§ 118-779. General requirements.

(a)

Location; designs for traffic routing. Each I-2 general industrial district shall be located on a major street. Driveways, streets and facilities for routing traffic shall be designed in such a manner that entrances and exits to public streets are not hazardous and that traffic congestion is minimized. Furthermore, no entrances or exits shall direct traffic into adjacent residential district.

(b)

Buffer yards. A buffer yard of not less than 50 feet in width shall be provided along each I-2 district boundary which abuts any residential district. Such buffer yard shall be in lieu of front, side, or rear yards. The 20 feet of such yard nearest the district boundary shall not be used for any processing activity, building, or structure other than fences, wall, or berms, and shall be landscaped and maintained with shrubs and trees. A minimum of one tree shall be planted for each 25 feet of common lot line or fraction thereof. Landscape materials shall attain a minimum height of six feet and shall be at least 75 percent opaque when viewed from any point along the adjoining boundary within 18 months after planting. The remaining 30 feet of the buffer yard shall not be used for any processing activities, buildings, or structures other than fences, wall, berms, or off-street parking lots of passenger cars.

(Code 1988, § 24-51(g))