On corner lots in any residential district, nothing shall be erected, placed, planted, or allowed to grow in such a manner as materially to impede vision between a height of 30 inches and 10 feet above the center line grades of the intersecting streets in a triangle area bounded by the street right-of-way lines on such corner lots and a side line joining points along right-of-way lines 35 feet from the intersection right-of-way corner.

(Zoning Ordinance, § 2.1501)

Notwithstanding other provisions of this article, fences, walls, and hedges may be permitted in any required yard, or along the edge of any yard provided that no fence, wall, or hedge along the sides or front edge of any front yard shall be over two and one-half feet in height unless landscape plans are filed for which permission may be granted by the board of adjustment when the neighborhood will be improved by such exception. Height measurements shall be measured vertically from ground level in the adjacent yard.

(Zoning Ordinance, § 2.1502)

Revolving signs of the type similar to the revolving beacons or flashing lights used by police cars and ambulances are prohibited in all districts irrespective of the color of the light used.

(Zoning Ordinance, § 2.1503)

In all districts where temporary sand or other extraction may take place, before abandoning all excavations the banks will be graded to a slope ration of not less than one and one-half foot horizontal to one foot vertical and seeded to a stand suitable to reduce erosion. Abandoned borrow pits shall not be left in a condition to cause a health or safety hazard.

(Zoning Ordinance, § 2.1504)

In computing the front and side yard set back depths of every building or structure to be erected on any lot abutting on any street shown as a designated major street plan or future land use plan showing major streets, the required set back, as hereinafter shown, shall be increased by an amount equal to 50 feet or one-half the right-of-way as specified on the major street plan when rights-of-way larger than 100 feet are required. Such set backs shall be measured from the center line of the existing street or road, other sections of the article notwithstanding. However, if the buildable width of a lot is reduced to less than 24 feet then the permit application must be referred to the planning commission for recommendation as to reduction in minimum lot width or purchase of the property in question.

(Zoning Ordinance, § 1.4)

(a)

Noise. The boundary of the building site, is in excess of the average intensity of street and traffic noise at that boundary.

(b)

Heat, glare, and vibration. There shall be no emission, by any use, of objectionable heat, glare or vibration which is perceptible beyond any boundary of the building site or on which the use is located.

(c)

Dust, dirt, odors, gases, smoke and radiation. There shall be no emission, by any use, of dust, dirt, odors, gases, smoke or radiation which is an obnoxious or dangerous amount or degree beyond any boundary of the building site on which the use is located.

(d)

Hazard. There shall not be created or maintained, by any use, any unusual fire, explosion, or safety beyond the boundary of the building site on which the use is located.

(e)

Wastes. No materials or waste shall be stored in such a manner that they may be transferred off the building site by natural forces or causes.

(f)

Prohibited uses. Uses producing or causing excessive glare, light, noise, vibrations, odor, smoke, dust or gas.

(g)

Outdoor displays. Outdoor displays of merchandise are permitted provided that said displays of merchandise meet the following requirements. Outdoor displays of merchandise shall be limited to:

(1)

Floor display items only which shall consist of merchandise to be sold to the general public, and shall not consist of any merchandise to be repaired or serviced.

(2)

Approximately 25 percent of the available area for displays; these displays shall be in a neat and orderly fashion, and they shall in no way obstruct any walkways, rights-of-way or easements.

(g)

Outdoor vending machines. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit outdoor vending machines being placed in front of or beside business establishments, if all other regulations of this Code are met.

(Ord. No. 3/98, § IX, 4-13-98)