The purpose of this chapter is to establish the standards that apply to uses without regard to the zone designation. Site plans, subdivision plans, narratives, and other materials which demonstrate compliance with the following development standards shall be required to be submitted by the developer (applicant, developer, and/or owner) for review by City staff. (Ord. 619, 4-13-2021)

   A.   No development shall generate dust, smoke, odors, or other airborne pollutants that travel beyond its property line, except as permitted by State and Federal air quality standards.

   B.   It shall be unlawful for any person to cause or permit particulate matter to be handled, transported or stored without taking reasonable precautions to prevent the particulate matter from becoming airborne.

   C.   It shall be unlawful for any person to cause or permit a building or its appendages or a road to be constructed, altered, repaired, or demolished without taking reasonable precautions to prevent particulate matter from becoming airborne.

   D.   It shall be unlawful for any person, including the owner or person in control of real property to cause or allow particulate matter to be deposited upon a paved roadway open to the public without taking every reasonable precaution to minimize deposition. Reasonable precautions shall include, but are not limited to, the removal of particulate matter from equipment prior to movement on paved streets and the prompt removal of any particulate matter deposited on paved streets.

   E.   The City may attach conditions to a permit requiring mitigation for dust control. (Ord. 619, 4-13-2021)

   A.   Fences, walls, and hedges shall be permitted in required yards in accordance with the following regulations:

      1.   All fences and walls greater than six feet in height shall conform to the currently adopted Building Code and other applicable provisions of this Code.

      2.   No fence, wall or hedge shall be erected within the vision triangle pursuant to subsection 6-1-4(A) of this Code.

      3.   For residential land uses, with the exception of fences used to enclose large livestock, no electric, barbed or razor wire fencing shall be allowed. Barbed or razor wire fences are permitted in Commercial and Industrial Zones only as the top section of a security fence and shall be located a minimum of 72" and maximum of 96" above grade.

   B.   For residential uses in all zoning districts, the following shall apply:

      1.   Fences, walls, and hedges not greater than six feet in height shall be permitted on or within all rear and side yard property lines and on or within all front yard setback lines.

      2.   Fences, walls, and hedges not greater than four feet in height shall be permitted in any required front yard. However, wire or rail type fences used to enclose large livestock, i.e., horses, cows, etc., may be five feet high as a permitted use. Livestock fencing shall be marked in a manner that is clearly visible to the public.

   C.   For nonresidential uses in Nonresidential Zoning Districts, the following shall apply:

      1.   Fences, walls, and hedges not greater than four feet in height shall be permitted in any required front yard.

      2.   Fences, walls, and hedges on or within the rear or side yard property lines shall have no height restriction except where abutting a residential use, the maximum height is six feet.

   D.   Exceptions to these height and material standards may be considered as a conditional use permit. (Ord. 619, 4-13-2021)

   A.   Purpose: The purpose of this section is to:

      1.   Provide a visual buffer and physical separation between land uses of varying intensities;

      2.   Reduce unwanted light, glare, and noise;

      3.   Enhance the visual appeal of Hayden;

      4.   Retain existing natural vegetation; and

      5.   Implement the goals and policies of the Comprehensive Plan.

   The requirements of this section shall apply to new development; expansions of or alterations to existing uses; changes of use; and as required by other title of this code.

   B.   Prior to issuance of a building permit, a landscape and irrigation plan shall be submitted to the Community Development Department for review and approval by the City. The plan may be combined with the parking plan, civil plan, or architectural plan.

   C.   Maintenance: The continuing maintenance of any improvement required for compliance with any development or use standard of this title shall be required. This provision applies to:

      1.   Off-street parking and loading areas;

      2.   Improvements required for on-site stormwater treatment systems (grass swales);

      3.   Landscaped areas, including any required buffers; and

      4   Any other improvement required for compliance with this title.

      5.   The maintenance of landscaped areas includes irrigation, maintenance of the irrigation system, and weed and pest control.

      Any trees and shrubs used in the landscaping and screening of a zone or use shall be maintained in a healthy growing condition. The owner of the property shall bear primary responsibility for maintenance of landscaping. Dead or dying trees and shrubs shall be replaced within six months and the planting area shall be maintained reasonably free of weeds and trash.

      If stormwater treatment areas (grass swales) are used in part to fulfill the requirements of this section, the property owner shall bear primary responsibility for maintenance. All grassed areas shall be kept trim and maintained reasonably free of weeds and trash. Dead or dying grass shall be replaced within 30 days.

      The City of Hayden is authorized to notify the owner or the owner’s agent if any installed landscaping as required in this section is not being adequately maintained, and the specific nature of the failure to maintain. The City shall send the property owner or the respective agent two written notices, each with a 15 day response period. The notices shall specify the date by which the said maintenance must be accomplished and shall be addressed to the property owner or agent’s last known address. No response from the property owner or the respective agent shall constitute a violation of this title and City Council may take appropriate action.

