(A) The limitations on setbacks, area requirements and height restrictions are intended to control all areas zoned and platted for commercial and industrial uses after the adoption of this chapter. Where lots are existing and partially developed, the setbacks for vacant lots shall continue to be the norm established by those commercial/industrial lots already developed; thus assuring a more consistent and uniform overall development.
(B) The following setback and height requirements shall be hereafter imposed for commercial and industrial developments.
(1) A minimum ten-foot side yard setback shall be required on corner lots, unless a higher setback is warranted by plat note.
(2) The minimum width of a building site shall be 25 feet of frontage.
(3) The minimum front yard building setback shall equal to one-fourth (25%) of the street right-of-way width which the lot faces or in line with the majority setback of existing structures in the block face, whichever appears to be more conducive to a uniform ambience. In the C-1 District, the front setback shall be one foot back of street right-of-way line for each two feet of height or as specified above.
(4) Side yard setbacks from all lot lines shall be one foot back for each two feet in height including corner lots, except a building may be built to a lot line when not adjacent to a residential zone and where a fire-resistant wall meeting the Building Code requirements is provided.
(5) Rear yard setbacks shall be a minimum of five feet unless there is a wider easement.
(6) The height of buildings may not exceed the depth of the front yard plus the width of the street right-of-way which it faces.
(7) See § 156.086 of this chapter for exceptions and modifications.
(8) A minimum of 5% of the lot area must be maintained as a permanent landscaped open space.
(Ord. 2016-07, passed 8-9-2016) Penalty, see § 156.999