1.

Applicability. The following supplemental site development standards apply only in the Medical Overlay District (MOD).

2.

Landscaping and screening.

a.

Any building, structure, or use is subject to the landscaping requirements of this chapter.

b.

Trash collection, trash compaction, recycling collection and other similar service areas shall be located on the side or rear of the building and shall be screened from view from residentially zoned property or public rights of way. Screening enclosures shall be fully enclosed walls or fences at least eight feet high with self-closing access doors and shall be constructed of the same materials as the primary building or buildings.

c.

Trash collection, trash compaction, recycling collection and other similar service area shall be located a minimum of 50 feet away from any residentially zoned property line.

d.

No garage doors bay doors or loading areas shall face a pubic roadway.

e.

Loading areas shall be subject to the following screening requirements:

i.

Provide a minimum 100 percent year-round screen of all loading areas visible from residentially-zoned property or public right-of-way.

ii.

This screen shall consist of berms, walls, fences, plant material or combination totaling eight feet in height at installation or completion of construction. Wall or fence material shall be compatible with primary structure.

iii.

Loading docks shall be located to the side and rear of building when within 50 feet of any residentially-zoned property, unless the loading area is wholly within a closed building.

f.

All roof, ground and wall mounted mechanical equipment (e.g., air handling equipment, compressors, duct work, transformers and elevator equipment) shall be screened from view from residential properties or public right-of-way at ground level of the property line.

g.

Roof mounted mechanical equipment shall be shielded from view on all sides. Screening shall consist of materials consistent with the primary building materials, and may include metal screening or louvers which are painted to blend with the primary structure.

h.

Wall or ground mounted equipment screening shall be constructed of planting screens; brick, stone and wrought iron.

i.

Above ground utilities and appurtenances to underground utilities which require above ground installation shall be screened by a continuous planting of shrubs, with a minimum mature height equal to that of the utility structure. Required access ways to these utilities are exempt from screening provisions.

3.

Fences and walls.

a.

Fences and wall shall be constructed of high quality materials, such as decorative blocks, brick, stone and wrought iron.

b.

Chain-link fences, barbed wire or concertina wire shall not be permitted.

c.

Breaks in the fence or wall may be provided for pedestrian connections to adjacent developments.

d.

The maximum length of a continuous, unbroken and uninterrupted fence or wall shall be 100 feet. Breaks shall be provided through the use of columns, landscaped areas, transparent sections and a change in material.

4.

Drive-through facilities.

a.

A drive-through window shall only be permitted where it is not facing the public right of way of a Pedestrian or Urban Frontage.

b.

No drive-through window shall be permitted on the side of a building adjacent to any residentially zoned property.

5.

Parking. See underlying zoning requirements for parking.

6.

Signs. All signs within the Medical Overlay District shall be monument signs to be erected not closer than five feet from the right of way (on private property). Monument signs shall not exceed ten feet in height or 40 square feet in sign area.

7.

100-year Floodplain. No permanent structure shall be constructed within the boundary of the 100-year floodplain unless the structure meets minimum floodplain ordinance requirements as established in Chapter 50, Floods, of the Code of Griffin, Georgia.

( Ord. No. 13-11 , § 1, 8-27-2013)