Kingsbury City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VII
Miscellaneous Requirements
§ 280-26 Transitional zoning.
The provisions for transitional zoning are concerned with the common boundaries between different districts, the lots situated along such boundaries and with abutting areas of lots where the requirements are dissimilar.
A.
The provisions of a district with greater minimum requirements, with respect to side yard width and distance of accessory buildings from adjoining property lines, shall apply to the adjoining sides of border lots in adjacent districts with lesser minimum requirements.
B.
The owner of any lot in a commercial, industrial or planned development district or area in an agricultural district which is used for purposes other than customary farming operations, which adjoins a residential district, shall provide screening along the district boundary, except when such lot or area is being used solely for agricultural or residential purposes for a minimum distance of 150 feet from the district boundary line.
C.
The minimum side yard requirements of any lot with a side yard boundary line common with a rear lot boundary line of a corner lot shall apply to that portion of the rear yard of the said corner lot which is adjacent to said side yard.
D.
Transition between Com-1A Districts and all residential districts. The owner of any lot that is zoned Com-1A for any portion of the lot shall be allowed to use the entire lot as set forth in § 280-23, Com-1A Commercial District only where all of the following provisions are fully complied with:
[Added 11-9-1998 by L.L. No. 5-1998]
(1)
The entire lot must have been of record as of the date that this subsection is enacted. This subsection shall not apply to lots that are created after the date of enactment of this subsection.
(2)
The portion of the lot that is zoned Com-1A must have frontage on an improved roadway sufficient to satisfy the road frontage requirements of the Com-1A District.
(3)
The portion of the lot facing the residential district must have solid fencing (either wood fencing or solid vegetation fencing) at least five feet in height, which fencing shall be within the required lot setback and which shall be of sufficient length to screen the commercial use from the residential district.
(4)
Where the subject lot adjoins a lot that is entirely within the residential zone, a buffer area of 50 feet (minimum) shall be maintained. This buffer area may not contain any improvements. The buffer area shall extend from the side yard setback of the subject lot to the lot line of the adjoining residential lot.
(5)
All provisions of the Com-1A District must be complied with in regard to the subject lot.
§ 280-27 Visibility at corners and curves in roads.
On any corner lot, a clear view of the intersections shall be provided from a point at least 25 feet distant from the intersection of the lot lines at the intersection or apex of the curve. Such intersection or apex shall have a view unobstructed by solid fencing, shrubbery, structures of any kind or posts more than one foot in diameter in a space between three and 10 feet above the average established grade of the adjacent road or roads.