22.418.080
Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
27 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Noise
- Sound equipment restriction
Sound amplification equipment shall be prohibited outside an enclosed structure.
Other
- Maximum facade screening percentage25 pct
If the building's frontage faces a major or secondary highway, no more than 25 percent of landscaping shall screen from public view the façade or windows on the ground floor of the building's frontage.
- Graffiti removal time72 hours
Any property owner, lessee, or other person responsible for the maintenance of a property shall remove graffiti within 72 hours of receiving written notice from a Zoning Enforcement Officer.
- Loading area modification threshold20,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The loading area requirements may be modified or waived for non-residential projects of less than 20,000 square feet in GFA with the approval of a Minor Conditional Use Permit.
- Loading noise hours
Loading and unloading operations shall not be conducted between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. in such a manner as to cause a noise disturbance to any adjacent residentially zoned properties.
- Loading pedestrian clearance20 ft
Loading spaces shall be located away from primary pedestrian ingress and egress areas by a minimum of 20 feet.
- Mechanical equipment screening
Mechanical equipment shall be completely screened from view through the use of walls or landscaping.
- Outdoor storage screening
All zones in the Florence-Firestone Community shall screen outdoor storage in a manner as not to be publicly visible to anyone in an adjacent Residential Zone.
Chain-link, barbed, and concertina wire fences are prohibited.
- ProhibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. material colors
Black or other similar dark color shall not be used as the primary or base color for any wall or structure.
- ProhibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. security bars
Security bars and accordion folding grilles installed on the exterior of a storefront are prohibited.
- Trash enclosure distance from building150 ft
Trash enclosures for refuse and recycling bins shall be located not farther than 150 feet from the building.
- Trash enclosure wall heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.5.5 ft
Screened by solid masonry walls between five and six feet in height, if located outside.
Parking
- Off-site parking distance1,320 ft
Such off-site or shared parking facility shall be located within 1,320 feet (1/4 mile) from any publicly-accessible entrance of the use to which they are provided.
Signage
- Awning sign maximum face area2 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. per linear foot
Awning business signs shall have a maximum face area of two square feet for every linear foot of the applicable building frontage.
- Freestanding sign maximum face area60 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Freestanding business signs shall have a maximum face area of 60 square feet.
- Freestanding sign maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.15 ft
Freestanding business signs shall have a maximum height of 15 feet as measured vertically from ground level at the base of the sign.
- Freestanding sign minimum frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.100 ft
Freestanding business signs shall be allowed only if the business is located on a lot with a minimum of 100 feet of street frontage.
- Minimum sign area1.5 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Minimum sign area dimension of 1.5 square feet, and one-foot minimum length in any direction where not located on a window or glass door.
- Outdoor advertising prohibition
Outdoor Advertising signs shall be prohibited for all parcels with frontage along a Primary Corridor, and all residential uses.
Roof business signs and business or advertising signs painted directly on buildings shall be prohibited.
- Public use sign minimum size3 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Public use signage shall be a minimum of three square feet in size.
- Sign repair time30 days
All signs in a state of disrepair shall be repaired to comply with the standards of this Section or removed within 30 days from notification that a state of disrepair exists.
- Wall sign maximum face area2 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. per linear foot
Wall business signs shall have a maximum face area of two square feet for every linear foot of the applicable building frontage.
- Wall sign maximum letter heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.24 inches
Wall business signs shall have letter sizes of 24 inches in height.
- Wall sign maximum projection12 inches
Wall business signs shall be mounted flush and affixed securely to a building wall, shall extend from the wall a maximum of 12 inches.
- Wall sign maximum vertical dimension36 inches
Wall business signs shall have a vertical dimension of 36 inches for the frame box or sign cabinet.
From the ordinance
The standards of this Section are applicable to all structures and uses in the unincorporated area of the Florence-Firestone Community.