§ 38-907. Performance standards.

(a)

Within each I-1A industrial district, the requirements for each lot are established as follows:

(1)

Floor area ratio (FAR) shall not exceed 0.75.

(2)

Front yards: Thirty-five (35) feet.

(3)

Side yards: Twenty-five (25) feet.

(4)

Rear yards: Twenty-five (25) feet.

(5)

The minimum front yards for lots which abut a major street shall be in accordance with article XV (Major Street Setbacks) of chapter 38 of the Orange County Code.

(6)

Rear yards and side yards may be reduced to zero (0) when the rear or side property lines abut the boundary of a railroad right-of-way, but only in those cases where an adjacent wall or walls of a building or structure are provided with railroad loading and unloading capabilities.

(7)

Maximum building height: Fifty (50) feet, except thirty-five (35) feet within one hundred (100) feet of any residential use or district.

(8)

An increased setback not less than thirty (30) feet in width shall be provided along each I-1A district which abuts any residential zoning district. Specific landscaping within the setback area shall be in accordance with chapter 24 of the Orange County Code. That portion of the setback area that is not required to be landscaped shall not be used for processing activities, buildings or structures other than fences, walls, or off-street parking.

(9)

There shall be no open storage of equipment, materials or commodities within the I-1A industrial district.

(10)

The parking of passengers and commercial vehicles shall not be located in any buffer yard as required by chapter 24 of this Code.

(11)

Setbacks shall be a minimum of fifty (50) feet from the normal high water elevation on every natural surface water body.

(12)

Driveways, streets, and facilities for routing traffic shall be designed in such a manner that entrances and exits to public streets are not hazardous and that traffic congestion is minimized. Furthermore, no entrances or exits shall direct traffic into adjacent residential areas.

(13)

The parking of commercial and passenger vehicles may be permitted in any required yard except the front fifty (50) percent of required yard.

(Ord. No. 95-16, § 25, 6-27-95; Ord. No. 98-37, § 12, 12-15-98; Ord. No. 2016-19 , § 19, 9-13-16)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 95-16, § 25, adopted June 27, 1995, in effect repealed and re-enacted § 38-907, which previously pertained to parking and loading and derived from the Planning & Zoning Resolution, art. XXVIII, § 7.