1260.06 SUPPLEMENTARY YARD REGULATIONS.

   Yards may be used for off-street parking, loading, traffic circulation, illumination, landscaping and signs as regulated in other sections of this Zoning Code.

   (a)   Front Yards. Front yards for buildings and uses shall not be less than established in Section 1260.05 and no structure shall be erected in front of such line unless shown otherwise on the Zone Map or specifically modified in supplementary regulations.

      Wherever parking areas are proposed in front yards, the Planning Commission may require as a condition of approval that a front yard depth greater than that set forth in Section 1260.05 is deemed proper to relate the proposed structures to surrounding developments. If parking is permitted in front yards, a concrete curb or precast barrier shall be erected along the parking area and the yard between such line and the public right of way shall be landscaped and maintained attractively.

   (b)    Side Yard on Corner Lots. Whenever an office building is located on a corner lot, the width of the side yard on the side street shall be not less than fifty feet for major arterial streets, thirty-five feet for collector streets and twenty-five feet for local collector and local streets. On a corner lot, parking shall be set back at least twenty feet from the side street right of way.

   (c)   Yard Screening and Landscaping. Wherever an office building is located on a lot which adjoins a Residential District, a front, side or rear yard of not less than set forth in Section 1260.05 shall be provided on the office building lot, and the Planning Commission may require a wall or fence, five to seven feet in height, placed at least ten feet inside the Office Building District boundary line to shield adjacent residential areas from parking lot illumination, headlights, fumes, heat, blowing papers and dust and to reduce the visual encroachment of office buildings, signs and activity. The area between such wall or fence and the property line shall be treated with planting and maintained to form a permanent landscaped area.

      The Commission may waive the requirement for a wall or fence if equivalent screening is provided by existing or planned parks, parkways or recreation areas or by topography or other natural conditions.
(Ord. 1978-165. Passed 10-16-78.)