   D.   General Requirements:

      1.   Sight Distance Triangle Adjacent to Public Rights-Of-Way and Points of Access: No landscaping, structures, or other items shall impair vision at a corner as required by section 6-1-4 of this Code or a point of access. In these areas, all landscaping shall be planted and maintained at a height no greater than three feet above the centerline street grade. Trees may be permitted if the trunks are kept free of branches below 10' above the centerline street grade.

      Preservation of Existing Trees: All trees on a site shall be retained to the maximum extent possible. Credit may be given for incorporating existing trees into the design if it meets the intent of this section, survives through the first year, and is continually maintained in a healthy condition. Exceptions:

         a.   When the tree(s) will be hazardous or may otherwise damage the structure, streets, or sewer, water or utility lines.

         b.   When the tree(s) will not likely survive the impacts of the construction due to its condition, age, disease, increased or decreased exposure, or location outside of a natural grouping.

   E.   Landscape Types: The City of Hayden has four primary landscape types to address a variety of buffering requirements related to noise, light, glare, and incompatible uses; while still addressing a goal of preserving existing vegetation and enhancing the visual aesthetics of the project area. In general, each type has a tree component, a shrub component, and a ground cover component as shown in the Standard Drawings as adopted by the City of Hayden and defined below:

 

 

   F.   Buffer Width Reduction: The width requirements of each landscape type may be reduced when a berm or fence is included in the buffer. The width reduction may be up to twice the height of the berm, but with a maximum permitted width reduction of 10' and the berm cannot be narrower than five feet in width as measured at the base. The combined maximum height of the berm and fence or wall shall not exceed six feet, unless allowed by a conditional use permit.

   G.   The following table sets forth the type of required landscaping to be installed by the proposed use and according to the standard drawings approved by the City:

 

   H.   Plant Sizes and Spacing for Installation: Plants shall be sized and spaced to achieve the desired buffer within 2 years of planting and shall be maintained to continue the desired buffer as a requirement of any approved plan. Generally speaking, deciduous trees shall be two inches in caliper, multi-stemmed trees and evergreen trees shall be six feet in height, small shrubs shall be 12" and all other shrubs shall be 18" in height at the time of planting.

   I.   Consolidation Of Landscaping Types and/or Stormwater Swales: To reduce the overall land requirements for green space, combining required types of landscaping, and/or combining stormwater infiltration areas (grass swales) with landscape areas, as required by this section, may be permitted in compliance with the provisions of Best Management Practices (BMPs) adopted pursuant to this title. Applications for exception and modifications from the standards of this chapter may be applied for using the process and standards established in subsection 11-1-7 of this title.

   J.   Irrigation of Landscaping and/or Stormwater Swales: All landscaped areas including buffer strips and drainage infiltration facilities shall be provided with an automated irrigation system. Routine maintenance of joint stormwater areas on private property shall be the responsibility of the individual owner. Structural or functional maintenance of joint stormwater areas shall be the responsibility of the homeowner’s association. (Ord. 619, 4-13-2021)

These design standards are intended to reduce the problems created by improperly designed and installed outdoor lighting. It is intended to reduce problems of glare, minimize light trespass, and help reduce the energy and financial costs of outdoor lighting by establishing regulations which limit the area that certain kinds of outdoor-lighting fixtures can illuminate and by limiting the total allowable illumination of lots located in Hayden.

   A.    Applicability:

      1.   All business, residential, and community driveway, sidewalk, and property luminaires should be installed with the idea of being a “good neighbor”, with attempts to keep unnecessary direct light from shining onto abutting properties or streets.

      2.   Lighting provided for freeways, expressways, limited access roadways, and roads on which pedestrians, cyclists, and parked vehicles are generally not present. The primary purpose of roadway or highway lighting is to help the motorist remain on the roadway and help with the detection of obstacles within and beyond the range of the vehicle’s headlights.

   B.   Zones Established: The street-lighting system and the City is divided into separate zones to reflect the intensity of illumination required to provide safe travel and protection of property within each zone. These zones shall be as follows:

      1.   Highway Illumination Zone: The Highway illumination zone shall include all areas requiring illumination along the streets where there is no direct benefit accruing to any particular improved real property owner or occupant. Such zone includes freeway interchanges, the limited access portions of U.S. Highway 95 from Aqua Avenue to Lancaster Road, and other such areas as determined by the City Engineer and/or Public Works Director, where no direct benefit is accrued to any particular improved real property.

      2.   High Illumination Intensity Zone: The high illumination intensity zone includes areas requiring 20,000 lumen lights to provide for public safety and the safety of the improved real property. The streets in this zone carry the highest traffic volumes. This zone shall include improved real property with frontage on the following streets: Government Way, Hayden Avenue, Prairie Avenue between Wayne Drive and Cornerstone Drive, and other such areas as determined by the City Engineer and/or Public Works Director, where no direct benefit is accrued to any particular improved real property.

