(Ord. of 11-25-1974, art. X)

Where the owner of a plot of land consisting of one or more adjacent lots of record, at the time of the enactment of the ordinance from which this chapter is derived:

(1)

Did not at that time own sufficient contiguous land to enable him to conform to the minimum lot size requirements of this article; or

(2)

If the topography, physical shape, or other unique feature of such lots of record prevents reasonable compliance with the setback or other requirements of this article;

such plot of land may nevertheless be used as a building site. The yard and other space requirements of the district in which the piece of land is located may be reduced by the smallest amount that will permit reasonable use of the property as a building site; however, in no case shall the building inspector permit any lot in a residential district to be used as a building site which is less than 4,000 square feet in total area, 25 feet in width, or has front, side and rear yard setbacks of less than 15 feet (front), three feet (side), and five feet (rear), respectively.

(Ord. of 11-25-1974, art. XI, § 111)

The front yard setback requirements in this article for dwellings shall not apply on any lot where the setback of an existing building located wholly or in part within 100 feet on each side of such lot within the same block and zoning district and fronting on the same side of the street is less than the required minimum setback. In such cases, the setback on such lots may be less than the required setback but not less than the average of the setbacks of the aforementioned existing buildings.

(Ord. of 11-25-1974, art. XI, § 112)

The height limitations of this article shall not apply to church spires, belfries, cupolas, domes, and similar structures not intended for human occupancy; nor the monuments, water towers, transmission towers, chimneys, smokestacks, derricks, conveyors, flagpoles, radio or television towers, or aerials, except in the vicinity of airports.

(Ord. of 11-25-1974, art. XI, § 113)

The side-yard setback requirements for corner lots shall be the same as the front setback requirements for the next adjacent lot fronting on the street that the side yard of the corner lot faces.

(Ord. of 11-25-1974, art. XI, § 114)

In all use districts except the C-1 General Commercial District, no fence, walls, shrubbery, or other obstruction (excluding traffic and street signs) to vision between the heights of three feet and 15 feet shall be permitted within 20 feet of the intersection of the rights-of-way lines of streets or railroads.

(Ord. of 11-25-1974, art. XI, § 115)

A group project (housing, commercial, industrial, educational, medical, religious, civic) of two or more buildings to be constructed on a plot of land of at least two acres not subdivided into customary streets and lots, and which will not be so subdivided, may be constructed provided:

(1)

Uses are limited to those permitted within the district in which the project is located.

(2)

The overall intensity of land use is no higher and the standard of open space is no lower than that permitted in the district in which the project is located.

(3)

Building heights do not exceed the height limits permitted in the district in which the project is located.

(4)

The distance of every building from the nearest property line shall meet the front-yard setback and side yard requirements of the district in which the project is located.

(5)

If the project is a planned shopping center, it shall be located on a major thoroughfare.

(6)

Off-street automobile parking space requirements for the proposed uses are provided for on the lot as specified by section 38-163.

(7)

If the project lies within or abuts upon a residential district, there shall be a ten-foot wide, appropriately planted buffer strip along the rear and side lot lines abutting the residential properties.

(Ord. of 11-25-1974, art. XI, § 116)

(a)

Required; amount. Off-street automobile parking space shall be provided on every lot on which any of the following uses are hereafter established. The number of automobile parking spaces provided shall be at least as great as the number specified as follows for the various uses:

(1)

Automobile sales and repair garages: one space for each regular employee plus one space for each 250 square feet of floor area used for repair work.

(2)

Churches: one space for each three seats in the principal auditorium.

(3)

Gasoline filling stations: three spaces for each grease rack or similar facility, plus one space for each gas pump attendant.

(4)

Hospitals and nursing homes or similar institutions: one space for each three beds, plus one space for each staff or visiting doctor and one space for each three employees.

(5)

Hotels: one space for each two guest bedrooms, plus one space for each four employees.

(6)

Industrial use: one space for each two employees on a single shift, plus one space for each company vehicle operating from the premises.

(7)

Lodges and clubs: one space for each five members.

(8)

Office building: one space for each 300 square feet of floorspace.

(9)

Places of amusement or assembly without fixed seats: one space for each 200 square feet of floorspace devoted to patron use.

(10)

Places of public assembly: one space for each four seats in the principal assembly room.

(11)

Residential: one space for each dwelling unit.

(12)

Restaurants: one space for each 75 square feet of floor area devoted to patron use, plus one space for each four employees.

(13)

Retail business: one space for each 250 square feet of sales space.

(14)

Roominghouses and boardinghouses: one space for each two bedrooms.

(15)

Schools: one space for each two faculty and staff employees; for each three other employees; and for each five high school students.

(16)

Tourist courts and motels: one space for each accommodation.

(17)

Trailer or mobile home parks: two space for each trailer space.

(18)

Wholesale business: one space for each two employees.

Each space shall be at least 300 square feet in area and shall have vehicular access to a public street. Turning spaces shall be provided (except for single-family residences) so no vehicle will be required to back into the street.

(b)

Location of parking space on other property. If the required automobile parking spaces cannot be reasonably provided on the same lot on which the principal use is conducted, such spaces may be provided on other off-street property; provided such property lies within 400 feet of the main entrance to each principal use. Such automobile parking space shall be associated with the principal use and shall not thereafter be reduced or encroached upon in any manner.

(c)

Extension of parking spaces into residential district. Required parking space may extend up to 120 feet into a residential zoning district, provided that:

(1)

The parking space adjoins a commercial or industrial district;

(2)

Has its only access to or fronts upon the same street as the property in the commercial or industrial district for which it provides required parking space; and

(3)

Is visually separated from abutting properties in the adjoining residential district by a ten-foot-wide evergreen planted buffer strip.

(Ord. of 11-25-1974, art. VI, §§ 62—64)

On every lot on which a business, trade, or industry is hereafter established, space with access to a public street or alley shall be provided as indicated as follows for loading and unloading of vehicles off the public right-of-way. Minimum loading and unloading space required:

(1)

Retail business: one space of 300 square feet for each 3,000 square feet of floor area or fraction thereof.

(2)

Wholesale and industry: one space of 500 square feet for each 10,000 square feet of floor area or fraction thereof.

(3)

Bus and truck terminals: sufficient space to accommodate the maximum number of buses or trucks to be stored or to be loaded or unloaded at the terminal at any one time.

(Ord. of 11-25-1974, art. VI, § 65)