20.28.080 Additional development standards for mixed-use development.
This section provides additional development standards for mixed-use developments. The primary intent of these standards and criteria is to balance the needs of nonresidential uses for access, visibility, parking, loading, safety, and economic development with the needs of residential uses for privacy, security, and relative quiet.
A. Loading and Unloading Activities of Mixed-Use Developments. Where applicable, the covenants, conditions, and restrictions of a mixed-use development shall indicate the times when the loading and unloading of goods may occur on the street; provided, that, in no event, shall loading or unloading take place after 10:00 p.m. or before 7:00 a.m. on any day of the week.
B. Lighting Standards for Mixed-Use Developments. Lighting for nonresidential uses shall be appropriately designed, located, and shielded to ensure that it does not negatively impact the residential uses in the development nor any adjacent residential uses.
C. Recycling and Refuse Storage Facilities Standards for Mixed-Use Developments. Recycling and refuse storage facilities for nonresidential uses shall be located as far as possible from residential units and shall be completely screened from view from the residential portion of the development. Recycling and refuse storage facilities for nonresidential uses shall be compatible in architectural design and details with the overall project. The location and design of trash enclosures shall mitigate nuisances from odors. Trash areas for food service and sales uses, when occupying the same building as residential uses, shall be refrigerated to control odor. The number of facilities and other development standards are found in CMC 20.56.080.
D. Screening of Mechanical Equipment and Service Areas.
1. Service Areas. Service areas and related materials, equipment, supplies, etc. shall be screened from view from adjacent properties and streets. Loading docks, service bays, and mechanical facilities shall be internal to buildings, with bay doors that can be closed when facilities are not in use. If such areas and/or facilities must be located outside of the building, they shall be contained within attractively designed exterior enclosures. Exterior enclosures shall reflect the architectural form and materials of principal buildings and shall be enhanced with landscape materials appropriate for the location.
2. Mechanical Equipment. Mechanical equipment shall be designed into the building, screened, and baffled as outlined in this subsection. Mechanical equipment may include, but is not limited to, HVAC systems, generators, vents, fire-risers, utility connections and panel boxes, transformers, antennas, cables, and/or satellite dishes, alarm boxes, electrical connections to signs and lighting fixtures, and lighting.
a. Screening. All mechanical and air conditioning equipment shall be shielded and screened from view from adjacent streets and properties. The screening shall be integrated architecturally with the building.
i. Ground-Mounted Equipment. Ground-mounted equipment screening shall consist of a solid wall, solid fence, or sufficient landscaping, and site layout dependent on the site, land use, and zoning district. Otherwise, such equipment shall be enclosed in a building. Transformers between a building and the street shall be underground.
ii. Roof-Mounted Equipment. Appropriate building massing, as well as roof screens and/or parapet walls designed to incorporate the architectural style of the building, shall form a complete screen of all rooftop equipment. Roof-mounted equipment shall be set back from building roof edge to minimize view of equipment from adjacent streets and properties.
iii. Façade Installed Equipment. Equipment installed on the façade visible from the public right-of-way shall be minimized in visual prominence, incorporated inside the building wall, or located out of public view. Exposed electrical conduit is not permitted and shall be run inside building walls. If pre-existing, exposed conduit shall be concealed and at minimum painted to match the building.
b. Baffling. All mechanical equipment shall be baffled to reduce sound to levels consistent with CMC 8.16.030(1)(oo) and 9.04.020 (noise regulations).
c. Location. Mechanical equipment shall not be located in required yard setback areas.
E. Residential Noise Notice. Residents of new mixed-use development projects in the mixed-use zones, whether owners or tenants, shall be notified in writing before taking up residence that they will be living in an urban-type environment and that the noise levels may be higher than in a strictly residential area. The covenants, conditions, and restrictions of a residential or mixed-use project shall require that prospective residents acknowledge the receipt of the written noise notification. Signatures shall confirm receipt and understanding of this information. (Ord. 690 § 4 (Exh. A), 2018).