22.140.730
Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
Servicing
- Applies near
- sensitive uses
- Applies within
- 500 ft
- Geographic extent
- Applies to recycling processing facilities; various restrictions based on proximity to sensitive uses and specific facility types.
Uses
Conditional / special use1
Extracted standards
26 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Fencing & walls
- Walls/fences per Outdoor Storage
shall provide walls or fences and landscaping according to the requirements set forth in Section 22.140.430 (Outdoor Storage)
- Walls and landscaping requirement
walls and landscaping shall be provided according to the requirements set forth in Chapter 22.84 (Green Zone)
Grading
- Compliance with tribal cultural resources laws
must comply with all federal, State, and local laws with regard to protection of Tribal Cultural Resources
Lighting
- Outdoor lighting direction
All outdoor lighting shall be directed away from any lots containing residential or agricultural uses.
Other
- Auto dismantling enclosure within 500 ft
all dismantling activity and scrap metal crushing and shredding shall be conducted in an enclosed building
- Outdoor storage heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. limit
The height of the materials stored outdoor shall not exceed the walls or fences erected along the property lines.
- Outdoor storage setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from walls10 ft
Any materials stored outdoors shall be located at least 10 feet away from the surrounding walls, or the length equal to the wall height, whichever is greater.
- C&D enclosure if 501-1000 ft from sensitive use
Any C&D debris processing facility or inert debris processing facility located between a 501 - 1,000-foot buffer of a lot that contains a sensitive use shall conduct all operations... within completely enclosed buildings.
- C&D facility location outside 500 ft500 ft
Any C&D debris or inert debris processing facility sites shall be located outside a 500-foot buffer of a lot that contains a sensitive use.
- Outdoor storage heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. limit near property line
For any materials located within 50 feet of the property line or visible from the right-of-way, the height of the materials stored outdoors shall not exceed the walls or fences erected along the property lines.
- Outdoor storage setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from walls10 ft
Any materials stored outdoors shall be located at least 10 feet away from the surrounding walls, or the length equal to the wall height, whichever is greater.
- Conditional UseConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. Permit required
Recycling processing facilities that meet the requirements specified in Table 22.140.730-A, below, shall require a Conditional Use Permit
- Maximum building heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. within 500 ft of sensitive use45 ft
the maximum building height shall be 45 feet
- Encroachment plane starting heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.35 ft
starting at 35 feet for new building or structure at the setback
- MRF operations enclosed
All operations and storage... shall be conducted within completely enclosed buildings.
- MRF location outside 500 ft of sensitive use500 ft
Any new MRF or transfer station sites shall be located outside a 500-foot buffer of a lot that contains a sensitive use.
- MRF impermeable surfacing
All areas designated for operations and storage of recyclable materials shall be paved with impermeable surfacing
- ProhibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. in Significant Ecological Areas and Hillside Management Areas
Prohibition: Significant Ecological Areas and Hillside Management Areas
- Roads improved to satisfaction
Any roads or highways that are used for vehicular access to a recycling processing facility site... shall be improved and maintained to the satisfaction of Public Works and the Fire Department.
- Running water required
maintain a source of running water on site
- Storage secured
All recyclable materials shall be stored on site in designated receptacles, bins, pallets, or areas.
Signage
- No idling sign minimum size12 in
Said sign shall be a minimum size of 12 inches wide by 18 inches in height
- Freestanding signs prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Freestanding signs or portable signs are prohibited as a perimeter identification sign.
- Perimeter identification sign maximum area9 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
- Perimeter identification sign maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.8 ft
no higher than eight feet from the ground measured vertically from the base of the sign
- Perimeter identification sign minimum area4 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
For any recycling processing facilities that adjoin or are adjacent to sensitive uses, any buildings or structures... shall be within an encroachment plane sloping upward and inward starting at 35 feet... up to 45 feet.