1279.10 COMMERCIAL AND OFFICE BUILDINGS.

   (a)   Walls.

      (1)   Front facade walls shall be brick veneer, brick, cast brick, stone, cast stone, fiber cement board siding or stucco.

      (2)   Street facing walls shall be same material as front facade.

      (3)   Non-street facing sidewalls and rear wall may be split-faced block or cast block.

      (4)   Building wall materials must be combined on each facade horizontally, heavier weight construction material shall be below lighter weight construction material.

   (b)   Opening.

      (1)   All storefront windows shall use clear glass.

      (2)   All openings including porches, galleries, arcades and windows, with the exception of storefronts shall be (square or vertical) in proportion.

      (3)   Openings above the first story shall not exceed 50% of the building wall area, with each facade calculated independently.

   (c)   Roofs.

      (1)   Pitched roofs shall be symmetrically sloped no less than 4:12.

      (2)   Parapets shall enclose flat roofs, a minimum of 12 inches high, or as required to conceal mechanical equipment.

(Ord. 61-2019. Passed 6-10-19.)

1279.11 SIDEWALKS/CURBS.

   The C-1 District will require five foot sidewalks on both sides of the street, and six to eight foot sidewalks may be required in high pedestrian areas, as agreed upon by the Planning Commission.

(Ord. 61-2019. Passed 6-10-19.)

1279.12 LANDSCAPING AND BUFFERING.

   All areas of the site not paved or covered by a building shall be landscaped in accordance with a landscape plan approved as part of the final site development plan.

   (a)   District Perimeter Landscaping. When the perimeter of the district is adjacent to or abuts a residential zoning district or use, a continuous six-foot screen should be provided consisting of an earth mound, evergreen plantings, hedge, decorative wall, or any combination thereof, with trees planted approximately every 30 lineal feet.

   (b)   Street Trees. Tree lawns and street trees shall be provided adjacent to all public and private streets. Trees shall be planted approximately every 50 lineal feet. Street trees may be clustered or strategically spaced to ensure proper view corridors for commercial tenants as long as the number of trees is not sacrificed.

      (1)   Species of trees must be indigenous to the area, and non-invasive species. See the following Table 1279-3 and 1279-4 for recommended and prohibited street trees.

Table 1279-3 Prohibited Street Trees

Prohibited Street Trees
Common Name	Botanical Name	Common Name	Botanical Name
Apple	Malus	Oak, Pin	Quercus palustris
Ash, ALL	ALL	Ohio Buckeye	Aesculus glabra
Aspen	Poplus	Olive, Russian	Eleagnus angustifolia
Beech, American	Fargus grandifera	Osage Orange	Maclura pomifera
Birch, Paper Grey	Betula paprifera populifolia	Poplar	Populus
Elm, American	Ulmus americana	Sweetgum	Liquidambar styraciflua
Elm, Siberian	Ulmas pumilia	Sycamore	Plantanus occidentalis
Ginko (female)	Ginko biloba (female)	Tree of Heaven	Alissima
Horse Chestnut (nut bearing)	Aesculus hippocastarum	Black Walnut	Ailanthus occidentalis
Kentucky Coffee Tree	Gymnocladus dioicus	Willow	Salix
Maple, Box Elder	Acer negundo
Maple, Silver	Acer saccharinum

 

Table 1279-4 Recommended Street Trees

Recommended Street Trees
Common Name	Botanical Name	Common Name	Botanical Name
Cherry, Amanogawa Oriental	Prunus serrulata ‘Amanogawa’	Birch, River	Betuala nigra
Cherry, Canada Red Select	Prunus virginiana ‘Canada Red Select’	Cleveland Select	Pyrus calleryana
Dogwood, Kousa	Cornus kousa	Honey locust, thornless	Gleditsia triacanthos inermis
Lilac, Ivory Silk Japanese	Syringata reticulate ‘Ivory Silk’	Hornbeam	Ostrya virginiana
Magnolia, Galaxy	Magnolia x quinquepeta ‘Galaxy’	Hornbeam, European	Carpinus betulus
Maple, Paperbark	Acer griseum	Linden, Cointhian Littleaf	Tilia cordata ‘Corzam’
Serviceberry, Robin Hill	Amelanchier x grandiflora ‘Robin Hill’	Linden, Glenleven Hybrid	Tilia x flavescens ‘Glenleven’
Serviceberry, Shadblow	Amelanchier arborea	Maple, Hedge	Acer campestre
Oak, English Pyramidal	Quercus robur ‘Fastigiata’	Oak, Skyrocket English	Quercus robur Skyrocket
Pear, Callery	Aristocrat or Chanticleer

 

   (c)   Building Perimeter Landscaping. Landscaping shall be provided around the perimeter of buildings within the District that includes the combination of natural ground cover, shrubs, flowers and trees.