      3.   Moderate Illumination Intensity Zone: The moderate illumination intensity zone includes areas requiring 10,000 lumen lights to provide for the general public safety and the safety of improved real property. The streets in this zone do not have the traffic volume of the high illumination intensity zone, but have greater traffic volumes than residential areas. This zone shall include improved real property with frontage on the following streets: Honeysuckle Avenue between Wayne Drive and Davis Circle, Orchard Avenue between Government Way and Hess Street, Dakota Avenue between Government Way and Highway 95, Lacey Avenue between Government Way an Highway 95, Wyoming Avenue between Government Way and Highway 95, Lancaster Road between Government Way and Warren Street, Ramsey Road between Prairie Avenue and Lancaster Road, and other such areas as determined by the City Engineer and/or Public Works Director, where no direct benefit is accrued to any particular improved real property.

      4.   Central Business District Illumination Intensity Zone: This illumination intensity zone has been established by the existing luminaires within the district. Any changes to the existing lighting requires approval of the City Engineer and/or Public Works Director.

      5.   Residential Illumination Intensity Zone: The residential illumination intensity zone includes areas requiring less than 10,000 lumen lights to provide for general public safety and the safety of improved real property. The residential illumination intensity zone includes all improved real property not included in subsections A, B, C and D of this section.

   C.   Criteria and Standards for Street Lighting: The following streetlight criteria and standards have been applied and shall hereafter apply to provide uniform lighting within each zone sufficient for public safety and the protection of improved real property:

      1.   In the highway illumination zone, lights shall be placed at all intersections and at all highway overpasses; provided, however, that the placement of such lights shall be determined by the City Engineer in conformance to the policies and purposes expressed in this chapter.

      2.   In moderate and high illumination intensity zones lights shall be placed at every intersection where practical. Where blocks are longer than 1,800', an additional light shall be placed near the middle of the block.

      3.   In the residential illumination intensity zone, lights shall be placed at intersections where practical. Where blocks exceed 600' in length, lights shall, where practical, be placed so that no property frontage is a distance of more than 300' from the nearest light.

   D.   On site, or site specific lighting shall meet the following standards:

      1.   Parking lot lighting (or building lighting directed into site circulation, pedestrian, or parking areas) shall comply with the following requirements:

         a.   Lighting shall be energy-efficient and shielded or recessed so that:

            (1)   The light source (i.e. the bulb) is not visible from off-site;

            (2)   Glare and reflections are confined to the maximum extent feasible within boundaries of the site.

            (3)   Each light fixture shall be directed downward and away from adjoining properties and rights-of-way.

            (4)   A minimum illumination of 0.2 foot-candles per square foot is required.

            (5)   No lighting shall produce an illumination level greater than 1.0 foot-candles on adjacent residential lots or parcels.

            (6)   No permanently installed lighting shall blink, flash or be of unusually high intensity or brightness, as determined by the Community Development Director or his/her designee.

            (7)   Outdoor fixtures shall be limited to a maximum height of 18' or the height of the nearest building, whichever is less.

         b.   When parking lot lighting is proposed, a photometric plan shall be submitted which demonstrates compliance with these standards.

      2.   Residential on-site lighting (i.e. accessory building lighting) shall comply with the standards as identified above.

   E.   Exceptions to the standards above may be granted where the intent of this section is met for the following exterior applications where the lighting is equipped with a control device is independent of the control of the non-exempt lighting. For areas within 300 feet of the airport property boundary, approval of the proposed exception must be approved by the Coeur d’Alene Airport.

      1.   Specialized signal, directional, and marker lighting associated with transportation.

      2.   Advertising signage or directional signage.

      3.   Lighting integral to equipment or instrumentation and installed by its manufacturer.

      4   Theatrical purposes, including performance, stage, film production, and video production.

      5.   Athletic playing areas where lighting is equipped with hoods or louvers for glare control.

      6.   Temporary lighting.

      7.   Lighting for industrial production, material handling, transportation sites, and associated storage areas where lighting is equipped with hoods or louvers for glare control.

      8.   Theme elements in theme and amusement parks.

      9.   Roadway lighting required by governmental authorities.

      10.   Lighting used to highlight features of public monuments and registered landmark structures.

      11.   Lighting for swimming pools and water features.

   F.   Standards to be considered when reviewing lighting plans, may include but are not limited to the following:

      1.   Factors to consider when reviewing the temporary/permanent special lighting request:

         a.   Public and/or private benefits that will result from the temporary lighting;

         b.   Any annoyance or safety problems that may result from the use of the temporary lighting; and

         c.   Duration of the temporary nonconforming lighting.

      2.   Has sustained every reasonable effort to mitigate the effects of light on the environment and the surrounding properties, supported by a signed statement describing the mitigation measures. Such statement shall be accompanied by the calculations required for the Performance Method.

      3.   All fixtures used for lighting shall be fully shielded as defined in this Code, or be designed or provided with sharp cut-off capability, so as to minimize up-light, spill-light, and glare.

