Lafayette City Zoning Code
§ 13-13G.5 Area, Yard and Bulk Requirements
Rental Apartments.
[Added 7-6-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-16]
a.
Minimum Tract Area: 20 acres.
b.
Tract Frontage and Width. The minimum tract frontage on all public roads shall be not less than 200 feet.
c.
Setback from Rights-of-Way: 100 feet, except as provided hereinbelow.
1.
May be reduced by the Board to 50 feet provided that a landscaped berm with a stockade fence is provided between the edge of the right-of-way and a reduced building setback, as follows:
(a)
The berm shall be not less than four feet in height and less than 30 feet in width.
(b)
Berm side slopes shall not exceed 3:1 slope.
(c)
Each side slope of the berm shall be landscaped with a double staggered row of eight-foot to ten-foot tall evergreen trees at the time of planting, which shall be planted not more than 15 feet on center.
(d)
A solid wood stockade fence not less than six feet or more than eight feet in height shall be erected along the centerline of the length of the berm.
(e)
At the sole discretion of the Board, the berm may be reduced in height and width, but in no case shall the evergreen landscaping and fencing required be less than that which is required. The Land Use Board shall determine fence height and berm height and width at the time of site plan approval.
(f)
At the sole discretion of the Board, the berm, fencing and landscaping requirements above [paragraphs c1(a) through c1(d)] may be modified along the Route 15 frontage on the north side of the Route 15 access driveway to the site.