In a "L-1" Light Industrial District the following limitations and requirements shall apply:
(a) Height. No building shall exceed seventy-five feet or six stories in height unless that portion of the building which is higher be set back from every street and lot line, one foot for each three feet of height in excess of seventy-five feet or six stories.
(b) Rear Yard. Along any boundary line between an Industrial District and Residential District, a rear yard shall be required; except as hereinafter provided the minimum depth of such rear yard shall be not less than sixteen feet, increased by two feet for each story above the first story, provided however, that the width of abutting alleys may be included in the rear yard measurements. Every building not used exclusively for residence purposes or as an accessory thereto and extending back to an alley, shall provide on such lot adequate space for the loading and unloading of trucks and commercial vehicles serving such building, provided however, that the Planning Commission may modify or waive loading space requirements for such buildings and uses the nature of which does not require such loading space.
Every building or part of building used for residence purposes shall have a rear yard, the minimum depth of which shall not be less than twenty feet, which depth shall be increased by three feet for each story above the first story.
Accessory buildings no greater in height than the main building on the same lot nor greater in height than fifteen feet, may be located in the rear yard, provided the accessory buildings occupy not more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the rear yard area.
(c) Side Yard. There shall be a side yard on the abutting side of any building abutting a Residential District, which side yard shall have a minimum width of not less than five feet increased by one foot for each story above the first story except as hereinafter provided. Intervening streets or alleys may be included in the side yard measurements. There shall be a side yard on each side of every building or portion of a building used as a dwelling, which side yard shall have a minimum width of not less than five feet, increased by one foot for each story above the first story.
(d) Set-back Line. Where the mutual boundary of an Industrial District and any Residential District occurs within a city block the set-back line requirements of the lots included in the Industrial District shall be a continuance of the set-back line requirements of the Residential District portion of the block except that with the approval of the Planning Commission, an intersecting alley may be used as a point of transition for set-back line requirements. A detached dwelling erected, reconstructed, or altered in an Industrial District shall conform to the requirements of Section 1173.05(h).
(e) Dimensions of Buildings. The minimum horizontal dimensions of any detached dwelling shall be not less than twenty-four feet and the maximum ground floor area shall be not less than 672 square feet.
There shall be no minimum requirements for dimensions and areas of other buildings.
(f) Gross Area of Buildings. No more than forty percent (40%) of the area of any lot may be covered by a detached dwelling and its accessory buildings.
Other permitted buildings shall not be restricted in gross area except as is incidental to the other requirements of this Section.
(Ord. 1989-7. Passed 7-27-89; Ord. 2018-06. Passed 9-10-18.)