3.18.8 Setback Exclusions and Conflicts
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Text pulled 2026-10-19 from this source.
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In a residential zone, no part of any private or public parking lot, for a non-single family residential use, shall be located in a set back adjacent to a street except under the following circumstances:
1. A parking lot may be approved in the portion of a front setback area which is outside the area formed by two (2) lines which extend from the outermost dimensions of the building perpendicular to the property line adjacent to the street, provided there is a minimum of ten feet (10) of landscaping adjacent to the street, there is a total of at least thirty feet (30) of landscaping between the street and the building, and the landscaping plan is approved by the Planning Commission.
2. A parking lot may be approved in any portion of a front setback area provided there is a minimum of ten feet (10) of landscaping adjacent to the street, there is a total of at least thirty
feet (30) of landscaping between the street and the building, and the landscaping plan is approved by the Planning Commission.
3. A parking lot may be approved in the area of a side setback facing a street provided there is a minimum of ten feet (10) of landscaping adjacent to the street, there is a total of twenty feet (20) of landscaping between the street and the building, and the landscaping plan is approved by the Planning Commission.
4. In cases where there is a unique lot configuration, or an existing structure that the applicant is remodeling or when it is necessary to change the parking requirements, the Board of
Adjustment may, upon appeal of the applicant, consider lowering the landscaping requirements immediately adjacent to an arterial street providing such variance does not create increased unreasonable hazards to the health, safety, and general welfare of the residents in the area.