(A) General. If a proposed subdivision includes land that is zoned for commercial or industrial uses, the layout of the subdivision with respect to such land shall make such provision as the City Council may require. In addition to the principles and standards in these regulations, which are appropriate to the planning of all subdivisions, the applicant shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the City Council that the street, parcel and block pattern proposed is specifically adapted to the uses anticipated and takes into account other uses in the vicinity.
(B) Standards. The following principles and standards shall be observed:
(1) Special requirements over and above those listed in these regulations may be imposed by the city with respect to public infrastructure, such as streets, drainage, water and sewerage, etc., to accommodate the type of commercial and industrial development anticipated.
(2) The applicant shall make reasonable efforts to protect contiguous residential areas from the proposed commercial or industrial subdivision. These provisions include a requirement of a minimum twenty-five (25) foot wide permanent landscape buffer easement abutting all residentially zoned properties. Streets which carry nonresidential traffic shall not be built adjacent to the boundaries of residential areas. The commercial and industrial subdivision shall not have direct vehicular access to a local residential street.
(Ord. 96-05, passed 2-15-96)