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(A) For fences adjacent to a public right-of-way, fence height shall be measured from the finished grade at the fence location. Should the back of side-walk be at a higher elevation than finished grade, the fence height shall be measured from the back of side-walk.
(B) For interior and rear yard fences, height shall be measured from the grade level of the property line. In the event the ground elevation is not the same on both sides of a fence or wall, the height thereof may be measured from the higher ground elevation.
(C) No fence, wall, hedge or screen planting shall exceed a maximum height of 36 inches in the required
front yard. All such fences shall be located outside the public right-of-way unless an encroachment permit is issued by the Director of Public Works.
(D) Fences, hedges or screen plantings shall be a minimum height of 30 inches around or within a parking lot.
(E) No fence, wall or similar structure shall exceed six feet in height in any zoning district, with the following exceptions:
(1) In commercial and industrial districts, the maximum height may be eight feet subject to approval of an administrative use permit by the Zoning Administrator. Higher walls may be approved by the Planning Commission if required by an acoustical study, and there are no feasible alternatives that would allow for a wall eight feet in height or less.
(2) In residential districts, a masonry sound wall built adjacent to an arterial street or school site may be eight feet in height subject to a documented sound study. Higher walls may be approved by the Planning Commission if required by an acoustical study and there are no feasible alternatives that would allow for a wall eight feet in height or less.
(3) In residential districts the fence height on interior side and rear property lines may be increased to eight feet, provided that the top two feet of such is constructed of open lattice, wrought iron, tubular steel, or a similar material.
(Ord. 897-C-S, passed 10-25-94; Am. Ord. 1064-C-S, passed 12-15-05; Am. Ord. 2237-C-S, passed 11-28-2023) Penalty, see § 9-5.2904
(A) Fences of up to six feet may be placed within the required corner sideyard building setback or at the public right-of-way line.
(B) The following restrictions shall apply:
(1) The fence does not obstruct a clear vision zone.
(2) In cases where the fence is to be built in conjunction with a retaining wall, and the wall face is exposed to the street, the fence shall be setback a minimum of three feet from the retaining wall.
(Ord. 897-C-S, passed 10-25-94) Penalty, see § 9-5.2904
ARTICLE 17: PARKING REQUIREMENTS
The specific purposes of the off-street parking and loading regulations are to:
(A) Ensure that off-street parking and loading facilities are provided for new land uses and for enlargements of existing uses in proportion to the need for such facilities created by each use.
(B) Establish parking standards for commercial uses consistent with need and with the feasibility of providing parking on specific commercial sites.
(C) Ensure that off-street parking and loading facilities are designed in a manner that will ensure efficiency, protect the public safety, and where appropriate, insulate surrounding land uses from adverse impacts.
(D) Contribute to a balanced transportation system with a choice or transit, bicycle, pedestrian, and private automobile modes.
(E) Encourage the use of bicycles by providing safe and convenient places to park bicycles.
(F) Facilitate the development of common parking area that serve multiple establishments or uses.
(G) Minimize the area of land consumed by parking by allowing reductions to the number of required spaces near major transit stations, for uses with lower parking demand characteristics, and for shared parking facilities serving uses with different peak demand times.
(Ord. 897-C-S, passed 10-25-94; Am. Ord. 2089-C-S, passed 6-24-14)
(A) At the time of initial occupancy of a site, construction of a structure, or alteration or enlarge- ment of a site or structure, off-street parking facilities and off-street loading facilities shall be provided in accord with the regulations prescribed in this chapter. Any building or structure moved from one lot to another shall provide parking as required for a new building.
(B) The number of additional parking spaces or loading berths required for an alteration or enlarge- ment of an existing use or structure, or for a change of occupancy, shall be provided before the alteration, enlargement, or change of occupancy is allowed.
(C) (1) If more than one use is located on a site other than a shopping center, the number of off-street parking spaces and loading berths to be provided shall be equal to the sum of the required spaces prescribed for each use, with the following exception:
(2) Shared parking is permitted when residential land uses are added to sites currently developed with religious assembly uses per § 9-5.1704(F).
(D) Off-street parking and loading facilities required by this article for any use shall not be considered as providing parking spaces or loading berths for any other use except where a shared parking arrangement applies or a joint facility exists, including shared parking for residential and religious assembly uses per § 9-5.1704(F). Such a facility shall contain not less than the total number of spaces or berths as required individually, or fewer spaces may be permitted where adjoining uses on the same site have different hours of operation and the same parking spaces or loading berths can serve both without conflict, according to the procedures and required findings of § 9-5.1704, Parking Reductions.
(E) Parking ratios for shopping center uses shall assume 90% of the available spaces are located at the front of a building. No more than 10% of the required parking is to be provided at the rear of a building and this parking should be designated and enforced as employee parking.
(F) If, in the application of the requirements of this chapter, a fractional number is obtained, one parking space or loading berth shall be required for a fraction of more than one-half, and no space or berth shall be required for a fraction of one-half or less.
(G) Any off-street parking specifically required for a given use shall be without charge.
(H) Off-street parking must be located on the same site as the use it serves, except where off-site parking has been approved according to the procedures and standards of § 9-5.1705, Off-Site Parking Facilities.
(Ord. 897-C-S, passed 10-25-94; Am. Ord. 2089-C-S, passed 6-24-14; Am. Ord. 2235-C-S, passed 11-28- 2023) Penalty, see § 9-5.2904
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