(A) Side yard requirements. In the B-1 and B-2 Districts, when there is no vehicular access to the rear yard from a public road, alley or from an adjacent lot with such access, at least one side yard no less than 12 feet shall be required. The Zoning Inspector may, under advisement by public safety or emergency forces, require additional fire lanes or setbacks to facilitate public safety and emergency access.
(B) Minimum yard requirements. Business and industrial uses shall not be located nor conducted closer to any lot line of an R District than the distance specified in the following schedule.
(1) Business uses adjacent to residentially zoned property shall be set back a minimum of 30 feet from the residentially zoned property. The area in the setback shall be buffered in accordance with the requirements of division (C) of this section.
(2) In all industrial districts, industrial uses located adjacent to residentially zoned property shall be set back a minimum of 40 feet from the adjacent residential property line. The area in the setback shall be buffered in accordance with the requirements of division (C) of this section.
(3) The required setback may not be used for storage or other operations associated with the business or industrial operation.
(C) Landscaping or screening provisions. Any unpaved area of a site in B and M Districts shall be landscaped or maintained in a dust-free condition and separated from the paved areas by a curb or other barrier. Landscaping or screening for non-residential uses not separated from a right-of-way from S and R Districts shall be installed as follows:
(1) Screening when used to buffer adjacent residential property shall consist of landscaping, mounding, fencing or any combination. Screening shall be maintained in good condition. Plant material shall be replaced when necessary to maintain the minimum requirements of screening;
(2) Landscaping shall consist of a strip of land within the buffer of no less than 15 feet in width planted with at least 75% evergreen material not less than six feet in height when full grown which shall provide a minimum four-foot opaque appearance. The evergreen material may be supplemented by deciduous plants and trees;
(3) Mounding shall be a minimum of four feet in height and graded at a slope that can be maintained. All mounds shall be planted to prevent erosion;
(4) Fencing shall consist of a masonry or solid fence between four and six feet in height, maintained in good condition and free of all advertising or other signs;
(5) The Zoning Inspector may permit deviation from the screening requirements and may either require more intensive or allow less intensive screening whenever it is determined that such deviations satisfy the need for appropriate screening; and
(6) No certificate of occupancy shall be issued until the landscaping or screening is installed.
(Ord. O-38-2020, passed 12-14-2020)