Agenda - Planning Commission - 03/02/2017

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g. Landscaping. The master plan shall include a landscape plan for the entire development site. Landscaping shall be integrated throughout the site and shall include a combination of overstory trees, ornamental trees, shrubs, flowers (planting beds and raised planters), ground cover, and other landscaping elements. The required number of plantings will be sites should be used to soften and shade parking areas, line sidewalks and streets, accent functionality and take into account characteristics such as tolerance of soil compaction, poor all landscaped areas shall include underground irrigation systems. Stormwater. The master plan shall include a stormwater plan for the entire development site. In addition to traditional stormwater management methods, low impact development (LID) strategies are encouraged throughout the development site, particularly in parking areas. Such methods might include special soil systems, pervious pavements, storm ceptors, underground storage, and bio-retention strips and cells (rain gardens). h. Parking areas. A parking plan shall be included as part of the master site plan submittal. Parking lots, stalls, and drive accesses shall be designed to accommodate a variety of vehicle sizes and turning movements. i. Building service areas (loading docks, trash storage and removal). Such areas shall be internal to the building wherever possible and in all cases constructed of the same exterior materials and screened from adjacent lots, public streets, and building entrances. Mechanical equipment. All mechanical equipment associated with buildings must be completely screened from view, whether located on the roof or ground level. k. Outdoor storage. All storage, including open storage, storage in containers, trailers, or similar enclosures, is prohibited, except as permitted under subsection (f) of this section. I. Lighting. A lighting plan shall be included as part of the master plan submittal. Lighting must be used to illuminate off-street parking areas, signs, structures, and pedestrian walkways. The scale of lighting fixtures must be appropriate to the scale of what is proposed to be lighted. Fixtures must be arranged so that the bulb is not visible from outside the area proposed to be lighted by that fixture. m. Signs. A sign plan shall be included as part of the master plan submittal. No temporary signs are permitted anywhere in the zoning district. (Code 1978, § 9.20.28; Ord. No. 06-29, 8-8-2006; Ord. No. 07-04, 2-13-2007; Ord. No. 09-06, § 2(9.20.28), 4-28-2009; Ord. No. 10-04, § 2, 4-13-2010; Ord. No. 11-09, § 2, 6-28-2011) Page 2