§ 6-2.2. Requirements in CRD, commercial redevelopment districts:

Prior to submission of application for building permits, an applicant must first meet with the planning director or his designee to discuss the proposed improvements and their relationship to the city's urban design guidelines. Such meeting should be conducted early in the design process.

Uses permitted in the CRD zoning district shall be required to conform to the following standards:

(a)

Lot area: All lots shall have a minimum total lot area of ten thousand (10,000) square feet.

(b)

Front yard:

1.

All frontage on the public street shall be considered as a front property line for purposes of front yard requirements.

2.

All buildings shall have a minimum setback of ten (10) feet from the nearest abutting street.

(c)

Side yard: A minimum side yard of ten (10) feet shall be required along each side lot line; except that where a firewall meeting the standards of the current edition of the city's building code is construed at the property line, the side yard requirement may be waived along the respective side lot line.

(d)

Rear yard: A minimum rear yard of fifteen (15) feet shall be required along the rear lot line.

(e)

Landscaping: A landscape plan must be submitted and approved prior to the issuance of building permits. The landscape plan must meet the buffering requirements set forth elsewhere within this article.

(Ord. No. 1995-8, 3-23-95; Ord. No. 1998-51, 5-28-98; Ord. No. 1998-107, 12-22-98)