Agenda - Planning Commission - 03/02/2023 - Special

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1 2 (E) Exterior lighting must be operational when a business is open or employees are on site. 3 (F) Glare. All lighting must be arranged so as not to produce glare. All properties must be in 4 compliance with the following: 5 (1) All light sources must be controlled and equipped with lenses, louvers, shields, or prismatic 6 control devices designed to prevent off -site views of the light source. 7 (2) No flickering or flashing lights except those associated with public safety activities may be 8 permitted. 9 (3) Light sources that are integrated into a canopy must be designed to be recessed and flush 10 with the ceiling of the canopy, and equipped with a flat lens surface. 11 (4) Residential single-family and townhome uses may have wall -mounted lighting with exposed 12 light sources provided glare is not produced from off -site views. 13 (G) Compliance. Any new lighting installed after the effective date of this chapter must be in 14 compliance with the requirements of this chapter. Any lighting in existence before the effective 15 date of this chapter that does not comply with its requirements may be considered legally 16 nonconforming and may be allowed to continue in compliance with Section 140. Lighting may be 17 required to be upgraded, wholly or in part, due to a request for a site plan review, conditional use 18 permit, interim use permit, variance, or plat. 19 (H) Seasonal decorative lighting and landscape lighting are not regulated by this section. 20 21 22 23 24 321 Driveways and Curb Cuts 25 The owners of a corner lot may elect to access the principal building on either street that the lot abuts. In 26 cases of through lots the city shall determine which street the building fronts and accesses. In cases where 27 one of the streets is a county, state or MSA street, the lot shall access on the other street. Where any such 28 election is manifestly contrary to the established character or welfare of the neighborhood, the permit 29 request shall be referred to the board of appcals City Council for approval or disapproval. 30 31 322 Vision Clearance Triangle 32 A vision clearance triangle shall be established at each intersection corner in order to provide adequate 33 site distance. The vision triangle shall be formed by creating a third leg that connects the ends of two legs 34 that are in line with the face of the existing curbs. On streets which have a stop condition the length of 35 the leg shall be 25 feet from the nearest face of the curb on the cross street being approached and shall 36 be 50 feet for streets without stop conditions. The vision triangle shall also apply at alleys and at 37 commercial driveways with the leg distance of 25 feet. The vision triangle shall be three dimensional and 38 shall extend from 30 inches to nine feet above the top of curb. Where the wording herein refers to 39 horizontal measurement from the face of curb and no curb exists, the edge of pavement shall be used 40 instead. Where the wording herein refers to vertical measurement from top of curb and no curb exists, 41 the measurement shall begin six inches above the pavement. The vision clearance triangle shall contain 42 no fence, structure, earth bank hedge, planting, wall or other sight obstruction. The following are 43 exempted: utility poles, fire hydrants, traffic signals and signs, trees trimmed to the trunk, and plant 44 species of open growth habit that are not planted in the form of a hedge and which are planted and 45 trimmed as to leave an unobstructed view in all seasons. There shall be no parking allowed along the curbs 46 within the vision triangle. Construction of new buildings or new additions to existing buildings that extend 47 into the vision triangle shall not be permitted. Existing buildings shall not be considered an obstruction 48 under the terms of this division. The city engineer may waive this provision where the natural contour of 2