Business Park e y
110 BUSINESS PARK
The Business Park District is intended to allow for business and
industrial operations with high standards for site development
and use performance.
Within the Business Park District, no building or land shall be
used except for one or more of the following uses:
1. Free standing office buildings for corporate, administrative,
executive, professional, research, sales representatives offices,
or similar organizations.
2. Manufacturing, production, processing, storage, servicing,
repair or testing of materials, goods or products that is wholly
contained within a building and which has an office use which
occupies more than 50% of the gross floor area of the building.
District standards. No building or land in the Business Park
District shall be used except in conformance with the following:
a) building height: maximum of 25 feet as measured from the
lowest ground point
b) front yard setback: 20 feet
50 feet abutting residential district
c) side yard setback: 20 feet
40 feet abutting residential district
d) rear yard setback: 20 feet
40 feet abutting residential
district
e) floor area ratio .60
f) front yard setback parking lot: 50 feet abutting
residential district
g) side yard setback parking lot: 20 feet
40 feet abutting residential
district
h) rear yard setback parking lot: 20 feet
40 feet abutting residential
district
PARKING AND•LOADING AREAS
All parking and loading areas, aisles and driveways shall be
41) bordered with raised concrete curbs or equivalent approved by the
city.
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All off street parking and loading areas shall be screened by a
planting buffer screen. This buffer shall include a berm and
landscaping adequate to screen the parking lot.
All parking lots shall provide islands for traffic control as
needed.
LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS
All open area of a lot which are not used or improved for
required parking areas and drives shall be landscaped with a
combination of overstory trees, understory trees, shrubs, flowers
and ground cover materials. The plan for landscaping shall
include ground cover, bushes, shrubbery, trees, sculpture,
foundations, decorative walks or other similar site design
features or materials. The following table is a minimum value
bushes, shrubbery and trees:
Project Value Minimum
(Including building construction, Landscape Value
improvements)
Below $1,000,000 2%
$1,000,000 $2,000,000 $20,000 1%
of project value
in excess of
$1,000,000
$2,000,000 $3,000,000 $30,000 .75%
of project value
in excess of
$2,000,000
$3,000,000 $4,000,000 $37,500'+ .25%
of project value
in excess of
$3,000,000
over $4,000,000 1%
In instances where healthy plant materials of acceptable species
exist on a site prior to its development, the application of the
standards in this subdivision may be adjusted by the City to
allow credit for such material, provided that such adjustment is
consistent with the intent of this ordinance. The city may
permit the seeding of areas reserved for future expansion of the
development if consistent with the intent of this ordinance.
A reasonable attempt shall be made to preserve as many existing
trees as is practicable and to incorporate them into the site
plan.
All new overstory trees shall be balled and burlapped or moved
from the growing site by tree spade. Deciduous trees shall have
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ID a minimum caliper of 2 1/2 inches. Coniferous trees shall be a
minimum of six feet in height. Ornamental trees shall have a
minimum caliper of 1 1/2 inches.
All site areas not covered by buildings, sidewalks, parking lots,
driveways, patios or similar hard surface materials shall be
covered with sod or an equivalent ground cover approved by the
City. This requirement shall not apply to site areas retained in
a natural state.
In order to provide for adequate maintenance of landscaped areas,
an underground sprinkler system shall be provided as part of each
new development. A sprinkler system shall be provided for all
landscaped areas except areas to be preserved in a natural state.
ARCHITECTURAL STANDARDS
It is not the intent of the City to restrict design freedom
unduly when reviewing project architecture in connection with a
site and building plan. However, it is in the best interest of
the City to promote high standards of architecture design and
compatibility with surrounding structures and neighborhoods.
a) architectural plans shall be prepared by an architect or
other qualified person acceptable to the planning department and
shall show the following:
1) elevations of all sides of the building;
2) type and color of exterior building materials;
3) typical floor plan;
4) dimensions of all structures; and
5) the location of trash containers and of heating,
ventilation and air conditioning equipment.
b) all buildings shall be finished on all sides with permanent
finished materials of consistent quality. Exterior wall surfaces
shall be face brick, glass or stone or decorative block may be
acceptable if incorporated in a building design that is
compatible with other development throughout the district. No
building shall be constructed of sheet aluminum, asbestos, iron,
steel, or corrugated aluminum.
c) all rooftop or ground mounted mechanical equipment and
exterior trash storage areas shall be enclosed with materials
compatible with the principal structure.
d) underground utilities shall be provided for all new and
substantially renovated structures.
e) all garages, accessory structures, screen walls, and exposed
areas of retaining walls shall be of a similar type, quality, and
appearance as the principal structure.
f) plans for site lighting shall be coordinated with the
landscape plan for developments within the subject area. Such
lighting plans shall be designed to avoid any off -site glare from
site lighting and any unnecessary light trespass. Maximum
fixture height shall be compatible with the scale for the
development and adjacent landscape features.