Chapter 14.36 — UT PUBLIC UTILITIES DISTRICT

The purpose of the UT district is to provide areas for the facilities of a public utility or public service entity. The intent is to provide adequate design requirements to ensure that such facilities are compatible with surrounding land uses.

(Ord. 315 § 1 (part), 1981)

Prior to the issuance of any permit for development on property zoned or to be rezoned to public utilities, a development plan shall be submitted, processed and approved as provided in Chapter 14.68.

(Ord. 315 § 1 (part), 1981)

Uses permitted in the UT district subject to development plan approval are as follows:

1.

Water filtration plants;

2.

Sewer treatment plants;

3.

Underground gas storage;

4.

Electrical substations;

5.

Telephone central office/switching station;

6.

Uses, buildings and structures accessory and customarily incidental to the above uses;

7.

Any other use which the planning commission finds similar to the uses listed above.

(Ord. 315 § 1 (part), 1981)

1.

No building or structure shall be located closer than eighty feet of the centerline of any street or fifty feet of the property line, whichever is greater.

2.

No building or structure shall be located closer than ten feet to the side property lines. On corner lots, the side yard along the street shall conform to the front yard regulations of this district.

3.

No building or structure shall be located closer than ten feet to the rear property line except that:

a.

For any parcel that has a rear boundary which abuts the rear boundary of a lot zoned residential or commercial, the required rear yard setback shall be not less than two times the height of the building;

b.

No rear yard setback shall be required for buildings located on a lot having a rear boundary common to the rear boundary of any parcel zoned for industrial use.

(Ord. 315 § 1 (part), 1981)

No building or structure shall exceed a height of thirty feet.

(Ord. 315 § 1 (part), 1981)

Parking regulations in the UT district shall be as provided in Chapter 14.54.

(Ord. 315 § 1 (part), 1981)

1.

All front property lines shall be landscaped with a minimum of a five-foot wide planted area.

2.

Where any portion of a parcel subject to the requirements of this district abuts a parcel in a residential or commercial district, the first ten feet of the setback area shall be landscaped and a masonry wall not less than six feet in height shall be provided.

(Ord. 315 § 1 (part), 1981)

1.

Open storage of equipment and materials shall be permitted only in areas screened from view of surrounding lots.

2.

The volume of sound, measured during calm air conditions, inherently and recurrently generated by or resulting from any use, other than motor vehicles, operated on any lot shall not exceed fifty decibels at any point along the boundary of or outside of the lot upon which such use is located.

The ground vibration inherently and recurrently generated by or resulting from any use, other than motor vehicles, operated on any lot shall not be perceptible without instruments at any point along the boundary of or outside of the lot upon which such use is located.

4.

No offensive odors or fumes, noxious gases, heat, glare, or radiation generated by or resulting from any use, other than motor vehicles or lighting fixtures, operated on any lot shall be detectable at any point along the boundary of or outside of the lot upon which such use is located.

5.

Except for the heating of buildings there shall be no smoke or dust generated by or resulting from any use, other than motor vehicles located upon the lot.

6.

No beam of exterior lighting used for the purpose of illuminating buildings or structures shall be directed toward adjacent residential areas without intermediate obstruction.

7.

No operations and no material stored shall be injurious to the health, safety, or welfare of persons residing or working in the neighborhood by reason of danger to life or property.

(Ord. 315 § 1 (part), 1981)