Section 22.140 (Solid Waste Facilities), Subsection G
Dimensional standards
Lot
Height & bulk
- Minimum landscaping
- 5%
Uses
Conditional / special use1
Extracted standards
19 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Lighting
- Lighting direction
All outdoor lighting shall be directed away from any lots containing residential or agricultural uses.
Other
- Access improvement
Any roads or highways that are used for vehicular access to a facility site, as well as other areas on-site used for vehicular maneuvering, shall be improved and maintained to the satisfaction of Public Works and the Fire Department.
- Enclosed buildings
Conversion technology facilities (solid waste) shall provide completely enclosed buildings for all facility operations, including material storage, loading and unloading, and processing of materials.
- Fence prohibition
Any type of fence or wire is prohibited, except that metal gates may be permitted for vehicular access only.
- Fire prevention measures
Once the facility is operational, the operator shall provide measures for fire prevention, protection, and control as required, approved, and regulated by the Fire Department.
- Landscaping equipment
Landscaping equipment used for maintenance, such as lawn mowers and leaf blowers, shall be electric and non-combustion powered.
- Landscaping maintenance
The landscaping shall be maintained with appropriate watering, pruning, weeding, fertilizing, and litter removal.
- Landscaping setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from 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 a minimum of five feet in depth.
- Plant type
All plants provided for required landscaping shall be drought-tolerant and include only non-invasive plant species.
- Tree planting requirement
Such landscaping area shall be planted with one 15-gallon tree for every 100 square feet.
- Vehicle circulation
On-site vehicular circulation, turnaround, queuing areas, and ingress and egress shall be designated in such a way that they do not impede any other permitted activities and they avoid impacts on the public right-of-way as well as nearby sensitive uses.
- Wall color
A neutral color, except black.
Walls should be constructed in a workmanlike manner using a uniform height between eight and 12 feet.
- Wall materials
Materials such as CMU or masonry, brick, etc.
- Wall thickness6 in
A minimum thickness of six inches.
Signage
- Perimeter sign maximum area9 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 sign area of four square feet and a maximum area of nine square feet.
- Perimeter 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 sign area of four square feet and a maximum area of nine square feet.
- Perimeter sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.8 ft
A perimeter identification sign shall be permanently affixed on a building or wall that is visible and with text that is legible from the public right-of-way for pedestrians, no higher than eight feet from the ground measured vertically from the base of the sign.
- Perimeter sign placement
Freestanding signs or portable signs are prohibited as a perimeter identification sign.
From the ordinance
Conversion technology facilities (solid waste) shall provide completely enclosed buildings for all facility operations.