22.416.140
Extracted standards
22 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Alcoholic beverage sales
Alcoholic beverage sales, where conditionally permitted, shall be subject to Section 22.140.030 (Alcoholic Beverage Sales).
- Concealed security gates
Roll-up or folding security gates or grilles shall be concealed within the interior architectural elements of the building during business hours. Solid roll-up or folding shutters and gates are prohibited.
- Ground mounted air conditioners in front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.
Ground mounted air conditioners are not permitted in any portion of the front yard setback or between the front of the structure and the public right-of-way.
- Mechanical equipment screening
All such equipment shall be screened from view from any abutting street or adjacent use. Screening shall be an integral part of the overall architectural design of the project. The top of any screening shall be a minimum of six inches above the top of any mechanical equipment.
- Mechanical equipment setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.3 ft
Equipment, including ground mounted air conditioners, may be located within the side and rear yard setbacks, if a three-foot minimum setback to the property line is maintained.
- Outside storage
All uses shall be conducted within a completely enclosed building, except for off-street parking, loading, approved nursery accessory uses, and any outdoor dining specifically permitted in conjunction with eating establishments.
Chain link, barbed, and concertina wire fences are prohibited.
- ProhibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. security bars
Exterior security bars, grilles, or grates on windows and doors are prohibited.
- ProhibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. security shutters
Exterior roll-up or folding accordion shutters, security gates, or grilles are prohibited.
- Refuse collection facilities screening
All outdoor refuse collection facilities shall be screened from public rights-of-way. Collection areas shall be shielded from view in all directions, either within a building or within a solid masonry wall of sufficient height to conceal materials temporarily accumulated for collection.
- Long-term bicycle parking for residential uses
One space per two dwelling units (one space minimum) for mixed use developments, multi-family residential, including apartments, attached condominiums, and townhouses (five dwelling units or more).
- Short-term bicycle parking for residential uses
One space per five dwelling units (two spaces minimum) for mixed use developments, multi-family residential, including apartments, attached condominiums, and townhouses (five dwelling units or more).
- Roof-mounted solar collector panels
Roof-mounted solar collector panels shall be mounted flush with the surface where possible. Where panels cannot effectively perform if flush mounted, justification in the form of efficiency calculations may be submitted to the Director for consideration of alternative mounting configurations.
- Showers and changing facilities
All new commercial and mixed-use developments shall provide and continually maintain secured, ground floor restrooms accessible to the public and available for changing. Shower requirements: 1 for 10,000-24,999 sq ft; 2 for 25,000-124,999 sq ft; 4 for over 125,000 sq ft. Dressing facilities with lockers at one per long-term bicycle parking space.
- Utility location and screening
Utilities and mechanical equipment shall be screened by landscaping or site-appropriate materials and shall not be located within any front setback areas or adjacent to any public right-of-way or private street or pedestrian/bicycle path, or within 50 feet of a corner.
- Utility screening
All ground mounted utility boxes and satellite dishes shall either be placed in locations not exposed to view from the street or screened from view. Utility screening elements shall be an integral part of the building's design.
Parking
Except as specified otherwise by State law, the standards for parking requirements contained in Chapter 22.112 (Parking) shall apply to developments within the boundary of the Specific Plan, except that parking provided shall not exceed the maximum as specified in Table 22.416.140-B.
- Parking area screening
The perimeter of parking areas and driveways adjacent to streets and pedestrian pathways shall be screened from street views with a low street wall, berms, fences, or landscaping.
- Parking structure façade treatment
The façade of parking structures shall include vertical features to break up those façades and horizontal features to separate each floor.
- Pedestrian entrances to parking structures
Projecting elements, awnings, lighting, signs, or other features shall be used to highlight pedestrian entrances into parking structures.
- Shaded parking structures
Parking structures shall have shaded structures, preferably photovoltaic arrays, on the top deck to reduce heat island effects.
- Shared parking structures
Shared parking structures for mixed use developments shall provide secure access and parking areas for residential tenants.
From the ordinance
This Section shall apply to new development and the reuse of existing structures and facilities.