(1) Minimum lot area. The greater of: 5,000 square feet; or the minimum lot area of any abutting R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4 or R-5 District, if any.
(2) Minimum lot width. 50 feet.
(3) Minimum lot frontage. 30 feet on a public street.
(4) Maximum lot coverage. Not applicable.
(5) Minimum yards and building setbacks.
(a) Front. A minimum front yard and building setback measured from the proposed right-of-way shall be provided as follows:
Collector street | 30 ft. |
Interstate street | 80 ft. |
Local street/cul-de-sac street | 30 ft. |
Primary arterial street | 60 ft. |
Secondary arterial street | 40 ft. |
(b) Side yard and rear yard. A minimum side yard and a minimum rear yard shall be provided along all side lot lines and rear lot lines as follows:
Accessory buildings or structures | 20 ft. |
Designated or improved grade level activity areas (i.e., dirt, grass or bark trails; grass play areas and the like) excluding any hard surfaced recreation area | 5 ft. |
Play fields, ball fields, ball courts, game courts, spray or wading pools, outdoor swimming pool, ice or roller skating rink, skateboard facility or any other hard surfaced recreation area | 20 ft. |
Primary building | 20 ft. |
Recreational equipment/playground apparatus | 20 ft. |
(6) Use of minimum yards and bufferyards. All minimum yards and bufferyards shall be landscaped with grass, trees, shrubbery or hedge, or in combination with other suitable ground cover materials and shall remain free from structures except where specifically permitted below:
(a) Minimum front yards and front bufferyards. May include: driveways; greenways; trails; or any outdoor recreational improvement which is comprised primarily of live vegetation (i.e., botanical gardens, arboreta and the like), and shall otherwise be maintained as open space free from buildings or structures; and
(b) Minimum side yards, minimum rear yards, minimum side bufferyards and minimum rear bufferyards. May include: interior access driveways; or greenways, trails, or walkways connecting to adjoining projects or subdivisions, provided the remainder of said yards or bufferyards shall be landscaped with grass and shrubbery, trees or hedge, or in combination with other suitable ground cover materials and maintained as open space free from buildings or structures.
(7) Maximum building height.
(a) Primary building. 35 feet, unless a greater height is specified in an approved Park Master Plan.
(b) Accessory building or structures. 22 feet, unless a greater height is specified in an approved Park Master Plan.
(8) Minimum main floor area. Not applicable.
(10) Signs. The regulations contained in Article 7.6D, for “Business and Other Uses Permitted in Residential Districts by Special Exception” shall apply to the P: Park District, provided, however, notwithstanding anything in Article VII to the contrary:
(a) Scoreboards which:
1. May include sponsor information on the face of the scoreboard oriented toward the playing field, not to exceed 25% of the area of the overall scoreboard surface;
2. Are not illuminated, either internally or externally, except during game or tournament play, and
3. Do not provide for commercial or business advertising on any other face of the scoreboard, shall be permitted subject to the Director’s review and approval of an improvement location permit.
(b) Seasonal sponsor banner signs located on the interior of a perimeter fence of and oriented toward the interior of an enclosed recreational facility (i.e., a ball field, skating rink, skate board facility or similar recreational facility), and only incidentally visible from the exterior of the recreational facility, may be permitted subject to Director’s review and approval of an improvement location permit; or
(c) Other permanent signs or temporary signs included in an overall sign program (which includes the general number, size, type and location of signs) and which is approved by the Plan Commission as part of an approved Park Master Plan.
(Ord. 21-97, passed - -1997; Ord. 6-2004, passed 4-12-2004)