Amending and Supplementing Chapter 21, Zoning, by adding a new "IP" Industrial Park District

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(51) Steel spring and wire drawing. (52) Stone, clax, and glass product manufacturing and distribution. (53) Tool and die shops. (54) Vending machine sales and service. (55) Vitreous enameled products. (56) Warehousing and distribution; excluding mini-warehouses and truck terminals. (57) Welding shops. (58) Wholesale Trades. Section 21-34.5.4. "IP" Industrial Park District; height and area regulations. (a) In the "IP" Industrial Park District the minimum dimensions of yards and setbacks, the height of buildings, minimum lot width, and the maximum lot coverage shall be as set forth in this Section. The Height and Area District Regulations as set forth in Article 4, Height and Area District Regulations contained in this title are not applicable to the "IP" Industrial Park District. Except as provided herein no building shall be erected or structurally altered except in conformitx with the regulations below subject to any more stringent modifications as may be imposed by the St. Joseph County Airport Authority. (b) Maximum height allowed. No building hereafter erected or structurally altered shall exceed 50 feet. (c) Front yard required. There shall be a front yard of not less than forty (40) feet in depth. (d) Side xard required. Except as provided by Sections 21-34.5.4 (f) & (g) side yards shall be provided as follows: (1.) Not less than forty (40) feet when adjoining a street; and (2.) Not less than twenty (20) feet when adjoining an interior lot line. (e) Rear yard required. Except as provided by Sections 21-34.5.4 (f) & (g) there shall be a rear yard of not be less than twenty (20) feet in depth. (f) Where a side or rear yard adjoins Interstate 80/90 or the St. Joseph Valley Parkway there shall be a setback of not less than 20 feet. (g) Transitional yard, residential. Where a side or rear lot line coincides with a side or rear lot line of a residential zoning district, a 50 foot wide transitional yard shall be provided. This yard shall be landscaped to rovide 15 deciduous trees, of a 2 inch caliper or greater, per 100 linear feet of property line or right-of-way. Two coniferous trees, of a height of at least 6 feet, shall equal one deciduous tree. (h) Transitional yard, commercial. Where a side or rear lot line coincides with a side or rear lot line of a commercial zoning district, a 20 foot wide transitional yard shall be provided. This yard shall be landscaped to provide 6 deciduous trees, of a two inch caliper or greater, per 100 linear feet of property line or right-of-way. Two coniferous trees, of a height of at least 6 feet, shall equal one deciduous tree. (i) Lot width. The minimum lot width shall be thirty-five (35) feet. (j) Lot coverage, restricted. No more than seventy (70) percent of the lot area shall be impervious. PAGE 4