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Page -6- Item four (4) deals with the privacy and property values of surrounding residential uses and should be considered one of the central issues of this review. Section 10-103.4.e.3 states: Developments abutting an "R-l", IR-2", "R-3" or MH district shall be screened and landscaped in compliance with required screening and landscaping for the specific use involved as required in sections 6 & 7, Table B. There are, as indicated by Exhibit B, three faces of this proj ect which either abut or extend onto residentially zoned property. Although designated as a PUD, the proposed ICN facility is basically Business Industrial in nature. Further, a significant portion of the complex will lie within a Business Industrial Zone. The Business Industrial line of section 7-600, Table B requires setbacks (when adjacent to residential districts) of fifty (50f feet to the front, forty (40) feet to the side, and thirty (30) feet to the rear. Footnote #2 to this table states: No buildings, parking areas, loading docks, outside storage, or refuse containers will be allowed in such setback areas. These areas are to be landscaped with trees, shrubs and ground cover, with a planting plan required to be submitted and approved by the enforcement officer. The portion of the project which will extend into a residential (R-2) zone is to be occupied by an employee's park. This park is to be located on the eastern face of the facility, south of the staging area. The intended use as an employee recreational facility, which will also be available (by reservation) to the pUblic, is allowable as a residential activity (See Exhibit H). Public parks are permitted in all residential zones, and recreational facilities are (by means of a density bonus) encouraged within residential developments (Zoning Ordinance section 5-800G). While the I.C.N. complex is not residential, their proposal to develop park facilities on the residential portion of their property is in keeping with the spirit and intent of the Zoning Ordinance. Due to the fact that the park is located on I.C.N. property and an integral part of the development, its other intended use, as the landscape buffer required by Footnote #2, is also acceptable.