A. Storage Areas: Outdoor storage areas, where permitted, shall provide an effective screen, completely obscuring the enclosed material. Adequate landscaping, and/or walls, shall be provided to reduce visibility to the adjoining property owners and public view. Storage screening shall require site plan approval. Slats in chain-link fencing shall not be deemed an acceptable alternative to privacy fencing.
B. Product Display and Vending: Products or items for sale may be placed in outdoor areas with the following criteria:
1. Items cannot be placed in any parking stalls or drive lanes,
2. Items cannot interfere with site safety, circulation, and visibility,
3. Items must be at least ten (10') feet from all property lines,
4. Items must be on a paved surface adjacent to the building,
5. Minimum sidewalk width;
a. A minimum aisle width of forty-eight inches (48") must be maintained if the product display or vending is adjacent to a sidewalk.
b. A minimum aisle width of seventy-two inches (72") must be maintained if the product display or vending is adjacent to a sidewalk that abuts head in parking stalls.
C. Service Areas: A restaurant or drinking place may utilize an outdoor service area, provided the following conditions are met and a site plan/site plan amendment has been approved:
1. Outdoor service area associated with the serving and/or dispensing of alcohol must maintain a minimum forty-two inch (42") tall continuous enclosure with code compliant pedestrian ingress and egress. Such enclosure shall be constructed of materials chosen for their strength and permanency, as well as compatibility with the principal structure. Proper panic hardware will be required for all exits.
2. Minimum sidewalk width:
a. A minimum aisle width of forty-eight inches (48") must be maintained if the outdoor service area is adjacent to a sidewalk.
b. A minimum aisle width of seventy-two inches (72") must be maintained if the outdoor service area is adjacent to a sidewalk that abuts head in parking stalls.
3. A restaurant or drinking place shall not be required to provide parking for the first three hundred (300) square feet of outdoor service area, provided the following conditions are met:
a. If existing parking stalls are removed for the construction of the outdoor service area, a like number of parking stalls shall be added or compensated for elsewhere on the site.
b. Stated occupancy for the establishment shall not increase as the result of additional outdoor service area, unless required parking as outlined in section 11-13-8 of this title is provided.
c. Any outdoor service area over the initial three hundred (300) square feet shall provide the required parking as outlined in section 11-13-8 of this title.
E. Sound Systems: Commercial establishments using an outdoor sound system shall not place the outdoor sound system within three hundred feet (300') of a dwelling or a building that contains a dwelling. Location requirement shall not include equipment utilized for drive-thru transactions. The use of any sound system shall follow the provisions in title 5-8 Noise Control. (Ord. 1098, 1-28-2021)