Article VIII — General Development Standards

Maximum Building Coverage: None Required. Permitted maximum coverage shall be a secondary consideration subordinate to compliance with all other design regulations contained within this chapter.

(Ord. 1150 § 1, 2005)

Parking lot lighting standards shall comply with city standards including the following:

• A. All display and security lighting in the project area shall be decorative and designed for uniformity of lighting poles, fixtures and intensity;

• B. All outside lighting shall be so arranged and shielded as to prevent any glare or reflection, any nuisance, inconvenience or hazardous interference of any kind on adjoining rights-of-way or property.

• (Ord. 1150 § 1, 2005)

The provisions of Chapter 18.152 of this title shall apply. (Ord. 1150 § 1, 2005)

All utilities within the project boundaries to serve the uses and buildings therein shall be installed underground. All existing aboveground utilities shall be relocated underground at the time of project construction.

(Ord. 1150 § 1, 2005)

All driveway entrances shall incorporate decorative pavement treatment. Additional entry treatment may be required by the review authority pursuant to Chapter 18.12 of this title. (Ord. 1150 § 1, 2005; Ord. 1324, 6/10/2025)

All downspouts shall be located in the interior of buildings. (Ord. 1150 § 1, 2005)

Outdoor display and/or storage areas may be permitted when incidental and secondary to a permitted use subject to review and approval by the director of community development or designee. The uses shall not be located or operated in such a manner as to be detrimental to the visual quality of the primary user nor to negatively impact adjacent properties by means of noise, odor, appearance or other characteristics. In approving the display or storage area, the director of community development or designee may impose buffers consisting of decorative block walls, berming, landscaping, or combinations thereof to mitigate any perceived impacts. (Ord. 1150 § 1, 2005; Ord. 1324, 6/10/2025)

The following areas shall be fully landscaped and irrigated, maintained in good appearance and kept in a weed and disease free manner:

• A. Within Required Setbacks. All required setbacks shall be fully landscaped exclusive of structures, parking area, drive aisles, and similar improvements.

• B. Within Parking Areas. A minimum of five percent of the parking area required within this chapter shall be landscaped. The landscaping shall be in the form of landscaped planter fingers and similar landscaped planter techniques.

• C. All landscaping required within this section shall be contained within planters of raised concrete curbing six inches in height.

• (Ord. 1150 § 1, 2005)

Roof-mounted mechanical equipment including, but not limited to, air conditioning, heating, and ventilating and exhaust ducts, shall be screened from view from any surrounding property, street or highway. The screening shall be designed in such manner as to appear to be an integral component of the overall building architecture. This can be accomplished by full roof treatments, equipment wells, and architectural design features. Line-of-sight drawings shall be required as a component of

all design review submittals to verify equipment screening. Wall or ground-mounted equipment shall be enclosed in a manner which incorporates the same materials used in the building. (Ord. 1150 § 1, 2005)

The provisions of Chapter 18.156 of this title shall apply.

(Ord. 1150 § 1, 2005)

Any outdoor storage permitted by this section shall be screened from view of any public right-of-way. Such methods of screening shall include, but not be limited to, masonry walls and dense landscaping.

(Ord. 1150 § 1, 2005)

Walls shall be permitted and/or required pursuant to the following provisions. All walls shall be constructed of decorative concrete tilt-up, masonry or other approved durable material.

• A. Required Walls. Walls shall be required to screen truck and storage areas where allowed by this chapter. Interior walls may be required by the review authority pursuant to Chapter 18.12 of this title as a component of the design review process. All screening walls shall be architecturally compatible with the buildings with the project and planning unit, and shall incorporate vertical landscaping such as vines, trees and shrubbery. The vertical landscaping elements shall be located on the public right-of-way side to provide visual relief from the horizontal expanse. The height of the screening walls shall be governed by the view shed from the surrounding areas which shall take into consideration the height of equipment and/or trucks to be stored behind the walls.

• B. Permitted Walls. Walls shall be permitted on or within all property lines not abutting streets and on, or to the rear of all required yard setback lines abutting streets. The height of such walls shall be set by the director of community development after giving reasonable due consideration to alternative screening techniques and devices. Walls not over forty-two inches in height may be permitted within the required setback areas.

• (Ord. 1150 § 1, 2005; Ord. 1324, 6/10/2025)

Enclosed trash and/or recycling storage area(s) built to the city's standard specifications shall be provided in appropriate locations pursuant to city standards. (Ord. 1150 § 1, 2005)