HomeMy WebLinkAboutOutdoor Storage & Parking UDCCITY OF MERIDIAN ORDINANCE NO.
BY THE CITY COUNCIL: BIRD, HOAGLUN, ROUNTREE, ZAREMBA
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 11 OF THE MERIDIAN CITY CODE
REGARDING ZONING AND SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS CODIFIED AT TITLE
11, ENTITLED THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE, OF THE MERIDIAN CITY
CODE; AND PROVIDING FOR A WAIVER OF THE READING RULES; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Unified Development Code is the official zoning ordinance for the City
of Meridian and provides an opportunity to better support the Comprehensive Plan and provide a
tool that is relevant and contemporary to the needs of the City; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Meridian deems it to be in the best interest
of the health, safety and welfare of its citizens to incorporate changes to the Unified
Development Code within the City of Meridian to provide for orderly growth and development
and to carry out the policies of Meridian's Comprehensive Plan;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO:
Section 1. That Title 11, Unified Development Code, of the Meridian City Code is
amended to read as follows:
Section Text
11-3B-8B2 For parking lot replacement that is greater than fifty percent (50%) of the parking
area, all current landsca a standards of this ~ section shall be met.
11-3B-8C1 For Perimeter Landscaping; The following standards apply to the perimeter of
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vehicular use areas, including drivewa s:
11-3B-8Cla Requirement: Provide a five foot (5') wide minimum ~ landscape buffer
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vehicular use areas, including driveways, vehicle sales areas, truck parking areas,
bus parking areas, and vehicle storage areas, subject to the following exceptions::
i. This requirement maybe reduced or waived at the determination of the director
where there is a shared driveway and/or recorded cross parking agreement and
easement with an adjacent property.
ii. This requirement may be reduced or waived at the determination of the
director for truck maneuverin areas in industrial districts.
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11-3B-8Clc Encroachments: Structures less than one hundred twenty (120) square feet,
including, but not limited to, trash enclosures and storage sheds, may encroach
into a re uq fired ~ landscape buffer, excluding any buffer to adjoining
residential uses as set forth in 11-3B-9.
11-3A-14 11-3A-14: OUTDOOR STORAGE AS AN ACCESSORY USE:
Accessory outdoor storage shall be allowed for an approved use subject to the
following standards:
11-3A-14 A. All outdoor storage of material, equipment, inventory, and/or sup lp ies shall be
~d conducted in an orderly manner ^ °* *^ ^~-°°*° ° „~~"'~^ ~ °_
It shall be unlawful to conduct outdoor storage of materials, equipment,
inventory and/or supplies in a manner that:
1. Creates a public nuisance, visual bl~ht, or acoustic impacts.
2. Blocks, impedes or overlays any sidewalks and/or vehicular traffic.
~3. Causes the site ~ to be used as a "vehicle wrecking or junk yard" as
herein defined.
~B. For properties in commercial and/or traditional districts, 9outdoor storage of
materials, equipment, inventory, and/or sup lU ies shall be incorporated into the
overall design of buildings and site landscaping so that the visual
impacts of these functions are fully contained and screened from view of e~-ef
n adjacent properties, the railwa~comdor, and public streets by a solid
fence or wall with a minimum height of six feet (6'~. Such fence and/or wall shall
be constructed of complimentary or of similar design and materials of the primary
structure.
C. For properties in residential districts, all materials, equipment, inventory,
and/or supplies, shall only be stored in the rear or side yard and shall be screened
by a solid fence, six feet (6') in height. No outdoor storage of .materials,
equipment, inventory, and/or supplies shall be allowed in the required street yard,
except as follows: on corner properties, such materials maybe stored in the street
side yard where such area is screened by a solid fence, six feet (6') in height, see
section 11-3A-7 for fencing regulations in street side yards.
D. For properties in industrial districts, the following standards shall apply:
1.For properties that are adjacent to non-industrial properties and/or up blic
streets outdoor stora a of materials a ui ment invento and/or su lies shall
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be incorporated into the overall design of buildings and site landscaping so that
the visual impacts of these functions are fuly contained and screened from view
of adjacent non-industrial properties and/or public streets by a solid fence and/or
wall with a minimum height of six feet (6'). Such fence and/or wall shall be
constructed of complimentary or of similar design and materials of the primary
structure.
2 For properties that adjoin the railway corridor in addition to the standards of
subsection 1 outdoor storage of materials equipment inventory, and/or supplies
shall be screened from the edge of the required street buffer a distance of one
hundred feet (100') from the ed eg of ri t of way parallel to the railway corridor.
