31-100 Purpose of District:  The Freeway District accommodates a broad range of non-residential land uses including office, retail, personal service, commercial, industrial and institutional activities. Freeway District regulations are designed to achieve compatibility between diverse uses through greater setbacks and other appropriate development controls.
 
31-200 Permitted Uses:  Any use indicated as permitted in this district on the Schedule of Uses, Section 10-200.
 
31-300 Lot Requirements:  No requirements for minimum lot area, width, or depth are set forth for nonresidential uses.
 
31-400 Yard (Setback) Requirements
 
31-410 All portions of main buildings or structures shall be set back from all property lines to provide the following minimum yards (setbacks). Every part of a required yard shall be open and unobstructed as set forth in Section 11 and 13, except that:
 
1. Ordinary projections of windowsills, belt courses and other similar architectural features may not project more than one (1) foot into required yards.  Ordinary projections of cornices, roof overhangs, unsupported canopies and other architectural features may not project more than ten (10) feet into required front and rear yards and roof overhangs may not project more than five (5) feet into a required side yard.
 
2. Fireplaces, bay windows and other similar construction not exceeding seven (7) feet in width may extend two (2) feet into a required yard; provided the total length of all such projections into a yard shall not exceed one-third (1/3) the length of the exterior wall, excluding garages adjacent to that yard.
 
31-420 Yards and Setbacks Adjacent to Streets and Freeways:  Yards adjacent to streets for all uses shall be provided according to the requirements contained herein.
 
31-421 Truck parking lots and loading areas shall not be allowed in any required yards adjacent to a street.
 
31-422 Gasoline pump islands and canopies shall be required to set back twenty-five (25) feet from street right-of-way.
 
31-423 Front, Side, and Rear Yards Adjacent to a Freeway
 
31-423.1 Any yard adjacent to a freeway shall be defined for purposes of this section as a front yard.
 
31-423.2 A minimum front yard adjacent to a freeway of forty (40) feet shall be provided, however, the front yard shall be a minimum of ninety (90) feet when parking is placed between the building and the freeway. Drives may be placed within the forty (40) foot front yard if no parking is placed between the building and the freeway.
 
31-423.3 No parking area shall be closer than twenty-five (25) feet to the front property line.
 
31-424 Front, Side, and Rear Yards Adjacent to a Street Other Than A Freeway:  40 feet  
 
31-430 Yards and Setbacks Not Adjacent to a Street:  Yards not adjacent to streets for all uses shall be provided according to the requirements contained herein.
 
31-431 Truck Parking and Loading: Loading docks or truck loading doors shall be fifty (50) feet or more from any lot line not adjacent to a street. However, if the lot line is adjacent to a residential district boundary the setback shall be increased to seventy-five (75) feet except when the loading dock and accompanying truck parking space is contained within a building of masonry construction, the fifty (50) foot setback shall prevail. Loading spaces shall be as set forth in Section 12-310.
 
31-432 Yard (Setback) Requirements:  A minimum side or rear yard for the lower two (2) floors of all main buildings shall be fifteen (15) feet. A minimum setback shall be provided from any residential district boundary line of fifty (50) feet to all portions of the lower two (2) floors of all main buildings. For the portions of any building above two (2) stories the horizontal distance from any point on the building above two (2) stories to any residential district line shall be not less than the height of the highest point on the building, or shall be not less than one-half (½) the height of the highest point on the building from the nearest property line, whichever is greater. The setbacks required in this paragraph shall apply in all cases even if other ownerships and/or buildings exist between the residential district and the building upon which the setback is imposed.
 
31-500 Maximum Lot Coverage:  Buildings or structures or parts thereof shall not be erected, altered, or placed so as to cover more than sixty (60) percent of the lot.
 
31-510 Maximum Floor Area Ratio:  No floor area ratio is set forth.
 
31-600 Height:  Buildings or structures may be constructed to any legal height.