§ 38-1029. Site design and development standards.

(a)

Architectural design requirements. Commercial development shall conform to the design requirements of the Orange County Commercial Design Standards, Ordinance number 2001-14, as codified in sections 9-115 through 9-124, sections 24-2 through 24-4, section 38-833, and section 38-1272.

(b)

Building orientation. Buildings in the district must provide a main customer entrance facing the State Road 50 right-of-way. Automobile service bays may not face the right-of-way.

(c)

Setbacks. Setbacks for principal structures and accessory buildings are as follows:

(1)

Front building setback shall be not less than 50 feet from the State Road 50 right of way line.

(2)

Rear- and side-yard setbacks shall follow the requirements of the underlying zoning district.

(d)

Landscaping treatment.

(1)

The grounds adjacent to the right-of-way must be landscaped as follows:

a.

The landscaped yard must be a minimum of seven feet for lots up to one hundred fifty (150) feet in depth, and five (5) percent of the lot depth for those lots greater than one hundred fifty (150) feet in depth, up to a maximum required landscaped yard of fifteen (15) feet.

b.

On those properties with multiple lot depths, the depth of the landscaped yard must be the average of the several lot depths, subject to the minimum and maximum set forth in subparagraph a.

(2)

No parking spaces or loading docks are permitted within the landscaped yard. Primary or joint access driveways among adjoining properties are permitted within the buffer.

(3)

Landscaped yards may incorporate existing on-site trees and shrubbery into the landscaping schemes, and all submitted plans shall indicate such incorporation.

(4)

Landscaped yards along State Road 50 must have a visual screen at least three feet in height, consisting of a landscaped berm, shrubbery, a masonry wall, or any combination thereof, and shade trees (as defined in section 24-2) must be placed at an average of one shade tree per forty (40) linear feet of frontage on State Road 50.

(5)

Non-fenced stormwater ponds (typically 5:1 slopes to three (3) feet below the Normal High Water Line) may be placed within landscaped yards, providing the landscaping and berm requirements of this division are met.

(e)

Sidewalks and pedestrian connections. Five-foot wide sidewalks must be provided along State Road 50.

(f)

Fencing. Chain-link fencing between any building and State Road 50 is prohibited. Barbed-wire fencing may be installed only on industrial-zoned properties and only if not visible from the State Road 50 right-of-way.

(Ord. No. 2002-12, § 1, 9-17-02; Ord. No. 2015-17 , § 30(d), 9-22-15)