3 For properties where subsection 1 and/or subsection 2 do not apply, outdoor
storage areas do not need to be screened.
11-4-3-33 11-4-3-33: STORAGE FACILITY, OUTDOORS€:
11-4-3-33 A. All outdoor storage of material shall be maintained in an orderly manner so as
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B. Stored items shall not block sidewalks or parking areas and may not impede
vehicular or pedestrian traffic.
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D. For any use requiring the storage of fuel or hazardous material, the use shall
be located a minimum of one thousand feet (1,000') from a hospital.
E. For properties in industrial districts, the following standards shall apply:
1. For properties that are adjacent to non-industrial properties and/or public
streets outdoor stora a of materials a ui ment invento and/or su lies shall
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be incorporated into the overall design of buildings and site landscaping so that
the visual impacts of these functions are fully contained and screened from view
of adjacent non-industrial properties and/orpublic streets by a solid fence and/or
wall with a minimum height of six feet (6'). Such fence and/or wall shall be
constructed of complimentary or of similar design and materials of the primary
structure.
2 For properties that adjoin the railway corridor in addition to the standards of
subsection 1 outdoor storage of materials equipment, inventory, and/or supplies
shall be screened from the edge of the required street buffer a distance of one
hundred feet (100'~from the edge of ri t of way parallel to the railway corridor.
3 For properties where subsection 1 and/or subsection 2 do not apply, outdoor
storage areas do not need to be screened.
11-3C-4 PARHING ~ STANDARDS FOR SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED,
TOWNHOUSES, SECONDARY, DUPLEX AND SINGLE-FAMILY
ATTACHED DWELLINGS:
11-3C-4A A. Use And Design of Parking Areas:
1. Required parking spaces shall be used for vehicle parking only. (Ord. OS-1170,
8-30-20005„ eff. 9-15-2005)
2 Only registered automobiles and motorcycles may be parked in the required
street yard All other vehicles including but not limited to vehicles without
current registration recreational vehicles personal recreational items, boats,
trailers and/or other vehicles shall only be parked in the rear or side yard and shall
be screened ~ a solid fence, six feet (6' in height.
3 On corner properties vehicles may be parked in the street side yard where such
area is screened by a solid fence six feet (6' in height see section 11-3A-7 for
fencingregulations in street ~s_
4. Location of~arking, spaces relative to structure(s):
a Parking spaces for all sin e-family detached townhouse, secondary, and
duplex dwellings shall be located on the same lot as the use that they are intended
to serve.
b Parking for single-family attached dwellings shall be located not more than
three hundred feet (300') from the structures except as provided by section 11-
3 C-7 of this article.
5 All parking and loading areas shall provide prop drainage of surface water
to revent the draina a of such water onto adjacent ro erties or walkwa s.
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6 All harking areas shall be designed and constructed to provide the type and
number of off street arkin s aces re uired b section 11-3C-6 of this article.
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1. Except as allowed in subsection 2 all off street parking areas and driveways
area shall be improved with a compacted gavel base,
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2. Where the parking area is screened 1y a solid fence, six feet (6') in height, the
off street parking areas and driveways shall be improved with a dustless material,
including but not limited to vegetation asphaltic pavement rock concrete
pavers bricks or recycled asphalt (asphalt i~rg nding_s). Gravel is not a preferred
improvement material because it must be chemically treated every three months
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11-3C-SA A. Use And Design Of Parking Areas:
1. All parking areas shall be designed and constructed to provide the type and
number of off street parking spaces required by section 11-3C-6 of this article,
and designed as required by this section.
2. Location of parking spaces relative to structure(s):
a. Parking spaces for nonresidential uses shall be located not more than five
hundred feet X500') from structures except as~rovided by section 11-3C-7 of
this article.
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b. d. For any vertically. integrated residential project, not more than ten percent
(10%) of the required parking shall be located in the front of the structure.
Section 2. That all other provisions of Title 11 as they relate to the Unified
Development Code remain unchanged.
Section 3. That pursuant to the affirmative vote of one-half (1/2) plus one (1) of the
Members of the full Council, the rule requiring two (2) separate readings by title and one (1)
reading in full be, and the same is hereby, dispensed with, and accordingly, this Ordinance
shall be in full force and effect on
2009.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Meridian, Idaho, this
2009.
APPROVED by the Mayor of the City of Meridian, Idaho, this
2009.
APPROVED:
day of
day of
MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
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