      4   All events shall be scheduled so as to complete all activity before or as near to 10:30 p.m. as practical, but under no circumstances shall any illumination of the playing field, court, or track be permitted after 11:00 p.m. except to conclude a scheduled event that was in progress before 11:00 p.m. and circumstances prevented concluding before 11:00 p.m. (Ord. 619, 4-13-2021)

   A.   The Parking Standards purpose is to:

      1.   Require the provision of off street parking and loading facilities at the time of construction, reconstruction, expansion, and/or change in use, for all land use types within the City of Hayden;

      2.   Specify the minimum off street parking and loading facility requirements for each of the permitted uses;

      3.   Mitigate traffic congestion on public streets;

      4   Reduce the practice of using public streets for the purpose of loading and unloading goods;

      5.   Provide design standards for storage and display lots; and

      6.   Provide design standards which allow for parking organization, weed and dust control, and related measures.

   B.   Applicability: At the time of construction, reconstruction, expansion of any structure or use, the change in use or increase in intensity of use, or at the time of site improvement, off street parking, loading spaces, and storage and display lots shall be provided in accordance with the applicable provisions of this title. Land uses in existence prior to the effective date hereof may be continued as a nonconforming use subject to other provisions of this chapter concerning provision of off street parking.

   C.   General Requirements:

      1.   Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements:

         a.   New Construction, Reconstruction, Expansions and Change in Use: Off street parking and loading spaces meeting the standards detailed in this chapter shall be required. The number of required off street parking and loading spaces shall be determined based upon parking ratios detailed in Hayden City Code 11-4-6(C)(8) as provided in this section and may exclude:

            (1)   Any space occupied by central mechanical and/or electrical equipment, elevator, escalator, public access stairways, lifts, chutes, trash disposal units and fuel storage spaces;

            (2)   For multi-tenant structures, shared public lobbies, hallways and entries, and similar enclosed spaces open to the general public.

         b.   When several uses are encompassed within a single structure, parking requirements shall be based upon the relative proportion of gross floor space attributable to each use.

         c.   ADA Accessible Parking Spaces: Where off street parking spaces are required by this title there shall also be required parking spaces for persons with disabilities as provided in the Americans with Disabilities Act. The required number of accessible parking spaces shall be included in the number of spaces determined by facility use.

      2.    Determination of required Parking Spaces:

         a.   Regulations and Standards Required: If any of the provisions, regulations or standards of this chapter do not specifically pertain to a particular use, or if they are not clearly stated for a particular use or uses, the Community Development Director or his/her designee shall determine the regulations and standards to be required. In making such a determination, the following shall be considered:

            (1)   Parking generation, giving particular attention to attendance potential at any facility.

            (2)   Location of the facility and the peak hours of operation.

            (3)   Extent and frequency of loading/unloading operations.

            (4)   The number of employees and patrons during peak period(s).

            (5)   If shared use parking is proposed:

               (a)   The hours and days of operation of the respective uses.

               (b)   The combined projected traffic generated by each use.

               (c)   The required number of spaces for each use.

               (d)   The average distance of the parking area to the entrance of the Facility being served.

            (6)   Any other factors that would affect parking and loading requirements.

         b.   Exceptions and Minor Modifications: Application for an exception from a particular provision, regulation, or standard of this chapter may be made in accordance with Hayden City Code 11-1-7.

      3.   Street Parking Excluded: No portion of any public right-of-way shall be used in satisfying the minimum parking requirements established by this chapter

      4.   Parking Spaces Must Be Available: Required off street parking areas shall not be used for any purpose that would at any time prevent their intended use as parking spaces by occupants and patrons of the facility being served. No required parking area may be used for both parking and loading.

      5.   Tandem Parking and Loading Prohibited: Except for single- family dwelling units, the design and development of tandem parking and loading spaces shall not be allowed in meeting the minimum space requirements of this chapter. A required space shall not be blocked by another space such that a vehicle will be able to enter and leave the space at any time without having to cross another required space and without having to make unreasonable turning movements.

      6.   Off-Site Parking And Loading Requirements: Whenever any required parking or loading areas are located on a site which is not within the property limits of the facility being served, the owners of the facility and the land providing the offsite space shall prepare and execute an agreement for approval by the City and shall address the following:

         a.   The agreement shall guarantee the maintenance and reservation of the offsite areas for the duration of the use of the facility being served in accordance with Hayden City Code 11-4-6 (C).

         b.   The agreement shall include a legal easement, it shall be recorded, and it shall run with the land. The agreement shall not be terminable without notice to the City.

         c.   Termination of the agreement, or any change in use or increase in use during the term of the agreement, shall require reevaluation of parking requirements for the subject properties.

         d.   Agreements involving the use of the public right-of-way for parking and/or loading shall require the approval of the City Council and shall be considered under at least one of the following circumstances:

            (1)   When there is a City Council approved street corridor plan; or

            (2)   When there is a special agreement such as a master development agreement, deferred improvement agreement or similar instrument that authorizes such use.

