Sec. 656.399.60. - Special design standards for all character areas.

A. High Intensity Uses are defined as those that are likely to create objectionable or excessive noise, lights, vibrations, fumes, odors, dust or physical activities, when taking into account the existing uses or zoning in the vicinity. B. Below are additional design standards for the specified High Intensity Uses. Where standards for these uses already existing within the Zoning Code, the more stringent requirement shall apply: 1. Any location for the retail sale of new or used automobiles; trucks; tractors; mobile homes; boats; campers; RV's; heavy machinery and equipment; motorcycles; and/or other large motorized vehicles; shall have a minimum lot area of one acre. This standard shall become effective for existing uses and structures under paragraph (F) of the Applicability section of this Subpart. 2. Any location used in part or full as an auto storage yard; off-street commercial parking lot; car and/or truck rental; dancing entertainment establishment; and/or auto service facility that stores more than ten cars on site; shall have a minimum lot area of one acre. This standard shall become effective for existing uses and structures under paragraph (F) of the Applicability section of this Subpart. (a) Any storage areas associated with these uses shall not be located between the street and the primary structure and must be screened by a six-foot wood, or composite wood fence, masonry wall, or pre-cast concrete panel wall that is at least 95 percent opaque. 3. Service garages for major or minor auto repair; service stations that provide oil, grease or lubricant changes, the exchange of batteries, and changing tires; truck stops; tire sales or service; and/or collision centers; shall have a minimum lot area of one acre, and shall have a six-foot wood or composite wood fence or masonry or pre-cast concrete panel wall that is at least 95 percent opaque and placed between the street and any outside storage area. This standard shall become effective for existing uses and structures under paragraph (F) of the Applicability section of this Subpart. (a) The required fence shall be placed between the outside storage of vehicles and any required landscape buffer for that particular Character Area. (b) Metal panel, chain link, fabric screen or other similar fence types shall be prohibited. C. Design requirements for non-residential uses: 1. All structures shall be prohibited from using any flashing, pulsing, running, strobing or other forms of non-sign related lighting designed to draw attention to the facility. This includes lights inside window frames, along roof or wall edges, around sign faces or along gas station canopies. This standard shall become effective on July 1, 2019. 2. Accessory structures shall be designed to replicate primary structures. Materials such as corrugated metal, unpainted concrete block, or prefabricated car port structures shall not be permitted. Shipping containers shall be prohibited. This standard shall become effective for existing uses and structures under paragraph (F) of the Applicability section of this Subpart. 3. Window signage shall allow a clear and unobstructed view from outside of the building into the building, and from inside the building to the outside, in a normal line of sight to deter criminal activity. This standard shall become effective for existing uses and structures on July 1, 2019. (Ord. 2019-239-E , § 1)