(A) Development within the Scenic Corridor Overlay District.
(1) Any new development, occupation or use of any land within the Scenic Corridor Overlay District shall not be approved until the applicant has submitted to the Zoning Administrator an existing conditions map and a site plan for the proposed development. The existing conditions map shall show the existing conditions of the land, including, but not limited to, contours, existing landscaping and vegetation, water bodies and other existing conditions on the land. The site plan shall include, identify and locate, on a scale of not less than one inch to 100 feet, the following:
(a) The total area in the development;
(b) The existing zoning of the property in question and/or all adjacent properties;
(c) All public and private right-of-way and easement lines located on or adjacent to the property which are proposed to be continued, created, relocated or abandoned;
(d) Existing topography with a maximum of ten-foot contour intervals with slopes in excess of 18% identified;
(e) The proposed finished grade of the development shown by contours not larger than five feet;
(f) The location of all existing and proposed buildings in the described parcels, the uses to be contained therein and the total number of buildings including dimensions, heights, gross floor area and number of stories, as well as the type of construction materials to be utilized on the exterior, including roof, of the buildings;
(g) The location and dimensions of all curb cuts, driving lanes, off-street parking and loading areas including the number of spaces, angles of stalls, grades, surfacing materials, drainage plans and illumination of facilities;
(h) All sidewalks and other open areas;
(i) Location of all walls, fences and buffer yards;
(j) Location, size, height and orientation of all signs (all signs must comply with § 153.057);
(k) Location of all existing and proposed utilities including electric, gas, telephone, cable and storm drains;
(l) Existing and proposed water and sanitary sewer lines including pipe sizes, types and grades and also any septic system locations;
(m) Scheduling and phasing of the project;
(n) The landscape plan; and
(o) Any other information as required by the Plan Commission to determine conformance with this division.
(2) The Zoning Administrator may, in the sole discretion of the Zoning Administrator, refer all site plans to a Technical Advisory Committee for review and consideration. The Technical Advisory Committee shall be composed of all or a part of the Board of Directors of the County Development Corporation as determined by the County Development Corporation. The Technical Advisory Committee shall review the site plan for compliance with this division and the zoning regulations and shall make a recommendation regarding approval of the site plan to the Plan Commission.
(B) Rules and regulations. The land within the Scenic Corridor Overlay District shall be subject to the rules and regulations of the zoning regulations pertaining to the district within which it is located as shown on the zoning map. Additionally, all land within the Scenic Corridor Overlay District shall be subject to the following regulations and restrictions.
(1) Buildings or structures constructed within this District shall be constructed of material preferably consisting of brick, wood, cast in place concrete, pre-cast concrete, metal, glass or ceramic tile. The exterior building elevations visible from a public access roadway or road frontage must be constructed with at least one-half of the elevation to be windows, masonry (excluding concrete block), split- face concrete block, log or wood siding, clapboard appearance siding or wainscot effect.
(2) Any accessory buildings and enclosures, whether attached to or detached from the main building, shall be of similar compatible design and materials as the main building. No more than 30% of the lot area shall be utilized for business usage buildings. No more than 50% of the lot area shall be utilized for industrial usage buildings.
(3) All development subject to this section shall provide a minimum of one tree for each 35 linear feet of road frontage along the Scenic Corridor. Additionally, an area no less than ten feet wide located along and running the length of any property line contiguous and adjacent to a public access roadway or road frontage must be landscaped. Other areas which have been disturbed by land development activities and are not paved or under structures must be seeded with turf mix minimizing weed growth, wind and water erosion. Large, uninterrupted areas of bare soil are prohibited. These areas must be landscaped in accordance with an approved landscape plan. Native plant materials are particularly encouraged although the use of ornamental plant materials is allowed. All grass, plantings and other landscaping shall be in growing condition and maintained at all times.
(4) There shall be no overnight outside storage on the lots unless the storage is screened from adjacent properties, parking areas, public streets and pedestrian ways. Likewise, all trash, garbage or refuse storage and disposal facilities shall be made of approved containers screened from view on all sides.
(5) There shall be no utility meters or lines located on or connected to any building elevation which is visible from public rights-of-way or thoroughfares.
(6) Walls within or along the roadway shall not be allowed except for low lying decorative stone walls for enhancement of the Scenic Corridor or walls that are needed for slope stabilization or animal control. No chain link fences shall be allowed within the district.
(7) All driveways, entryways and surface parking areas shall be paved in asphalt or concrete in business usage areas. All driveways and entryways shall be paved in asphalt or concrete in industrial usage areas.
(8) Use of stone riprap on banks or slopes shall not be permitted. The maximum finished slope of any disturbed area shall not be in excess of a ratio of
three to one.
(9) All outdoor lighting fixtures, including without limitation, ground, pole and building-mounted fixtures and canopy lighting shall be of a design and type containing shields, reflectors, fracture panels or recessed light sources so that the cutoff angle is 90 degrees or less. For purposes herein, the cutoff angle is that angle formed by a line drawn from the direction of light rays at the light source and a line perpendicular to the ground from the light source above which no light is permitted.
(10) The sale of vehicles, boats, recreational vehicles, all terrain vehicles, trucks or other motorized equipment within the district is prohibited.
(Ord. O-C-07-8, passed 10-22-2007)