      7.   Maintenance of All Parking and Loading Areas Required: All paved areas intended for use by the owners, employees, and the general public and required by this chapter shall be maintained on a regular basis. Regular maintenance shall include, but not be limited to, pavement repair and seal coating; pavement marking and striping; removal of dust, leaves and litter; removal of snow and ice; maintaining landscaped areas; and maintaining signs, fences, wheel stops, curbs, walks, drainage facilities and any other appurtenances pertinent to the requirements of this chapter and the zoning ordinance.

      8.   Required Off Street Parking Spaces:

 

 

 

 

   9.   Nonresidential Uses in the Central Business District or the Neighborhood Commercial Node: The Central Business District and the Neighborhood Commercial Node are an overlay district which allows for certain reductions in the required parking should certain conditions exist. Each condition reduction can be reviewed separately, or in combination as follows:

 

 

      10.   Paving Requirements:

         a.   General Standards:

            (1)   Paving of Driveways, Approaches, Parking, Loading, and Maneuvering Areas: All driveways, approaches, parking, loading and maneuvering areas required of this chapter shall be paved with hot mix asphalt, or concrete.

         b.   Residential Uses:

            (1)   New single-family, duplexes, accessory structures, and additions of 50% or greater of the existing gross floor area of a structure (including the gross floor area of the garage), shall be served by a paved driveway, paved approach, and paved parking spaces as required.

            (2)   New accessory structures constructed within a residential zoning district with an eight foot wide or larger door or opening with a depth of 15' or greater (as measured opposite of the door/opening) shall be served by a paved or concrete approach from the edge of the developed public or private right-of-way to the property line; and a paved or gravel driveway from the edge of the approach to a point aligned with the rear wall of the dwelling, said paved or graveled driveway is not required to exceed 60' as measured from the property line. The Community Development Director or his/her designee may consider and administratively approve modified standards and specifications as per Hayden City Code 11-1-7.

         c.   Surfacing of Non-residential Outdoor Storage: Outdoor storage shall be surfaced, as herein provided:

            (1)   All outdoor storage lots that are used for the purpose of storage of motorized vehicles shall be paved according to the requirements of this chapter.

            (2)   Storage lots that are used for the purpose of storing supplies and materials may be paved with asphalt or concrete or surfaced with a maintained, dustless, weedless gravel and follow the requirements of section 11-2-5(C).

            (3)   Storage lots where heavy mobile equipment (including, but not limited to, farming implements, logging equipment and/or construction equipment, and tracked equipment) is displayed, stored or used for the movement of materials:

               (a)   The actual area used for the storage, display, or use of the heavy equipment may be surfaced with compacted crushed aggregate, provided that the unpaved area is maintained in a neat, dustless and weedless condition. The gravel shall meet the City regulations for 3/4" minus crushed aggregate and shall be spread and compacted to a uniform layer having a minimum depth of four inches after all topsoil and other unsuitable material have been removed.

               (b)   Said lots shall be served by paved approaches, driveways, vehicular maneuvering areas and parking spaces meeting the requirements of this chapter.

         d.   Surfacing of Outdoor Sales Display: Outdoor Sales Display shall be surfaced, as herein provided:

            (1)   All outdoor sales display of merchandise shall be paved with concrete or asphalt, except as provided below:

               (a)   Outdoor sale areas for greenhouse/nursery materials may be surfaced with a maintained, dustless, weed free gravel.

            (2)   Said lots shall be served by paved approaches, driveways, vehicular maneuvering areas and parking spaces meeting the requirement of this chapter.

      11.   Parking Lot Grades and Drainage:

         a.    All off street parking shall be paved such that no surface shall exceed five percent and no longitudinal drainage gradient shall be flatter than one-half percent.

         b.   Approach grades shall be safe and convenient and shall be designed in accordance with the Idaho Standards for Public Works Construction (as amended) for driveway grade standards; however, the City Engineer may allow exceptions from this standard based on site specific circumstances.

         c.   Parking spaces for persons with disabilities shall be as level as possible but in no case shall the parking space, adjacent aisle, driveway or designated pathways exceed a gradient of two percent in any direction.

         d.   All parking and loading areas shall provide for proper drainage of surface water to approved drainage areas or structures.

         e.   Surface drainage shall be retained on site to the extent that site runoff shall not exceed runoff from the site in its undeveloped condition.

      12.   Parking Lot Location Requirements and Proximity To Use: The distance between parking areas and the use being served shall meet the following requirements:

         a.   Residential: Required parking shall be located on site for residential uses except in the Central Business District.

         b.   All other uses: Required parking shall be located not farther than 300' from the entrance to the facility being served, unless continuous parking is provided (except in the Central Business District).

         c.   Loading berths for an activity shall be located on the same lot as the activity served, or on a contiguous lot within the same zoning district. Property within the right-of-way shall not be used to meet the need for a loading berth except with the express written authorization of the City Council who shall take into account safety concerns, traffic congestion, other loading demands on the road system, pedestrian-vehicle conflicts, and the like in their decision-making and if the authorization is granted, the City Council may apply conditions as deemed necessary to the approval. Loading berths and service areas shall be allowed to be located at the front of buildings in an area visible from the roadway only by administrative authorization of the Community Development Director or his/her designee who is authorized to place conditions on the approval to mitigate the visual impacts such as requiring the use of fences, hedges, and other screening mechanisms.