   (d)   Vehicular Use Area Landscaping.

      (1)   Vehicular use areas containing less than 20 parking spaces shall be exempt from the requirements of this section.

      (2)   Total parking provided is located in more than one location on a site and each location contains less than 20 parking spaces, each such area shall be exempt from this section if separated on all sides by at least 20 feet of non-paved area.

      (3)   Design. Landscape areas shall be peninsular or island types. This shall include landscaped parking islands or peninsulas, natural or landscaped detention basins in the front or side yards.

      (4)   Location. All parking spaces must be at least within 125 feet of a landscaped area.

      (5)   Minimum area. The minimum landscape area shall be 100 square feet.

      (6)   Surface. Any landscape area provided under this section shall not contain bare soil. Any ground area shall be covered with stones, mulch, vegetative ground cover, or other surfaces permeable by water.

      (7)   Retention basins. Natural or landscaped detention basins may count toward minimum square footage landscaping requirements when the basins are in the front or side yards.

      (8)   Traffic visibility. No landscaping shall obscure visibility at vehicular intersections with the parking area or other areas where clear visibility is necessary to assure safe circulation.

   (e)   Determination of Interior Landscape Requirements.

      (1)   The total landscaping required in a vehicular use area is 22 square feet per parking space. Interior and streetscape landscaping count toward the minimum square feet of landscaping required per parking space, ten parking spots equals one landscaping island.

      (2)   Interior landscape area requirement. To determine the landscape area, multiply the landscape area requirement of 22 square feet per parking space by the total number of parking spaces on the lot.

      (3)   Planting requirements. To determine the number of canopy trees, use the rate of one canopy tree for each ten parking spaces for retail uses and two canopy trees for each ten parking spaces for non-retail uses. Any fractional number of trees should be calculated to the next highest whole number.

      (4)   Shrubs. To determine the total number of shrubs, multiply the total number of required canopy trees by three. One canopy tree may substitute for three shrubs. Trees and shrubs do not have to be equally spaced, but may be grouped.

      (5)   Modifications. In the event of unusual topography or elevation of a development site, the size of the parcel to be developed, the extent of expansion or redevelopment of the site or parking area is deemed to be insignificant, or the presence of existing buffers on an adjacent property would make strict adherence to the requirements of this section serve no meaningful purpose or would make it physically impossible to install and maintain the required landscaping, the Board of Zoning Appeals may, upon proper applications by the property owner, and upon making findings of fact, modify the requirements of this section provided the existing or resulting landscape features of the development site comply with the spirit and intent of this section.

(Ord. 61-2019. Passed 6-10-19.)

1279.13 OUTDOOR LIGHTING.

   All facilities require lighting for security of people, vehicles or property. Consideration should be given to adjacent residential properties.

   (a)   Height. All outdoor lighting should be designed, located, and mounted at heights no greater than 25 feet for driveways and parking areas, and 12 feet for pedestrian walkways, plazas or courtyards.

   (b)   Illumination. All outdoor lighting should be designed and located with a maximum illumination of 0.5 foot-candles at the property line.

   (c)   Shielding. All outdoor lighting should be shielded and should be contained to the specific lot (0 foot candles at adjacent lots).

   (d)   Color and Glare. No outdoor lighting shall be of such an intensity or color distortion as to cause glare or impair the vision of drivers or pedestrians.

(Ord. 61-2019. Passed 6-10-19.)

1279.14 OFF STREET PARKING.

   (a)   Off street parking facilities shall be provided as follows:

Retail Business or Customer Service
Retail stores, service establishments, banks, etc.	3 spaces per 1,000 square feet
Eating establishments, bars, taverns and wineries	1 space per 50 sq. ft. of floor area, or space for 2 seats, whichever requires the greater number of spaces
Office Buildings
Professional, administrative executive and other office	1 space per 200 sq. ft. of floor area
Residential included with mixed-use development
1.5 spaces per dwelling unit
Institutions
Public buildings, municipal and educations	1 space per each full-time employee, plus one space for each 6 seats in assembly rooms
Clinics, health centers	1 space per 150 sq. ft. gross floor area
Libraries, museums	1 space per 400 sq. ft.
Other Buildings or Uses
For a specific building or use not scheduled above, application shall be made to the Planning Commission for a determination of the off-street parking space to be required and the Planning Commission shall apply the unit of measurement of the above scheduled deemed to be the most similar to the proposed building or use.
Off Street Loading Requirements
See Section 1274.06, Off-Street Loading Requirements

 

   (b)   In mixed-use developments, the Planning Commission and/or City Council may modify the number of required parking spaced on the final development plan, taking into consideration the house of operation of uses, the overlap in parking demand by different adjacent uses, shared parking agreements, available methods of transportation, and the types of uses proposed.

(Ord. 61-2019. Passed 6-10-19.)