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Home My WebLink About09-1420 City Code UDC Ordinance Amdmt - Outdoor Storage & ParkingCITY 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 a section shall be met. 11-3B-8C1 For Perimeter Landscaping; The following standards apply to the perimeter of parking_~'~~teri~r '~+ '~M°~, ~~a° a~~ r other vehicular use areas, including drivewa s: 11-3B-8Cla Requirement: Provide a five foot (5') wide minimum peeter landscape buffer adjacent to parking, loading, or other paved 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 maneuvering areas in industrial districts. UDC ORDINANCE AMENDMENT -June, 2009 Page 1 of 6 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 ~~° ~°ri~°*°~ 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 supplies shall be nod conducted in an orderly manner -:.,~~ ~~.,,~~ ,.~ t ~t h ll t er er~s-~ ~e ~ 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 blight, or acoustic impacts. 2. Blocks, impedes or overlaps 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, 8outdoor storage of materials, eauipment, inventory, and/or supplies shall be incorporated into the overall design of buildings and site landscaping so that the visual ~-aseas~is impacts of these functions are fully contained and screened from view of e~-af adjacent properties, the railway corridor, 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 teary structure. C. For properties in residential districts, all materials, equipment, inventor 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, e uipment, 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 hei t, 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 p~erties 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 UDC ORDINANCE AMENDMENT -June, 2009 Page 2 of 6 be incorporated into the overall design of buildings and site landsca~g so that the visual impacts of these functions are fully 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 right of way~arallel 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, OUTDOOR~B€: 11-4-3-33 A. All outdoor storage of material shall be maintained in an orderly manner so as not to create a public nuisance. B. Stored items shall not block sidewalks or parking areas and may not impede vehicular or pedestrian traffic. C.-~: The site shall not be used as "vehicle wrecking or junk yard" as herein defined. ~~,t.,,.,t~ ~ ,. ,,,.~;,to t ~ti - -- -- - ~ r n ~ s er u~ ~ ~ aEEes ~ry-~ cEes~ery staff ~ n„~~;ao ~~,,,..,,,o „~ ,,,.,~o,.;.,t~ ~ ,. „a;,,;,t,,.,t .. ~;a®,,,~;.,t ,. r®..F;o~ ~t,.,tt ~o ° ~. 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 UDC ORDINANCE AMENDMENT -Tune, 2009 Page 3 of 6 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/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 su lies shall be screened from the edge of the required street buffer a distance of one hundred feet (100') from the ed eg of right 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 ~Fs 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 re uired 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 by 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 fencing regulations in street yards. 4. Location of parking 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 sin e-family attached dwellings shall be located not more than three hundred feet (300') from the structure(s), except as provided by section 11- 3C-7 of this article. 5. All parking and loading areas shall rop vide property drainage of surface water to revent the draina a of such water onto adjacent ro erties or walkwa s. UDC ORDINANCE AMENDMENT -June, 2009 Page 4 of 6 6. All paTklrig 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. 11-3 C-4B B. Improvements: ;e~l~eas~e~a~d~~~~n~or~ ~~5~? ~A-~A~7~ 1. Except as allowed in subsection 2, all off street pazking areas and driveways into and throu a arking area shall be improved with a com a~ cted gravel base not less than four inches (4") thick, surfaced with as haltic pavement {may r,,.ao~~ nom,--~z~~o-28(~j 2. Where the Viking area is screened by a solid fence six feet (6') in hei t the off street ~ ng areas and driveways shall be improved with a dustless material including but not limited to vegetation asphaltic pavement rock concrete pavers, bricks, or recycled as hp alt (asphalt ig~r ndings). Gravel is not a preferred improvement material because it must be chemically treated every three months to remain dustless. Such surface will only be allowed at the discretion of the director for temporary or short-term parking, ~'€h~l€~-~tlie;i~s~ex~ ;~€~lus&c-~-{Ara nc i ~ ~n Q ~n~ .~ n 1 c ~nnc~ > > ~ (7nr~ t~n~t ~ni~ 0 4•.n,>ol +,.n;lo.. ,~. > 1,v ~~,,..e.7 t1,o ',1 ,1 1, ~. vaav vvwa~ .....av vlav uK,VI L1 u11V1 llluy-VV , ~ UMVll ~M.L4 lU 1M11~' UVl VV ~ tc~,.a n~ i z~c ~ ~ n ~nn~~ 11-3C-5 PARHING STANDARDS FOR ALL OTHER USES NOT SPECIFIED IN SECTION 11-3C-4 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 (500') from structures ,except as provided by section 11-3C-7 of this article. P~rtri, b nYn o .~ n,l ao~n,.l.oa o ;ao„+;nl a„ oll; ..;,. i, 11 i. u vu 1.,,,n4o,1 .,,.. 41,o n o 1„t nn Fl, n, <,no fl. n4- 4L. o,. n „E ,1 a ~ lvva,wu vu Slav vu.aily av~ wa ~1xvZSOV o . tlw~o t,,,,,,l,.oa ~ o~ i~nn» ~.,.... ,.~.,. n+....,,.~,..,in~ e o,.,- •a a i, ,• , , UDC ORDINANCE AMENDMENT -June, 2009 Page 5 of 6 h,,, ~`o~ ~cnn>> ~.,,,..,, ~~.~.,,~~~ a - a i ~ ~~ ~f ~ t , r ~ro,~y-SeE~ 6 - - ~xs~ axixvr~ 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 ~,~ rl e 23 2009. ~~ PASSED by the City Council of the City of Meridian, Idaho, this ~ day of u~.v~tL. , 2009. v~ APPROVED by the Mayor of the City of Meridian, Idaho, this ~ day of ~~~~ 2009. APPROVED: ~~~~~ MAYO ATTEST: ``,~~ti~~ a ~~ ~~~+,,~~, ., r~e~ '~ CITY C + RK = 8~~ ~ ~a°~ ~ p ;' ''/ / ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ i i ~ r i~ t ~ a `o ` ` `\ `` UDC ORDINANCE AMENDMENT -June, 2009 Page 6 of 6