1115.02 GENERAL SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.

   The following provisions shall apply to site development in all zoning districts.

   (a)   Street Frontage. Every lot shall have a minimum street frontage of 25 feet on a public or private street.

   (b)   Building Orientation. The main entrance of any building shall be oriented toward a public street. For corner lots in residential zoning districts, a dwelling unit may be oriented toward the intersection of the two streets.

   (c)   Reverse Frontage.

      (1)   Reverse Frontage Prohibited.

         A.   Except for areas exempted in accordance with Section 1115.02(c)(2), below, lots with a reverse frontage shall be prohibited. Reverse frontage shall include any area where the rear of buildings along the entire block face are oriented toward a street.

         B.   To the maximum extent feasible, lots along the perimeter of a subdivision shall be oriented so that dwellings front perimeter streets instead of backing up to streets around the outside of the subdivision.

      (2)   Exemptions and Alternatives. Lots in the following locations may have reverse frontage:

         A.   Existing platted lots in subdivisions or lots subject to a planned development approved prior to the effective date of this code;

         B.   Lots where the reverse frontage is along a bike path rather than a public street; or

         C.   Lots where there is a minimum of 50 feet of open space between the street and the buildings or where a landscape buffer is provided between the street and building in accordance with Section 1123.05 or Section 1123.06.

Figure 1115-I: This image demonstrates the use of screening for reverse frontage lots that screens the rear of buildings along an entire block face.

 

   (d)   Visibility at Intersections.

      (1)   In any zoning district, except the C-4 District, no fence, structure, or planting shall be erected or maintained between 2.5 feet and 8 feet, above grade, within a clear sight triangle formed by connecting two points measured 20 feet from the intersection of the edge of the street pavement. See Figure 1115-J.

      (2)   In the C-1, C-2, C-3, I-1, I-2, I-3, and CF Districts, no fence, structure, or planting shall be erected or maintained between 2.5 feet and 8 feet, above grade, within a clear sight triangle formed by connecting two points measured along a driveway and intersecting street. The point along the driveway shall be located 10 feet from the edge of the street pavement, measured along the driveway. The point along the street shall be measured shall be located 20 feet from the edge of the driveway pavement measured along the street. See Figure 1115-J.

Figure 1115-J: Traffic safety vision clearance for intersecting streets.

 

      (3)   An exception to this requirement shall be for existing trees where the canopy is trimmed to a minimum of eight feet above grade.

         (Ord. 2018-009. Passed 5-7-18.)