15-19 CBD Zoning Ordinance Amendment

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the buildings facing a secondary street shall be located at or between the minimum setback and the maximum setback; and, iii. Parking areas and interior access drives shall not be located in front of a line five (5) feet behind the front building line. If the lot does not have a building,parking areas and interior access drives shall have a minimum front setback of ten (10) feet. If a parking area or interior access drive is located less than fifteen (15) feet from the front lot line, it shall be screened by a compact row of shrubs/hedge plants planted three feet on-center (3' o.c.) immediately behind the front building line. Shrubs shall be at least twenty-four inches (24") at time of planting. (B) Minimum Side Yard and Setback—Zero (0) feet, provided, however, if a side yard is provided along a side lot line not abutting an alley, such setback shall not be less than five (5) feet. (C) Minimum Rear Yard and Setback—The minimum rear yard and setback shall be as follows: i. Minimum Rear Yard- zero (0) feet, however, if a rear yard is provided along a rear lot line not abutting an alley, such setback shall not be less than five (5) feet. ii. Minimum Rear Residential Bufferyard—twenty (20) feet when not separated from a ground-floor residential use by a public alley. If separated from a ground-floor residential use by a public alley, no rear residential bufferyard is required. (D) Minimum Yard and Setback from any lot line along the St. Joseph River or East Race—Fifteen(15) feet. (3) Use of Minimum Yards and Residential Bufferyards. All minimum yards and residential bufferyards, when required, shall be landscaped in compliance with the requirements for perimeter yard landscaping as set forth in Section 21-07.01 —Landscape Regulations of this Ordinance and shall remain free from structures, except where expressly permitted below: (A) Minimum Front Yards along limited access highways—may include: parking areas, loading areas, interior access drives, interior access driveways, or gasoline sales areas,provided that no portion of such area may be located closer to the right-of-way than fifteen(15) feet; or, signs as regulated by Section 21-07.03 —Sign Regulations of this Ordinance, and shall be otherwise maintained as open space free from buildings or structures;