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Packet · Sep 11, 2012

Conference/Public Meeting Agendas/Documents — Packet

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d. There is no light, sound, vibration, or odor emission beyond the property lines. 25-11.2 Side Yards. Side yards of nonresidential buildings on lots which are contiguous to the boundary of any residential district shall have a minimum required width of seventy-five (75) feet. (Ord. No. 904-88 § 25-5.5C) 25-11.3 Buffer Strips in All Nonresidential Districts and for Residential Developments of Ten Acres or Greater. a. In addition to the setback requirements listed in subsection 25-5.1 of the Table of District Regulations, along any side or rear property line which is also the boundary line between a nonresidential district and a residential district or is contiguous to a residential use in a residential zone, a buffer strip shall be planted and maintained in perpetuity with trees and shrubbery of such sizes and densities as to adequately screen the buildings from such abutting residential district or use in a residential zone. The required buffer width shall be fifty (50) feet in all nonresidential zones. These requirements shall also apply to a residential subdivision or site plan on a property that is 10 acres or greater in area, as well as to any residential use permitted by use variance in a non-residential zone. b. The above requirements shall be reduced for lots that are less than 40,000 square feet in area and/or less than 300 feet in width. On such smaller lots, the required buffer width shall be 10 percent of lot width or depth, but not less than 20 feet. c. On wooded sites, existing trees should be saved within buffer strips to the maximum extent possible. Where existing trees would be removed in buffer strips, replacement trees and landscaping shall be provided to form a continuous natural landscape edge. Berming, evergreen trees and/or fencing shall be provided along the interior edge of the buffer (i.e., closest to new development on the site) when adequate natural buffering cannot be provided. d. Aboveground stormwater management facilities shall not be permitted in buffer strips. e. A landscaping plan shall be submitted and approved by the Township Planner and the approved plan shall be kept on file in the Department of Planning and Development. (Ord. No. 904-88 § 25-5.5D; Ord. No. 1062-91; Ord. No.

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ted and approved by the Township Planner and the approved plan shall be kept on file in the Department of Planning and Development. (Ord. No. 904-88 § 25-5.5D; Ord. No. 1062-91; Ord. No. 1458-97 § 1) 25-11.4 Waste Disposal in P-C, O-R, or I District. In a P-C, I or O-R District, every building or group of buildings shall make adequate provisions for the proper disposal of wastes within a screened enclosure. Such provision should be reflected in the preliminary site plan. (Ord. No. 904-88 § 25-5.5E; Ord. No. 1337-95 § 5) 25-11.5 Retail Sales in OB-1, OB-2 and PURD Districts. Retail sales or service permitted as an accessory use in the OB-1, OB-2 and PURD Districts shall be an integral part of the permitted building, shall be limited to sales or services designed for the convenience of the employees, visitors and tenants of the permitted building and no goods, advertisements or other evidence of such sales or services shall be visible from the street. Such use shall not consist of more than fifteen (15%) percent of the total first floor area in the OB-1 and PURD Districts or ten (10%) percent of the gross floor area of the buildings or three thousand (3,000) square feet whichever is less in the OB-2 District and shall be designated on the preliminary site plan. (Ord. No. 904-88 § 25-5.5H) 35

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