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§ 156.030 COMMERCIAL DISTRICT (B -1). (A) Purpose. It is intended that the B -1 District provide opportunities for retail and service business uses which require larger development sites, highway visibility or highway access. (B) General minimum requirements. The following minimum requirements, as set forth, shall apply to all buildings that may be erected, converted or structurally altered in commercial districts. (C) Off parking. Off -street parking shall be provided as required in this chapter. (D) Buffer zone between commercial and residential districts. Where a commercial district abuts a residential district, any new development shall include a buffer zone. There shall be a protective strip of not less than ten feet in width. This protective strip shall contain no structures, shall not be used for parking, off -street loading or storage, and shall be landscaped. The landscape treatment shall include a compact screen wall or fence, but shall not extend within 15 feet of the street right -of -way. The planting or fence design must be approved by the site plan review process. The site plan review process requires review by the Planning and Zoning Committee and the City Council, as set forth in this chapter. (E) Screening requirements. If the City Council requires any type of screening as a condition for a variance, conditional use, or interim use permit, the applicant shall comply with the following conditions: (1) File a copy of the screening plans with the Zoning Administrator; (2) The screening, planting or construction, or both shall be complete within one year from the date of the building permit, subject to extension by the City Council; and (3) The screening shall be maintained after completion. (F) Landscaping. A minimum of ten percent of any lot shall be green space. Three percent of the surface area of the land within a parking area shall be landscaped with grass and shrubbery or other approved ground cover. Landscaped areas will continue to be maintained by the property owner on a continuous basis. Green areas within abutting street rights -of -way will also be maintained by the property owner. Other requirements are set forth in this chapter. (G) Accessory Structures. Garages, accessory structures, screen walls, buildings and exposed areas of retaining walls shall be of similar type, quality and appearance as the principal structure. The height of an accessory structure shall not exceed the height of the principal structure. 15