The following building and design requirements apply to new development in the FLEX, M-1, and M-2 zones:
A. All buildings over 400 square feet floor area shall have a base of concrete, concrete block, or brick that extends at least four feet up from the ground.
B. Any building façade visible from and within 100 of a street, excluding open canopies, shall have at least three of the following features:
1. eave overhangs of at least 18 inches;
2. pitched roof of at least two in twelve pitch;
3. brick, stone, or split-face block on at least 20% of the façade;
4. imbedded decorative shapes in brick or concrete;
5. windows on least 20% of the ground floor façade;
6. covered entry feature at least 15 feet wide and five feet deep;
7. no vehicle entrances into the building on the front façade;
8. only landscaping between the building and the street;
9. two or more materials or colors of the same material comprising at least 10% of the wall surface each;
10. art feature on or in front of the building of at least 32 square feet;
11. signs on the building are channel letters or designs without exposed raceways of at least 32 square feet sign area.
All buildings facades that are over 50 feet in length and visible from the street shall have a vertical break at least every 40 feet of building length. The vertical break shall have a minimum depth of 2 feet.
C. Any building façade visible from the street shall have muted earth tones on at least 90% of the facade.
D. Shipping containers: The following apply to placement of intermodal shipping containers:
1. shipping containers shall not be placed in any required parking space, landscape area, or required yard setback;
2. shipping containers shall only be placed within a fenced outdoor storage area meeting the requirements of Subsection 15-23-5.B;
3. shipping containers shall be placed on a surface of concrete, asphalt, or gravel.
E. Other than intermodal shipping containers meeting the standards under subsection D, no structure shall be used or occupied for other than its originally designed use. This specifically precludes use of vehicles, recreational vehicles, rail cars, camp tents, tarps, or similar structures for office, storage, processing, and the like.
F. Buffers for adjacent residential zones. A buffer shall be installed where a use in the FLEX, M-1 or M-2 zone is located adjacent to a residential zone. The buffer shall include all the following (See Figure 15-23-9.1):
1. a minimum six foot high solid concrete, concrete block, or masonry wall;
2. a minimum 20 foot wide landscaped area adjacent to residential zone consisting of the following:
a. a row of evergreen shrubs or trees spaced to create a contiguous hedge or canopy at least eight feet high upon maturity;
b. in areas not covered by evergreen shrubs or trees, five gallon shrubs or 24 inch minimum diameter landscape boulders spaced a maximum of five feet on center;
c. for the remaining area, shrubs, living ground cover, or mulch.
3. for any building within 40 feet of the residential zone, no building openings facing the residential zone larger than one pedestrian door 20 square feet maximum or non-opening windows.
Figure 15-23-9.1: Industrial-Residential Buffer Requirements
(Ord. 2023-57, 10-10-2023; amd. Ord. 2024-13, 4-23-2024)