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1139.08 PLANNING AND ZONING CODE 96 1139.08 SUPPLEMENTARY YARD REGULATIONS. (a) Setback on Corner Lots. For a corner lot in a Business District, the minimum depth of a yard along either frontage shall be the depth of the yard which is required along the same street for the adjoining lot. Offstreet parking shall be set back a minimum of twenty feet from the side street right-of-way line on a corner lot. (b) Variable Setback. Where any lot, including a corner lot, is of such configuration, by virtue of its dimensions that it is practicable to require all offstreet parking to be located behind the building, the Planning Commission may authorize or require that a setback be established of no less than fifty feet from the street or streets upon which the lot fronts. In such case, the setback area required or authorized shall be entirely landscaped, except for required access to the lot, and no business activity including, but not limited to, parking shall be permitted within the setback area. (c) Side Yard Regulations for Business Buildings. In a General Retail Business District, buildings shall meet the side yard requirements of Section 1139.06. However, if a business building is located adjacent to another business building having a party wall and common roof, no side yard between adjacent buildings shall be required. (d) Canopies. Canopies covering gasoline pump islands providing protection from inclement weather may be permitted in front of the established building line, provided that no portion of such canopies is less than fifteen feet from any street right-of-way line and that the design, height and location of the canopy is approved by the Planning and Design Commission. (e) Offstreet Parkin A' reas. (1) When an offstreet parking area is planned and designed as a coordinated facility with adjacent existing or planned parking areas, the Planning and Design Commission may waive the side yard parking or drive setback requirement of this section. (2) All accessory parking and service areas shall be defined by continuous poured concrete curbing. (3) Every required yard in which no offstreet parking or loading spaces are permitted and any additional open areas shall be developed as lawn or planted areas and maintained in an orderly state. (4) The Commission shall require from each applicant for its approval, a plan depicting the design of earth mounding, a fence, wall, hedge or other suitable screening or planting in order to create a visual buffer area where a residential district adjoins or abuts a rear or side yard of a Business District. (5) Sources of light for illumination of the exterior of buildings or grounds shall be shielded so as not to create glare which would be objectionable to users of adjacent property. December 2016 Replacement