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

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S c. 2 - 4 "IP" I s rial Park Di t t: off-s r arki and loa in aci it es an~ an s a n an sc n n x m In addition to the regulations set forth in ARTICLE 5. OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING FACILITIES the following shall apply. In case of conflicting regulations the more restrictive shall apply. (a) Except for entrance drives and walks, an off-street parkingg facility that may be viewed from a public street shall be screened by a masonry wall, evergreen hedge, earth berm, an on-site building or any combination thereof. The screening shall be established and maintained at a height of not less than two and one-half feet nor more than three feet to restrict the view of parked vehicles from the public street. (b) Parking, associated drives and maneuvering areas, except for entrance drives, shall not be located in the front setback, side setbacks adjoining a street, and transitional yards. Section 5: That CHAPTER 21, ZONING, ARTICLE 10. SIGN REGULATIONS be amended by adding a new section 21-170(7) to read as follows: 21-170(7) "IP" Industrial Park District: (a) On premise signs: 1. All signs permitted in the "A" Residential district. 2. One on-premise, freestanding monument type sign per primary building provided that: a. The sign does not exceed ninety (90) square feet in area; b. The top of the sign does not exceed 10 feet above grade; c. The sign meets the setback requirements of Section 21-169; and d. All signs shall be designed so that copy and letters are white or other light colors on a dark background. If the sign is backlit or internally lit, the background shall be opaque. 3. One marquee or canopy sign per primary building provided that: a. The sign does not exceed ninety (90) square feet in area; b. The sign meets the requirements of 21.169(d). 4. Fascia sins provided that the signs do not exceed ninety (90) 'square feet in area; and 5. The total size of all the signs shall not exceed one hundred eighty (180) square feet. [(a)+(b)+(c)+(d)m180 sq.ft.] (b) Outdoor Advertising signs provided that: 1. Outdoor advertising signs may be located only along Interstate 80/90 and the St. Joseph Valley Parkway. Outdoor advertising signs shall be located within one hundred (100) feet, but no closer than twenty (20) feet, of the right-of-way of Interstate 80/90 or the St. Joseph Valley Parkway as measured from the extremity of the sign face. The intent of this subsection is that outdoor advertising signs be oriented toward Interstate 80/90 and the St. Joseph Valley Parkway. 2. The maximum display area of outdoor advertising signs shall be one thousand (1,000) square feet, including embellishments. 3. The total area of any embellishment shall not exceed fifteen (15) percent of the display area of the sign to which the embellishment is added, provided the maximum display area including embellishments shall not exceed one thousand (1,000) square feet. PAGE 5