Chapter 21.51 (Refuse and Recycling Enclosures)
Extracted standards
4 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Minimum distance from residentially zoned property line in commercial areas25 ft
and, in commercial areas, twenty-five feet from any residentially zoned property line.
- Minimum distance from structure for detached enclosure10 ft
Detached enclosures shall be located a minimum of ten feet from any structure
- Enclosure materials
Enclosures shall be constructed of the same architectural design and materials of the primary structures on site, or shall be constructed of a darker earthtone textured block. Trash enclosures shall use opaque materials that obscure views of the trash containers. Chain link fencing is prohibited in enclosures and doors when visible from the public right-of-way or abutting residential properties.
- Floor area threshold for trash enclosure500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
All new and expanded commercial and industrial projects with a floor area exceeding five hundred square feet
From the ordinance
All new and expanded commercial and industrial projects with a floor area exceeding five hundred square feet, all intensifications of commercial and industrial uses, all new multi-unit residential projects located in any zoning district, and all new mixed-use projects shall be required to provide and maintain at least one trash enclosure. Detached enclosures shall be located a minimum of ten feet from any structure and, in commercial areas, twenty-five feet from any residentially zoned property line.