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Front or Corner side with screen landscaping 20 20 20 Side Lot line which abuts Ind. or Bus. District 5 5 5 Side Lot line abutting a Ind. or Bus. parking lot 0 0 0 Side Lot line which abuts Res. District 40 40 40 Rear Lot line adjoining Residential District & screened 40 40 40 Rear Lot line adjoining non residential district 5 5 5 Rear Lot line to loading dock (unscreened) 100 100 100 A. General Requirements: 1. Required yards shall be open spaces, which may be used for landscaping,-lawn and driveways, but shall not be utilized for buildings, parking or open storage areas for goods or vehicles except as hereinafter specified. 2. Landscaping: All yard space between the building setback and the street right-of--way line not utilized for parking of vehicles shall be landscaped with grass, trees and other landscape features as may be appropriate. a. Exception: With a combination of permanent year-round screening and landscaping, the parking setback of passenger vehicles (cars and trucks of less than one ton capacity) may be reduced to twenty (20) feet from the front property line. The combination of permanent year-round screening and landscaping may include: (1) Coniferous trees and street trees as designated in the City Street Tree Master Plan, (2) Shrubs; (3) Berms, (4) Masonry walls or other architectural improvements (no setback variance required), (5) Sunken parking lot elevations. Any combination of subsection Ala (1) through (5) above shall provide a minimum permanent year-round height of 36 inches from the highest point of the parking lot curb, consisting of 80% opaque screening of the parked vehicles as seen from the public right of way. If deciduous material is used, the berm shall be higher and require less in the amount of vegetation. Where landscape materials are proposed, they shall be of such type and size to meet the height and opacity requirements within 36 months or less after installation. b. Visibility: Traffic visibility shall not be impeded by fencing, structures, plantings or berms within 40 feet of an intersection or driveway. 3. Side Yards: All side yard area not utilized for parking or open storage shall be landscaped. Screening provided along the interior side lot line shall be set back a minimum of 20 feet from any public right-of--way line. 4. Rear Yards: Parking of vehicles shall be permitted no closer than 40 feet to the rear lot line of adjoining residential districts and shall be screened from view from adjacent residential areas. The forty 40 foot strip adjacent to the rear lot line shall be landscaped. Parking of vehicles shall be permitted no closer than five feet to rear lot lines adjoining nonresidential districts. B. Off-Street Parking: See Section 1018. C. Prohibited Uses: Residential, commercial and public uses such as schools and churches shall be prohibited uses in industrial zoning districts. (Ord. 1173, 9-23-1996)