22.418.080
Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
- Minimum landscaping
- 25%
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Florence-Firestone Community
Extracted standards
26 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Noise
- Outdoor sound equipment prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Sound amplification equipment shall be prohibited outside an enclosed structure.
Other
- Exterior security bars prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Security bars and accordion folding grilles installed on the exterior of a storefront are prohibited.
- 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 that graffiti exists on the property.
- Loading area distance from pedestrian ingress/egress20 ft
Located away from primary pedestrian ingress and egress areas by a minimum of 20 feet.
- Loading operation 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.
- Maximum landscaping 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.
- 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.
- ProhibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. fence types
Chain-link, barbed, and concertina wire fences are prohibited.
- ProhibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. primary color
Black or other similar dark color shall not be used as the primary or base color for any wall or structure.
- Property maintenance
The property, including adjoining sidewalks and rear alleys, shall remain free of trash and other debris. Storage of household appliances, such as refrigerators, stoves, freezers, and similar products, is prohibited in all yard areas.
- 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 maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft
Screened by solid masonry walls between five and six feet in height, if located outside.
- Trash enclosure wall minimum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.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 area per frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street. foot2 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000./ft
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 area60 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
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
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 prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Outdoor Advertising signs shall be prohibited for all parcels with frontage along a Primary Corridor, and all residential uses.
- Public use sign minimum area3 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Minimum three square feet in size.
Roof business signs and business or advertising signs painted directly on buildings shall be prohibited.
- Wall sign maximum face area per frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street. foot2 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000./ft
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 in
Letter sizes of 24 inches in height.
- Wall sign maximum vertical dimension36 in
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.