The purpose of this section is to screen the negative impacts of service and storage areas on the pedestrian environment.

(Ord. 133-04 Att. B § 2 (part), 2004).

The following standards apply to all development except for single family developments and developments in the business-industrial district:

(1)

Service elements shall be located to minimize the impacts on the pedestrian environment and adjacent uses. Service elements should generally be concentrated and located where they are designed for easy access by service vehicles and for convenient access by tenants;

Figure 12. Site service elements to minimize their impacts on the pedestrian environment.

(2)

Garbage, recycling collection and utility areas that are visible from a public street, park, or neighboring property shall be enclosed and screened around their perimeter by a wall or fence at least seven feet high and have self-closing doors. If the area is adjacent to a public street or pedestrian alley, a landscaped planting strip, minimum three feet wide, shall be located on three sides of such facility;

Figure 13. Screen service elements.

(3)

Screen fences should be made of masonry, ornamental metal or wood, or some combination of the three. The use of chain link, plastic or wire fencing is prohibited;

(4)

Roof-mounted mechanical equipment should be located so as not to be visible from the street, public open spaces, parking areas, or from the ground level of adjacent properties. Screening features should blend with the architectural character of the building;

(5)

Outdoor storage areas, when permitted, must be screened from the view of public streets, parking areas, pedestrian pathways, open space, and adjacent properties per the screen fence standards per above or by providing at least fifteen feet of Type A Landscaping per subsection 17.31.020(7) around the perimeter of the storage area.

(Ord. 133-04 Att. B § 2 (part), 2004).

(Ord. No. 2022-093, Att. C, 12-20-2022)