Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
11 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Noise
- Maximum noise level at other property line70 dba
or otherwise shall not exceed seventy (70) dba measured at the property line.
- Maximum noise level at residential property line60 dba
Noise levels shall not exceed sixty (60) dba as measured at the property line of residentially zoned or occupied property
Other
- Minimum fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.8 ft
Within an area enclosed on all sides by an opaque fence or wall not less than eight (8) feet in height
- Operating hours if within 400 ft of residential
If the facility is located within four hundred (400) feet of property zoned or planned for residential use, it shall not be in operation between 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
- Maximum light processing facility area45,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
A light processing facility shall be no larger than forty-five thousand (45,000) square feet.
- Facility location does not abut residential
The facility location does not abut a property zoned or planned for residential use.
- Permit required
Conditional use permit in C-C, site plan review in I-S
- Permitted zones
C-C, I-S
Parking
- Parking spaces per commercial vehicle1 spaces
One parking space will be provided for each commercial vehicle operated by the processing center.
Setback
- Distance from residential property150 ft
Located at least one hundred fifty (150) feet from property zoned or planned for residential use.
- Distance of donation containers from residential50 ft
Any containers provided for after-hours donation of recyclable materials shall be at least fifty (50) feet from any property zoned or occupied for residential use
From the ordinance
A light processing facility may be permitted in the community-commercial zone with a conditional use permit and in the industrial-services zone with a site plan review.
Parking requirements
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"light_processing": "One parking space per commercial vehicle"
}