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A. Trash Receptacles: All trash or refuse receptacle areas shall be completely screened from surrounding properties by a masonry wall or other material architecturally compatible with the building that is either a minimum of six feet (6') high or high enough to screen the height of the container or the container shall be enclosed within a building. Any trash or refuse receptacle area shall be a minimum of fifty feet (50') from any residential use.
B. Mechanical Equipment: All ground mounted mechanical equipment including, but not limited to, heating and air conditioning units shall be completely screened from surrounding properties by a masonry wall or shall be enclosed within a building.
C. Roof Appurtenances: The use of roof appurtenances is discouraged. If roof appurtenances, including, but not limited to, air conditioning units, elevator shafts and mechanical equipment are used, they shall be designed to be architecturally compatible with the building or placed within an enclosure no taller than the absolute minimum needed. Such structures shall comply with the requirements for penthouses and roof structures of the International Building Code, as adopted by the State. Such enclosures require Planning Commission approval, and shall minimize visibility from on- site parking areas, abutting public streets, and abutting Residentially zoned property.
D. Utility Connections: All utility connections shall be compatible with the architectural elements of the site and not be exposed except where necessary. Pad mounted transformers and/or meter box locations shall be included in the site plan with an appropriate screening treatment. Power lines and other utility cables shall be installed underground where possible.
E. Loading Areas And Docks: Loading areas and docks shall be screened by landscaping and/or visual barriers from adjacent properties and public streets. (Ord. 2019-09, 5-16-2019)
A. Access:
1. The number of access points along public streets shall be minimized by sharing and linking parking areas with adjacent properties. Reciprocal ingress and egress, circulation and parking agreements shall be required to facilitate the ease of vehicular movement between abutting properties. The Planning Commission may grant an exception to this requirement if it is satisfied that obtaining a reciprocal parking agreement is not practical or would create an undue hardship on the developing property.
2. On corner sites, access points shall be located as far from the corner as reasonably possible and in no case less than sixty feet (60') from the point of intersection of the property lines. Vehicular circulation shall be designed to preclude the intrusion of traffic directly into residential areas.
B. Vanpool; Car Pool Spaces: One vanpool/car pool space shall be provided for every twenty five (25) parking spaces in all parking lots or parking structures directly associated with an office, and/or research and development use. Parking spaces for vanpool/car pool vehicles shall have a priority location near building entrances to encourage this form of mass transit.
C. Prohibited Parking Areas: Parking shall not be located in the required front setback or the required corner side setback which faces on a public street. (Ord. 2019-09, 5-16-2019)
A. Required: Pedestrian walkways, a minimum of six feet (6') wide, shall be required to accommodate pedestrian movement between activity centers within the site, to adjacent uses and from building entrances directly to mass transit facilities not to be calculated in the impervious coverage requirement.
B. Public Easements: Public easements for walkways, jogging paths and similar uses may be required. (Ord. 2019-09, 5-16-2019)
In order to meet the purposes of the O-R-D Zone, the Planning Commission shall consider the following prior to approval of any plan:
A. Scale: The scale of the development shall be in character with the surrounding land uses including adjacent development.
B. Access: Development may occur only when sufficient and safe access is provided to and within the site from both public and private streets.
C. Design: The architectural design of all new buildings shall be compatible in materials and finishes with the development pattern within the zone. (Ord. 2019-09, 5-16-2019)