A. Accessory Outdoor Display or Storage.
1. Permanent outdoor storage areas shall be attached to and be considered part of the principal building relative to all setback requirements. The storage area shall be fenced with a decorative fence or wall at least six (6), but no more than eight (8), feet in height. Chain-link, or similar style fences, are prohibited. Stored materials and stockpiles shall not be piled or stacked higher than the height of the obscuring screen.
2. Outdoor display and storage areas shall be arranged to provide safe pedestrian and vehicular circulation and safe emergency access. Maneuvering aisles shall be kept free of all obstruction.
3. Outdoor display shall not be permitted within any required yard areas. Furthermore, no outdoor display area shall be located within 50 feet of any residential district boundary line.
4. Outdoor storage and display areas located on parking lots shall not reduce the available parking spaces to fewer than those required by Chapter 1161 for the principal use.
5. The storage of soil, sand, mulch and similar loosely packaged materials shall be contained and covered to prevent it from blowing into adjacent properties. The outdoor storage of fertilizers, pesticides and other hazardous materials, unless packaged in approved containers, is prohibited.
6. All outdoor display and storage areas shall be paved with a permanent, durable and dustless surface of asphalt or concrete and shall be graded and drained to dispose of all surface water.
7. All loading and truck maneuvering shall be accommodated on-site. Maneuvering in the public right-of-way is prohibited.
8. Lighting for security purposes may be required, as determined by the Planning and Design Commission. All lighting shall conform to the requirements of Section 1161.10.
B. General Retail Stores with 100,000 Square Feet or Greater.
1. These regulations shall apply to a retail or wholesale discount stores carrying a multiple product line that contains 100,000 square feet or more of gross floor area, either freestanding or as part of a shopping center development.
2. Minimum lot frontage is 300 feet along at least one (1) of the following main arterial streets: Lorain Road, Brookpark Road or Great Northern Boulevard. All access to the property shall be from those arterial streets.
3. Sixty percent (60%) of the lot area shall be located within one-half (1/2) mile of an interstate highway interchange consisting of minimally both an eastbound and westbound entrance and exit ramp. For the purpose of measuring the one-half (1/2) mile distance, the one-half (1/2) mile arc shall begin at the intersection of the centerline of the interstate highway and the centerline of the public street onto which the highway ramps are connected.
4. Access to the site shall comply with the driveway spacing standards of Chapter 1161 but, in no case, be located closer than 125 feet to any intersection or other driveway on the same side of the street, as measured from the nearest right-of-way line to the nearest edge of the driveway or edge to edge from the nearest driveway.
5. Any application must include a traffic impact analysis, prepared by a professional traffic engineer, detailing the expected impact of the development upon traffic in the vicinity of the site. The analysis shall include projections based on the proposed development and anticipated future development within the surrounding area; existing and future Level of Service, projected traffic distribution, and peak turning movements at all project driveways and street intersections in the vicinity. The report shall be presented to the City Engineer for review and approval. The developer shall be responsible for the cost of the report and for any additional signalization or other right-of-way improvements recommended by the impact analysis, including the cost of land acquisition, to mitigate the impact of the proposed development to the fullest extent practicable as proposed in the report and approved by the City Engineer.
(Ord. 2017-32. Passed 5-2-17.)