Railroad rights-of-way and limited-access highways, where so located as to effect the subdivision of adjoining lands, shall be treated as follows.
(A) In Residential Districts, a buffer strip of at least 25 feet in depth in addition to the normal depth of the lot required in the district shall be provided adjacent to the railroad right-of-way or limited-access highway. This strip shall be part of the platted lots and shall be designated on the plat as follows: “This area is reserved for screening purposes. The placement of structures hereon is prohibited.”
(B) In districts zoned for business, commercial, or industrial uses, the nearest street extending parallel or approximately parallel to the railroad shall, wherever practicable, be at a sufficient distance therefrom to ensure suitable depth for commercial or industrial sites.
(C) Streets parallel to the railroad, when intersecting a street which crosses the railroad at grade, shall, to the extent practicable, be at a distance of at least 150 feet from the railroad right-of-way. Such distance shall be determined with due consideration of the minimum distance required for future separation of grades by means of appropriate approach gradients.
(Prior Code, § 1246.01)