      13.   Parking Space Requirements: In general the parking space requirements are identified below; however the specific details can be found in accordance with the City’s Design Standards Manual, as may be adopted by the Hayden City Council.

         a.   Standard Dimensions: Off street parking spaces shall meet the minimum dimensions of 9' x 20' for a standard space, 8' x 23' for a parallel space, and 10' x 23' where parking abuts a building.

         b.   ADA Accessible Parking Spaces:

            (1)   Access Aisles: Every designated accessible space requires an adjacent access aisle. This aisle must be on either side of each space and can be shared by two designated accessible space.

            (2)   Location: The spaces for persons with disabilities shall be located as near as practical to a primary accessible entrance.

            (3)   Signage: All designated accessible spaces shall be signed.

      14.   Aisleways, Driveways, Turning Radii, and Dimensions:

         a.   Access Requirements and Standards: All required off street parking areas shall be located, designed, constructed and maintained to provide access at all times. Driveway approaches shall be located, designed and constructed according to the City’s current standards and policies.

            (1)   Access to a public street shall require an encroachment permit and a guarantee for work to be performed in a public right-of- way, as detailed in title 7, chapter 2 of this Code.

            (2)   The number of approaches serving an individual lot or parcel may be restricted to a single two-way approach, and in some cases, joint use approaches serving two or more lots may be required.

            (3)   The width of an approach shall be determined according to the City standards, and shall meet the requirements of the local fire protection district.

            (4)   The location and design of approaches shall be approved by the City Engineer or his/her designee in accordance with the Access Management Policy as adopted by the City.

      15.   Bicycle Parking Requirements:

         a.   Permanently installed bicycle racks shall be required in the Central Business District and Commercial Zone Districts for all retail, hospitality, medical, dental, and restaurant uses, where those uses are required by Code to have 15 or more parking spaces.

         b.   Bike racks shall be provided with the number of bikes spaces totaling 10% of the required off-street vehicle parking spaces rounded to the nearest even number, or a minimum of two bike spaces, whichever is greater, up to a maximum requirement of eight bike spaces. All bike racks shall be placed in locations that facilitate use by customers and employees riding bikes, and may be incorporated into the site’s hardscape design.

         c.   A single bicycle rack element shall be designed to meet the following criteria:

            (1)   Support the bicycle in an upright position by its frame in two places, without the use of a kickstand.

            (2)   Prevent the wheels of the bicycle from tipping over, tilting, or twisting.

            (3)   Enable the frame and one or both wheels to be secured.

            (4)   Allow either “front in” or “back in” parking where a “U-lock” or cable can secure either the front wheel and down tube or the rear wheel and seat tube of an upright bicycle.

            (5)   Provide for all types and sizes of bicycles, including various types and sizes of frames, wheels, and tire widths.

         d.   The use of creative designs for three-dimensional bicycle parking racks (functional art) may be permitted. Proposed alternatives shall be submitted for evaluation and approval by the City prior to installation.

         e.   Bicycle racks shall be installed in a manner and location that does not interfere with required access, pedestrian and vehicle circulation or create a public safety concern, and is acceptable to the City.

         f.   Bicycle racks shall not be located within the public right-of- way, nor on private sidewalks/walkways with a width of less than 10'.

      16.   Parking Lot Landscaping Requirements:

         a.   Landscaping: All parking areas shall include buffer landscaping as detailed in this chapter. If this is an addition to an existing parking lot, the perimeter landscaping shall apply only to the expanded area of the addition. If this is a parking lot reconstruction of more than 40% (not including surface overlays) the perimeter landscaping requirement shall apply to the entire parking lot.

      17.   Parking Lot Lighting Requirements: The illumination of off street parking and loading areas and display lots shall be designed such that lighting is directed away from the street and adjacent properties and toward the interior of the property. All such lighting shall be fully shielded, and all lighting shall be contained on the lot. A minimum illumination of 0.2 foot-candle per square foot is required. When parking lot lighting is proposed, a photometric plan shall be submitted which demonstrates compliance with these standards and the Lighting Standards in 11-4-5. (Ord. 619, 4-13-2021)

   A.    Application Requirements:

      1.   All site plan applications shall include applicable fees, as established by City Council.

      2.   All site plan applications shall include the following information in a format which meets standards and policies set forth by the City of Hayden:

         a.   Record of survey or plat showing property pins, lot dimensions, and scale;

         b.   Location, purpose, and beneficiary of all existing or proposed easements;

         c.   Building footprint dimensions and location in relation to parcel boundaries and property pins; proposed uses; floor elevations; and building height in relation to the proposed finish grade at the front of the building;

         d.   Dimensions and locations of existing buildings and site improvements, both on site and adjacent to the site. Indicate all structures and improvements planned for demolition;

         e.   Parking and circulation, including:

