open areas as required in Section 1173.04, shall be developed as lawn or planted areas or maintained in an orderly natural state. The Commission may also require a fence, wall or hedge where a certain use adjoins a rear or side yard of a residential district and such structure or hedge is determined as necessary to further protect such residential property.
(d) Illumination. Sources of light for illumination of the exterior of buildings or grounds shall be shielded so as not to cause glare which would be hazardous to auto drivers or would be objectionable to users of adjacent property.
(Ord. 69-29. Passed 7-21-69; Ord. 97-41. Passed 11-17-97
; Ord. 2022-10. Passed 8-15-22
.)
1173.06 HEIGHT.
Height of the buildings permitted in the Motorist Service, Office-Laboratory and Production-Distribution Districts, shall not exceed thirty-five feet, exclusive of towers, cornices or similar features.
(Ord. 763. Passed 9-17-62.)
1173.08 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.
Every performance standard, set forth herein, if deemed applicable by the Planning and Zoning Commission, shall be complied with as a precedent to occupancy of any use in a Motorist Service, Office-Laboratory and Production Distribution District.
(a) Enclosure. All permitted main and accessory uses and operations shall be performed wholly within an enclosed building or buildings. All raw materials, finished products, mobile and other equipment shall be stored within buildings. However, outdoor overnight parking of cargo carriers in the process of loading or unloading shall be permitted.
(b) Fire and Explosive 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 safety and protective devices against hazards of fire and explosion as well as with adequate fire-fighting and suppression equipment and devices standard to the operation involved.
(c) Waste Materials. A separate storm sewer system shall be provided to receive storm water; other liquid wastes shall be discharged into a sanitary sewer system. No wastes shall be discharged into any sewer system which is inimical to the sewage treatment process. Solid wastes shall be stored in structures pending disposal.
(d) Dust; Smoke. Electricity, gas or fuel oil shall be used for heating and supplying power.
(e) Odorous Matter. The emission of odorous matter in such quantities as to produce a public nuisance or hazard beyond the lot occupied by the use shall not be permitted.
(f) Toxic or Noxious Matter. The emission of toxic, noxious or corrosive fumes or gases which would be demonstrably injurious to property, vegetation, animals or human health at or beyond the boundaries of the lot occupied by the use shall not be permitted.
(g) Noise. The sound pressure level of any operation on a lot, other than the operation of auto-calls, bells, motor vehicles, sirens or whistles, shall not exceed the average intensity of the street traffic noise at the nearest residential district, and no sound shall be objectionable due to intermittence, beat frequency or shrillness.
(h) Vibration. Vibrations shall not be permitted beyond the lot line occupied by the use which would be perceptible without the aid of instruments.
(i) Radioactive or Electrical Disturbance. Radioactive or electrical disturbances shall not be created which would adversely affect any equipment at or beyond the boundaries of the lot occupied by the use.
(Ord. 763. Passed 9-17-62.)
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