Sec. 24-376. Bulk, height and yard requirements.
(a) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to provide site design requirements that align buildings along the edges of a parcel, towards the public right-of-way of the Route 231 and where applicable U.S. Highway 41. It is the intent of these regulations to orient new buildings with their longest axis parallel to the adjoining highway or street to create a sense of enclosure along the streets, with parking located to the rear, and, if necessary to the side of a building. Principal buildings that are also located adjacent to any arterial street or parkway shall be sited consistent with the building setback line requirements of the underlying zoning district.
(b) Frontage road set backs and out-lot buildings.
Illustration of U.S. 231 Proposed Roadway/Out building/Frontage Road Section
Illustration of site plan of U.S. 231 Frontage Road and access to Out Lots
The frontage road diagrams illustrates the position of outlot buildings and the frontage road location in relation to the U.S. 231 right-of-way. The plan illustrates guidelines for location of landscape zones, sidewalks, and parking lots.
(c) Minimum side and rear yards. Minimum side and rear yards adjacent to any residential use or zone shall be forty-five (45) feet and adjacent to all other uses or zones shall be fifteen (15) feet.
(d) Building heights. Building heights are specified in the underlying primary zoning district(s), except that the maximum building height along Route 231 shall be the lesser of fifty (50) feet and/or three (3) occupiable floors.
(e) Minimum parcel width. For all uses, the parcel width shall equal or exceed that amount which is one-half (½) the depth of the parcel in the Route 231 district, except when the following apply:
(1) The parcel is considered a legal nonconforming use; and
(2) All other development requirements applicable to the Route 231 district can be met.
(f) Minimum gross floor area. All buildings shall have a minimum of fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet of gross floor area, excluding the floor area of any basement or any accessory building(s). Accessory buildings permitted need not meet this minimum floor area requirement. The intent of this minimum gross floor area requirement is to preclude small, freestanding buildings and uses not in character with the Route 231 corridor.
(g) Maximum parcel coverage and density.
(1) Maximum parcel coverage shall be sixty-five (65) percent of any parcel as approved in a development plan.
(2) Maximum floor area ratio shall be 1.0.