            (1)   The number and type of spaces, and their dimensions;

            (2)   The circulation plan, including the dimension of driveways, aisleways, pedestrian walkways, and queuing areas;

            (3)   The location and dimensions of off street loading areas;

            (4)   Pavement plans including dimensions, proposed finish grade, and paving materials; and areas of site not to be paved, or those that will be paved in a future phase; and

            (5)   Ingress/egress details including location, dimensions, turning radius, and traffic control improvements designed to meet MUTCD standards;

         f.   Landscaping plan, including:

            (1)   The location and type of existing and proposed trees, bushes, shrubs, and other such plantings;

            (2)   The location and type of proposed ground coverings;

            (3)   Irrigation system improvements;

            (4)   Hardscape improvements, including, but not limited to:

               (a)   Patios;

               (b)   Walkways;

               (c)   Planters;

               (d)   Benches;

               (e)   Water features;

               (f)   Public art displays; or

               (g)   Other such “fixtures”;

         g.   Required landscaping to include but not be limited to buffers, parking areas, street frontage, greenways, greenbelt tracts, etc.

         h.   Other existing and proposed site improvements, including, but not limited to, fencing, location of refuse and recycling receptacles, outside storage plans, and lighting plans and specifications;

         i.   Utility plan, including:

            (1)   The location of existing and proposed new sewer and water service lines and connections, including locations for domestic water and irrigation meters;

            (2)   The location of existing and proposed dry utilities service lines and connections; and

            (3)   The location of all existing and proposed utility easements;

         j.   Sign plan, including:

            (1)   The location of all existing and proposed signs; and

            (2)   The proposed dimensions, materials, and construction details for all signage proposed;

         k.   Grading plan, showing:

            (1)   Existing and finish elevations in 1' contours;

            (2)   Compaction requirements;

            (3)   Total cut and fill volumes;

            (4)   Grade break lines; and

            (5)   The location and dimensions of all retaining structures, with structural engineering details for all retaining structures over four feet in height;

         l.   Stormwater management plan, including GIA standards, hydraulic calculations, impervious area, culverts and dry wells;

         m.   Compliance with ADA accessibility standards and requirements of local, State, and Federal Code with regard to accessibility.

      3.   All required plans, as detailed in subsection B of this section, shall be signed, stamped and dated by an Idaho licensed architect, landscape architect, and/or engineer, who, along with their consultants, is acting within their area of education, training, experience and competency in the specific technical areas involved. Where stormwater infrastructure is required or proposed, the stormwater plan shall be prepared by an Idaho licensed engineer acting within their area of education, training, experience and competency in the specific technical areas involved. This requirement for preparation by a licensed professional shall not apply to the construction of single-family residential structures.

      4.   For projects which may result in potential negative impacts from the proposed development, additional studies to evaluate the impacts and identify potential mitigation measures may be required as part of the site plan review process. Such studies may include, but not be limited to those identified in 12-3-4(A) (19).

   B.   Required Site Improvements:

 

 

      1.   Site improvements shall consist of the following in compliance with the standards of this title:

         a.   Landscaping, and irrigation systems in support thereof;

         b.   Lighting;

         c.   Paved driving, maneuvering and parking areas;

         d.   Paved and screened storage areas and/or display lots, if applicable;

         e.   Screened refuse disposal and recycling areas;

         f.   On site stormwater management facilities; and

         g.   Underground utilities - electric, gas and cable, and communication utilities service connections shall be installed underground unless otherwise allowed by the City Engineer working in consultation with the utility company.

   C.   Required Frontage Improvements:

      1.   Paving, curbs, swales, greenbelts, sidewalks and other items per the typical sections shown in the City’s adopted transportation or corridor plan which is in effect at the time of application are all part of frontage improvements. Dedications and easements shall extend from the boundary of the existing right-of-way to the extent of required public improvements and utilities.

 

 

      2   When an accessory structure or residential addition is to be located on a street having less than a required right-of-way and easements; and dedication of such is not required by code, the structure shall be set back the needed distance identified by the adopted transportation or corridor plans plus the required setbacks.

      3   New Parking Lots without a building structure, public or private, shall be required to construct all on-site and off-site improvements as may be required for any non-residential site plan to include landscaping, lighting, paving, frontage improvements, and dedications of right-of-way and granting of easements.

      4   Maintenance shall not include the following: Improvements necessary to correct an immediate life safety concern as identified by the building and/or fire official; energy efficiency upgrades; reroofs; installation of commercial hood systems; and installation of fire alarm or sprinkler systems.

