§ 17.24.050. Performance requirements for nonresidential development.

All new nonresidential construction within the recreation district shall conform to the following standards:

A.

Existing attractive and healthy trees with trunk diameters of eight or more inches shall be preserved, unless they are in conflict with proposed building locations, create safety hazards, or are excluded from the planning and zoning department's list of approved trees. Site plans shall be arranged so that suitable trees can be saved wherever possible. Tree removal plans shall be reviewed by the above department for compliance with this section. If a suitable tree is found to have been removed in violation of this section, the property owner shall replace it with one or two trees, as determined by the planning director, at least twelve (12) feet in height for conifers or at least two inches caliper in diameter for deciduous trees.

B.

Site development will avoid unnecessary disturbance of ground so as to maintain existing native plant species, inhibit weed growth, and abate dust.

C.

Landscaped yards with full vegetative ground cover shall conform to the standards for the residential suburban district in terms of dimension. The rear yard requirement may be reduced by fifty (50) percent if it abuts a commercial or industrial use. Front areas to be landscaped may be crossed by access drives or exits and sidewalks, but may not otherwise be paved. All landscaping must be maintained in a healthy, growing condition and conform to the following additional requirement:

Landscaped yard areas shall contain at least one canopy tree for each fifty (50) feet of lot width or length for the business in question. This shall be in addition to the landscaping required for the parking area of the building in question.

D.

Reserved.

E.

Site plans shall be designed in such manner that they minimize the traffic impact of nonresidential uses on local residential roads.

F.

Buildings and their appurtenances shall be oriented to limit conflicts with surrounding residential uses due to noise, light, litter or dust.

G.

Where a nonresidential use abuts a residential use, the following standards shall be complied with concerning development of the nonresidential use:

1.

The developer of any nonresidential use shall provide, between the residential use or district and the developed portion of the non-residential use, a minimum of fifty (50) foot landscaped buffer (see Section 17.52.520.) It shall count as the required yard. All required buffer areas shall meet the requirements set forth in Sections 17.52.310 and 17.52.320.

2.

Fences, whose design and materials shall be approved by the planning director, shall be erected and thereafter maintained along residential property lines to provide privacy and to prevent the intrusion of unwanted light, dust, or blowing debris.

3.

Mechanical equipment must be screened to limit its visibility from neighboring residential uses and residentially zoned lands.

4.

Noise-producing mechanical equipment must be located at least fifty (50) feet from any common property line with residential uses and residentially zoned lands.

5.

Lighting of the site shall not exceed fifteen (15) feet in height and shall be directed away from residences, or residentially zoned land in the vicinity of the site.

6.

Openings in buildings and activity centers on sites shall be located to minimize interference with residential uses.

7.

Drainage from buildings and parking lot areas shall be detained on-site and shall be directed away from residential land which abuts nonresidential uses.

8.

Loading and delivery entrances shall be located away from the interface with residential uses or zoning and shall be screened to prevent the intrusion of the nonresidential activities into the adjacent residential neighborhood.

(Ord. 1998-1 § 345)

( Ord. No. 2013-2 , § 1, 3-20-13; Ord. No. 2016-3 , § 1, 5-4-16)