Extracted standards
6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Exterior wall equipment screening
Wall-mounted equipment... must be screened. Screening devices must incorporate elements of the building design.
- Ground-mounted equipment screening heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. above equipment12 inches
Ground-mounted equipment that faces a street must be screened to a height of 12 inches above the equipment, unless such screening conflicts with utility access.
- IG/IW screening exception
In IG and IW districts, operators of such equipment shall only be required to provide screening... to the extent feasible.
- Roof-mounted equipment screening heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
The height of the screening element must equal or exceed the height of the structure's tallest piece of installed equipment.
- Utility equipment screen wall heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.8 ft
Electrical substations, water tanks, sewer pump stations, and similar utilities are required to be screened and secured with an eight-foot-high wall.
- Vegetative substitution for screen walls 3 ft or lower50 pct
For screen walls that are three feet high or lower, vegetative materials may be substituted for 50 percent of the screening device.
From the ordinance
Roof-mounted equipment screening must be constructed as an encompassing monolithic unit... Ground-mounted equipment that faces a street must be screened to a height of 12 inches above the equipment... Electrical substations, water tanks, sewer pump stations... required to be screened and secured with an eight-foot-high wall.