      5   In areas where the final, finish grade and/or street section cannot be established; where a frontage improvement has been installed at a prior time which is not fully consistent, but is generally consistent, with currently adopted standards; where there are safety concerns; or if there are other factors, which, as determined by the City, merit waiving or deferring the obligation to construct said improvements, the obligation(s) may be deferred or waived, in whole or in part, by the City Engineer. If deferred, the developer shall be required to enter into a deferred improvement agreement incorporating the approved deferral(s) as a condition of approval for the application. With the agreement, the City may require financial sureties in a form it deems appropriate to guarantee the deferred items and may require the dedication of right-of-way and easements be provided. In the case of single family dwelling units, if the obligation is deferred in whole or in part, this will not require a separate deferred improvement agreement, but shall be incorporated as a condition of approval of the application, along with sureties if determined necessary by the City.

      6   In areas where the dedication of right-of-way or easement would create a non-conforming lot of record, the dedication of right-of-way shall be to the required setback.

   D.   Standards For Site Plan Approval:

      1.   In order for a site plan to be approved, the development proposal must meet the following standards:

         a.   The proposed use is allowable as based upon the current zone designation of the subject property;

         b.   The proposed development meets all City design standards, including, but not limited to, stormwater management, landscaping, parking and circulation, lighting, building layout and design, and other established City standards as may be applicable to the proposed development;

         c.   Utilities and infrastructure are sufficient to support the development and the uses proposed, or the developer will construct necessary infrastructure improvements to support the development as part of the proposed construction, and has entered into a commercial construction improvement agreement with the City; and

         d.   The transportation system is adequate to support the additional traffic loading created by the proposed development, or the developer will construct transportation system improvements necessary to maintain the City’s minimum level of service as required off-site improvements, or otherwise pay for their proportionate share of such required improvements, consistent with the provisions of title 9, chapter 2 of this Code.

      2.   Should a site plan be denied based upon the plan’s failure to meet the above listed standards for approval, staff shall provide the applicant a written decision detailing the basis for such denial, and identifying what (if anything) may be done to make the application approvable.

   E.   Construction Of Site Improvements:

      1.   Construction of improvements, as depicted on the approved site plan, shall be required as a condition placed on the building permit.

      2.   No site disturbance, with the exclusion of staging of materials and equipment, shall take place prior to site plan approval, unless authorized by the City. The City may place conditions upon the permit to mitigate the impacts of the disturbance.

      3.   No certificate of occupancy shall be issued until the City has inspected and approved all required site improvements, with said improvements constructed in conformance with the approved plans.

      4   In the event that required improvements must be postponed for causes beyond the control of the developer, the City, at its discretion, and consistent with the adopted Building Codes, may choose to issue a temporary certificate of occupancy, with provision of surety in the amount of 150% of cost estimates for the required installation, or as an additional option for residential development at a per deferred item cost. The deferred items will be incorporated into an agreement for which the City may charge a fee to create, process, and maintain. In no event shall a final certificate of occupancy be issued until all required improvements have been constructed in accordance with the approved site plan.

   F.   Duration Of Site Plan Approval:

      1.   Site plan approval is for two years from date of approval by City staff. Failure to complete the improvements within two years after the date of staff approval shall cause all approvals of said site plan approval to be null and void, unless an extension of one year has been applied for by the developer and approved by the Director, except if a phased site plan for which the phasing plan was approved by City staff as part of the initial site plan approval. After the two years have elapsed, the developer may apply for and receive additional extensions for good cause of time if actual work has been commenced and is continuing on the installation of the improvements up to a maximum of three years, after which the site plan approval shall be null and void and reapplication for a new site plan application shall be required.

      2.   Phased Site Plan Master Agreement: Should a project be proposed to be constructed in phases, then a site plan master agreement to identify the where, when, and what of the site shall be completed in each phase of the project site.

      3.   Maintenance: The continuing maintenance of any improvement required for compliance with any development or use standard of this title shall be required. This provision applies to:

         a.   Off-street parking and loading areas;

         b.   Improvements required for on-site stormwater treatment systems (grass swales);

         c.   Landscaped areas, including any required buffers; and

         d.   Any other improvement required for compliance with this title.

         e.   The maintenance of landscaped areas includes irrigation, maintenance of the irrigation system, and weed and pest control.

      Should the above items not be maintained as required, the City shall address the maintenance requirements per the standards identified in 11-4-4(C). (Ord. 619, 4-13-2021)

Any use creating intense earthshaking vibrations or noise such as are created by heavy drop forges or heavy hydraulic surges, shall be set back at least 300' from an abutting residential or commercial zoning district or at least 150' from an abutting light industrial zoning district, unless such operation is controlled to prevent transmission beyond the lot lines of earthshaking vibrations perceptible to a person of normal sensitivities. (Ord. 619, 4-13-2021)

In any zone when several combined land uses exist, or are proposed, the more restrictive requirements shall apply, i.e., a “residential” use in a “commercial” zone shall be held to the standards of the residential zone. (Ord. 619, 4-13-2021)