Gunter City Zoning Code
§ 24A
THOROUGHFARE DISTRICT THOR.
24A.1.
General Purpose and Description.
The Thoroughfare District is designed to provide for the diverse uses that can take advantage of the access provided by a major arterial or freeway, without sacrificing the integrity of the thoroughfare or freeway in its primary function as a means of moving vehicular traffic through the community. This district is established to create an attractive, higher intensity use corridor composed primarily of office, retail, limited light industrial and commercial uses, hotels, motels, and restaurants. To protect the integrity of the thoroughfare, minimum lot sizes will be larger, setback requirements will be greater, and more stringent access restrictions will be imposed in the THOR District than in other commercial and industrial districts. The THOR District should have increased water, sewer, and drainage capacity, and increased fire protection to accommodate the higher intensity uses typically found in the district. The THOR District is an overlay district, meaning that the regulations within the district are in addition to the base district that is being overlaid.
24A.2.
24A.4.
Special Regulations.
In addition to Section 27.3 [sic], Dimensional Requirements, the following requirements shall apply where required:
24A.4.1.
Access.
Entries/exits on each development lot shall be separated by a minimum of one hundred feet and no more than two (2) such entries/exits shall be provided per street frontage for each development lot.
24A.4.2.
Masonry Requirements.
A minimum of seventy-five percent (75%) of the exterior of any building shall be of masonry construction.
24A.4.3.
Landscape Requirements.
A 15' landscape setback from all streets is required. No parking is allowed within this setback. At a minimum the Landscape setback will contain the following:
24A.4.3.a.
any surface except sidewalks and drive approaches shall be planted with ground cover or grass.
24A.4.3.b.
one tree (2" caliper measured 1' above grade) for every 35 linear feet of public street frontage, excluding drive approach shall be planted. Trees may be spaced 20' to 50' apart.
24A.4.3.c.
parking, maneuvering, loading areas for people, or vehicular display and storage and boat areas which are not screened by on-site buildings or fences shall be screened from view of streets. The screening shall be a minimum height of 3' above the grade of the parking lot and adjacent to the parking lot. Screens shall be opaque and consist of one or a combination of screening shrubs, walls, and/or berms. Screening shrubs shall be spaced a maximum of 3' on center and shall be a minimum of five-gallon containers, and shall be capable of reaching a minimum height of 3' within 18 months of planting.
24A.4.3.d.
landscaping installed as part of the requirements must be maintained in a healthy, growing condition at all times. The property owner is responsible for regular weeding, mowing of grass, irrigating, fertilizing, pruning and other maintenance of all plantings as needed. All landscaped areas shall be irrigated with an irrigation system capable of providing the proper amount of water for the particular type of plant material used.
24A.4.4.
Reserved.
(Ordinance 2016-06-09-05 adopted 6/9/16)