1. Parking areas shall be designed consistent with Chapter 12.38 (Parking and Driveway Standards).

2. When parking lots are proposed along street frontages, they shall be screened by a wall, fence, hedge or raised planter. The chosen screening material shall be a minimum height of three feet and consistent with Section 17.70.070 (Fences, walls, and hedges). A fence or wall shall include a minimum three-foot-wide landscaped area between the wall or fence and the street or sidewalk. The hedge and planter shall have a planting area width of three feet. Screening provided near a driveway shall have a maximum height of two and one-half feet and screening at roadway intersections shall comply with Section 17.70.210 (Vision clearance triangle at intersections).

3. Parking lots shall be planted with shade trees. A minimum of one twenty-four-inch box specimen tree shall be required for every ten parking spaces, or portion thereof, planted in structural soil, and shall be located uniformly throughout the parking area, excluding parking areas covered by solar panels. Tree species shall include any of the following:

1. Long-term bicycle parking spaces shall be enclosed, lockable, and located within the residential building on the first floor unless the building includes elevator access to the upper floors.

2. Long-term bicycle parking spaces shall provide a minimum of one outlet and an additional outlet per ten bicycle parking spaces for charging electric bicycles.

3. Long-term bicycle parking racks shall be designed to allow the user to lock the bicycle to the rack and keep at least one bicycle wheel on the ground or provide a means for the user to roll the bicycle onto a rack and lift it up to a second level (example: the two-tier Double Docker bike rack by Ground Control Systems).

4. Short-term bicycle racks shall be Hi-Lo racks (e.g., Peak Rack type racks).

1. A system of pedestrian walkways shall connect all buildings on a site to each other, to on-site automobile and bicycle parking areas, and to any on-site open space areas or pedestrian amenities.

2. An on-site walkway shall connect the principal building entry or entries to a public sidewalk on each street frontage.

1. Project exterior and parking lot lighting shall comply with Section 17.70.100 (Lighting and night sky preservation).

1. Any proposed fencing shall be consistent with Section 17.70.070 (Fences, walls, and hedges).

2. Chain link fencing is not allowed.

1. Trash enclosures shall accommodate for three waste streams: trash, recycling, and organics and shall be designed consistent with Section 17.70.200.

2. Trash enclosures shall be designed to include accent materials and colors that match the main residential building(s).

3. Designs of trash enclosures shall comply with the city’s engineering standards.

1. All ground-mounted mechanical and electrical equipment shall be located internally within the proposed buildings. If equipment cannot be located internally due to code requirements, it shall be screened using a combination of at least two of the following: paint color, landscaping, fencing, or walls consistent with other city standards.

2. Any required backflow preventer and double-check assembly shall be located inside the building within twenty feet of the front property line. Where this is not possible, due to code requirements, the backflow preventer and double-check assembly shall be located in the street yard and screened using a combination of at least two of the following: paint color, landscaping, fencing or walls consistent with other city standards.

3. Fire department equipment required to be accessible by an exterior door shall be integrated into the exterior building design by using the same materials and colors. (Ord. 1703 § 4, 2021)