§ 21.50.400. Conditional use standards—Vehicle storage yards.

The following standards shall apply to vehicle storage yards:

A.

Yard requirements. The planning and zoning commission may specify yard requirements greater than required by the underlying zoning district as necessary to reduce or eliminate negative impacts on surrounding properties and land uses.

B.

Landscaping.

1.

No landscaping shall be required where a lot line abuts an industrially zoned district, or on the portion of site boundaries where a structure, excluding connexes, abuts either side of the lot line, unless otherwise required by this title, or by the Commission.

2.

Except as otherwise required by law, all site obscuring fence structures shall be at least eight feet high. No fencing shall be required on the portion of site boundaries where a structure, excluding connexes, abuts either side of the lot line. The design of the sight-obscuring fence structure shall be approved and specified by the planning and zoning commission. The sight-obscuring fence structure shall be architecturally compatible with the surrounding properties. All portions of the fence structure that are visible to the public, adjacent to a protected creek under section 21.45.210, or plainly visible to adjacent residential neighbors shall be of a sight-obscuring nature, be compatible with the surrounding property, and be constructed of concrete, solid wood or chain link with a neutral color fabric screening or vinyl covering. The fence structure shall be maintained in a safe, sound and orderly condition, and shall be kept free of any advertising matter other than signs permitted by this title. Security wire, such as concertina or razor wire and barbed wire is permitted, but only if inverted inside the fence with posted and maintained prominent warning signs for the fencing, or with a maximum of at least one foot of the wire material exposed and visible outside the fence. Outside storage, including vehicles, shall not be visible from outside the fence from abutting lots or streets. This subsection shall supercede the requirements of subsection 21.45.290B.2.

C.

If permitted in conjunction with a ministorage facility, the standards of this section shall govern.

D.

Financial guarantees. The planning and zoning commission may require a financial guarantee to ensure installation of required landscaping, fencing, paving, or mitigation of any environmental impacts or contamination to the site or surrounding land in accordance with section 21.87.030.

(AO. No. 2004-108(S), § 9, 10-26-04)