17.76.100 Screening.
A. Screening of Visible Storage and Maintenance. Parking, storage, stockpiling, or maintenance of any of the following items on private property shall be screened from view from any public right-of-way, except as otherwise provided in this chapter. Objects and activities will be considered “screened” when they are either not visible from a public right-of-way or behind a solid six-foot-high fence, wall, or hedge where such fence, wall, or hedge is otherwise allowed by zoning and building codes.
1. Furniture and Other Equipment. Furniture or other equipment, including but not limited to stuffed couches and chairs, household appliances, sinks, heaters, boilers, tanks, machinery, other household or commercial equipment, or any parts thereof.
2. Materials. Building materials, including but not limited to packing boxes, lumber, dirt piles, wood, landscape materials, or debris.
3. Recreational Vehicles and Related Devices.
a. Any airplane or other aircraft, or any parts thereof.
b. Special mobile equipment or parts thereof, such as tar wagons, water trailers, and similar devices as defined in Section 575 of the Vehicle Code.
c. Boats, trailers, camper shells, recreational vehicles, jet skis or similar devices, or parts from any of these items, unless exempted by Section 17.86.210 (Recreational Vehicles: Use as Dwelling; Parked on a Private Lot).
4. Exceptions. The following may be allowed in front yards under the noted circumstances:
a. Waste haulers and recycling containers may be placed for pickup in compliance with Chapter 8.04 and Section 17.76.060 (Neighborhood Preservation).
b. Portable on demand storage containers (PODS) used for the temporary storage of personal property owned or rented by the occupants may be allowed for a period not to exceed one week.
c. Building materials, vehicles, equipment, or construction tools may be placed in yards during construction with a valid building permit.
d. Personal property owned or rented by the occupants may be repaired, washed, cleaned, and serviced, subject to any other relevant regulations, provided that vehicles are parked in a driveway and that all work is completed within 72 hours.
e. Storage, repair, and maintenance of vehicles or other equipment may be allowed in commercial or agricultural areas visible from a public right-of-way where these activities are an integral part of the commercial business and are conducted in compliance with all other limitations on that business.
f. Barbecues and furniture that is designed and intended for outdoor use (“outdoor furniture” as defined in Chapter 17.158) may remain on a porch or in a walled front patio where the walls are designed in compliance with fence height regulations. Recreational furniture, including, but not limited to, gaming tables such as ping-pong tables, billiards tables, and foosball tables, are not to remain in front yards when not actively being used, even if designed and intended for outdoor use.
g. Recreational vehicles and trailers with current licenses may be parked in driveways consistent with Section 17.86.210 (Recreational Vehicles: Use as Dwelling; Parked on a Private Lot).
h. Parking of personal, operable vehicles may be parked in compliance with Section 17.76.040 (Front Yard Parking).
B. Screening of Mechanical and Electrical Equipment. All exterior mechanical and electrical equipment shall be screened or incorporated into the design of buildings so as not to be visible from the public right-of-way or adjacent residential zones. Equipment to be screened includes, but is not limited to, all roof-mounted equipment, air conditioners, heaters, utility meters, cable equipment, telephone entry boxes, backflow preventions, irrigation control valves, electrical transformers, pull boxes, and all ducting for air conditioning, heating, and blower systems. Screening materials shall be consistent with the exterior colors and materials of the building. Exceptions to this section are subject to the director’s review and approval via director’s action (Chapter 17.108: Director’s Action). In granting a request for an exception, the director shall find screening is infeasible due to health and safety or utility requirements.
C. Screening of Outdoor Sales and Storage. Screening shall be required for all outdoor sales and storage as set forth in subsection A (Screening of Visible Storage and Maintenance) of this section. (Ord. 1705 §§ 42, 43, 2021; Ord. 1650 § 3 (Exh. B), 2018)