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Orchard Hill City Zoning Code

Sec. 1709

Planned industrial development standards.

The following standards shall govern planned industrial development:

A.

Minimum planned industrial development size. Ten (10) acres.

B.

Exterior walls. The exterior walls of all buildings shall be constructed with materials other than plain cement block, the exterior of which gives the appearance of masonry.

C.

Loading docks. All loading docks and parking areas for trucks must be located or screened so as to be concealed from view of neighboring street and property. No loading dock shall be located in the front of any facility or building.

D.

Outside storage. Outside storage will be permitted only at the rear and sides of the buildings and then only if screened from the view of adjacent property and roadways by masonry walls or other permanent screening. Screening shall be at least two (2) feet higher than the height of the materials being screened and no less than six (6) feet nor more than ten (10) feet tall.

E.

Parking. All parking areas shall be covered with plant mix asphalt or concrete surface and all driveways shall be similarly paved. All other parking shall be located in the rear of any building.

F.

Building coverage ratio. The ratio of building and parking (impervious area) coverage to the total site area shall not exceed seventy (70) percent.

G.

Utilities. No overhead utility lines shall be permitted, except on a temporary basis as may be required for construction. Any such temporary line must be immediately removed upon completion of construction.

H.

Signage. Signage within any planned industrial development shall be limited, as follows:

1.

Individual tract or outparcel: One (1) monument sign not exceeding eight (8) feet in height or sixty-four (64) square feet.

2.

Planned centers: One (1) monument sign per road frontage not exceeding eight (8) feet in height or eighty (80) square feet.

I.

Tree removal. A minimum of twenty (20) percent of all existing trees with a diameter exceeding ten (10) inches shall be retained. This requirement is in addition to the requirements of any required landscape area required in sections 2206(C—D).

J.

Exterior containers. All mechanical equipment servicing buildings, above ground tanks and other similar items, storage facilities, garbage cans, trash containers, or pelletized trash or recycling materials shall be located or screened so as to be concealed from the view of neighboring streets and property.

K.

Development incentive standards. In the event the development incorporates and includes at least six (6) of the development incentives enumerated in section 1711, the following developments standards may be applied:

1.

For planned industrial developments in Article 14A (C—1C Manufacturing Light):

a. Maximum building height: 50 feet.
b. Signage: One additional wall sign per establishment.

 

2.

For planned industrial developments in article 15 (C-2 Manufacturing):

a. Maximum building height: 65 feet.
b. Signage: One additional wall sign per establishment.

 

(Res. No. A-00-22, § 2, 11-6-00)