22.140.740
Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
- Minimum landscaping
- 5%
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Applies to organic waste facilities countywide, with specific restrictions near sensitive uses, Significant Ecological Areas, High Fire Hazard Severity Zones, and AgriculturalAgricultureRaising crops or livestock, generally including the structures that serve them. Resource Areas.
Uses
Permitted by right4
Conditional / special use2
- organic waste facilities meeting Table 22.140.740-A requirements
- similar uses as determined by the Director
Extracted standards
27 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Fencing & walls
- Maximum wall heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.12 ft
A uniform height between eight and 12 feet
- Minimum wall heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.8 ft
A uniform height between eight and 12 feet
- Minimum wall thickness6 in
A minimum thickness of six inches
Grading
- Compliance with Tribal Cultural Resources laws
must comply with all federal, State, and local laws with regard to protection of Tribal Cultural Resources
Landscaping & trees
- Landscaping depth along adjoining property lines10 ft
a minimum of 10 feet of landscaped setback shall be provided along the adjoining property lines.
- Landscaping depth along street frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.5 ft
Required solid walls along the street frontage shall be set back by landscaping of minimum five feet in depth.
- Tree density in landscaping area1 trees/100 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Such landscaping area shall be planted with one 15-gallon tree for every 100 square feet.
Lighting
- Outdoor lighting direction
All outdoor lighting shall be directed away from any lots containing residential or agricultural uses.
Other
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from public right-of-way in A-2 zone30 ft
In A-2 Zone only, chipping and grinding and mulching facilities shall be set back a minimum of 30 feet from the public right-of-way.
- Separation from door or window for detached accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure20 ft
Have a 20-foot separation from any door or window.
- Separation from building for detached accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure10 ft
Have a 10-foot separation from any building
- Maximum processing for accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. organic waste use100 tons/day
Shall not exceed processing of 100 tons per day
- Buffer exception for enclosed anaerobic digestion facilities500 ft
An anaerobic digestion or non-combustion biomass conversion facility that is fully enclosed within a building, processes waste produced on-site only, and is accessory to a legally-established use may be located within 500 feet from a lot containing a sensitive use.
- Buffer from sensitive uses for anaerobic digestion facilities1,500 ft
an anaerobic digestion or non-combustion biomass conversion facility shall be located at least 1,500 feet from a lot containing a sensitive use.
- Buffer exception for enclosed composting facilities500 ft
A composting facility that accepts green materials only or is fully enclosed within a building and accessory to a legally-established use, and processes waste generated on-site only, may be located within 500 feet of a lot containing a sensitive use.
- Buffer from sensitive uses for composting facilities1,500 ft
a composting facility shall be located at least 1,500 feet from a lot containing a sensitive use.
- Maximum storage duration for contaminants7 days
Any contaminants or residuals removed from the feedstock shall be collected separately and shall not be stored on-site more than seven days.
- Fire lane width20 ft
A fire lane of 20 feet in width shall be provided along the perimeter of the area where piles and windrows are located.
- Clearance of flammable vegetation from piles100 ft
The areas within 100 feet of all windrows and piles shall be maintained free of any flammable vegetation and combustible materials.
- Maximum pile heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.12 ft
The maximum pile height of all feedstock and actively decomposing compost shall be 12 feet.
- Office and toilet required
shall provide at least one office building and one toilet that is served by public water and sewer
- Distance between piles20 ft
A distance of 20 feet shall be maintained between any piles or windrows.
- Running water required
maintain a source of running water on-site
Signage
- Minimum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of no-idling sign18 in
Said sign shall be a minimum size of 12 inches wide by 18 inches in height
- Minimum width of no-idling sign12 in
Said sign shall be a minimum size of 12 inches wide by 18 inches in height
- Maximum area of perimeter identification sign9 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
and maximum area of nine square feet.
- Minimum area of perimeter identification sign4 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
A perimeter identification sign shall have a minimum area of four square feet
From the ordinance
This Section applies to facilities that handle organic waste, including mulching facilities, chipping and grinding facilities, composting facilities, and in-vessel organic waste conversion facilities...