17.54.030 Site design and maintenance.
1. External Storage and Activities. With the exception of the following paragraph below, all uses except surface parking shall be conducted within a completely enclosed building. All storage of product and material used shall be in a completely enclosed building constructed with the same exterior finish as the main building.
a. Promotional displays may be displayed outside of an approved building or enclosed area so long as they are placed appurtenant to a building wherein the business displays the bulk of its goods for sale. Vehicles sales lots may display vehicles for sale outside of a building in accordance with the requirements found in Section 17.48.200.
i. This subsection shall not apply to temporary site plans under Chapter 17.17.
ii. Landscaped areas and parking lots shall not be used for the displaying of merchandise.
iii. Stacking of merchandise or materials of any kind shall not be allowed to protrude above required walls or fence lines unless approved by a temporary use permit.
2. Solid Waste. Any solid waste receptacle shall be placed in an entirely sight-obscuring enclosure that is at least one (1) foot higher than the receptacle with a minimum height of six feet (6') and constructed on three (3) sides of masonry with a similar exterior finish as the main building, and gated on the fourth side with a minimum access width of fifteen feet (15'). Solid waste receptacles shall be located to the rear.
3. Mechanical Equipment. All mechanical equipment incidental to any building, including roof mounted mechanical equipment, shall be screened so as to be an integral part of the architectural design of the building to which it is attached or related.
4. Loading. Loading operations shall either be conducted within the building or be screened so as to not be totally visible from a public street, and conducted in such a way that in the process of loading or unloading, no vehicle will block the passage of other vehicles on the service drive or extend into any other public or private drive or street used for traffic circulation. Dock doors shall be screened from public streets through the use of screen walls, hedges, evergreen trees, berms, other landscaping or a combination of screening mediums as approved by the land use authority.
5. Lighting. On-site lighting shall be designed to discourage the occurrence of graffiti and enhance a crime prevention environment and shall not glare into adjacent residential areas.
6. Maintenance of Premises.
a. No excessive or offensive noises, dust, odor, smoke or light shall be emitted which is discernible beyond the site or parcel boundary lines in question, except that which emanates from the movement of motor vehicles. Premises shall be maintained in such a manner so as to avoid unreasonable interference with adjacent uses and to avoid public nuisances.
b. No person shall store junk, unlicensed and/or inoperable vehicles, partially dismantled vehicles, or salvaged materials outside a building.
c. No trash, rubbish, or weeds shall be allowed to accumulate on any lot in the RC zone. The space around buildings and structures shall be kept free from refuse, debris, and weeds. All waste shall be concealed from view from adjacent property.
d. The architecture, appearance, and aesthetics of all buildings, structures and edifices in all commercial zones shall be maintained to reasonable upkeep and maintenance standards. (Ord. 2017-11 §1, adopted, 2017)