22.364.070.B.1
Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Applies near
- Metro PASD
- Geographic extent
- All commercial zones in the Metro PASD
Extracted standards
18 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Fencing & walls
- Chain link fence prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Chain link, barbed, and concertina wire fences are prohibited. In place of such fencing, tubular steel or wrought iron fences are permitted.
Lighting
- Exterior lighting shielded
All exterior light fixtures shall be energy efficient, produce warm-white light, avoid light pollution, and spill-over to neighboring properties, and, except for architectural or landscape lighting, be pedestrian scaled, fully shielded, and directed toward the ground.
- Flashing lights prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Blinking, flashing, or oscillating lights of any type visible on the exterior are prohibited.
Other
- ACacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones. unit location
Individual air conditioning units for a structure shall be located to avoid interference with architectural detail and the overall building design.
- Alley access required
Where the lot is adjacent to an alley, parking shall be accessed through the alley, unless alley access is determined to be inadequate due to alley width, limited sight distance, or otherwise as determined by the Director in consultation with Public Works and the Fire Department
- Corner lot access
For corner lots without alley access, parking shall be accessed from the corner or reverse corner side of the property.
- Loading location
Loading spaces shall be located away from residential zones and primary pedestrian ingress and egress areas to the greatest extent possible. Wherever feasible, loading areas shall be located at the rear of the building.
- Roof equipment screening
Mechanical equipment located on roofs shall be screened by parapet walls or other materials so that the equipment will not be visible by pedestrians at street level or by adjacent residential property.
- Security bars inside
All security bars and grilles, including folding accordion grilles, shall be installed on the inside of a building.
- Solid shutters prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Roll-up shutters should be open, decorative grilles and concealed within the architectural elements of the building. Solid shutters are prohibited.
Signage
Outdoor advertising signs (billboards).
- Digital signs prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Digital, electronic, or signs including any internal or external illumination capable of changing the message or copy on the sign.
- Flashing signs prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Signs using any continuous or sequential flashing operation, including electronic reader boards and signage that includes crawling displays or flashing illuminations.
- Freestanding signs prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Freestanding signs, not including monument signs subject to the standards in Table 22.364.070-B, above.
Roof signs.
- Sign maintenance30 days
Any cracks, broken surfaces, malfunctioning lights, missing parts, or other unmaintained or damaged portion of such signs shall be repaired, replaced, or removed within 30 days of notification from the Department that a state of disrepair exists.
- Sign program required
A sign program shall be established whenever any of the following circumstances exist: (a) The property owner or applicant requests a master sign program; and/or (b) Any new multi-tenant development project that includes four or more businesses on the same lot or in the same structure.
- Video signs prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Signs using video components.
From the ordinance
The following development standards shall apply to lots in all commercial zones in the Metro PASD: