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20.26.007 Timing of administrative design review.
20.26.011 Design review submittal requirements.
20.26.013 Development and design review guidelines.
20.26.020 Required findings to grant design review adjustments.
20.26.024 Public notification and action on design review adjustment applications.
20.26.026 Appeal of director’s action on design review adjustments.
20.26.040 Director authority and findings.
20.26.100 Duplex and triplex design standards.
20.26.300 Nonresidential design review standards.
20.26.400 Industrial (ML) design standards.
(4) Nonresidential development located in all zones. (Ord. 2694 § 2, 2001; Ord. 2680 § 3, 2001; Ord. 2518 § 1, 1997; Ord. 2513 § 1 (Att. A § 3.a), 1997; Ord. 2454 § 1, 1995).
(3) Normal building maintenance including the repair or maintenance of structural members. (Ord. 2694 § 2, 2001; Ord. 2454 § 1, 1995).
(6) Offer incentives of density bonus or height bonus to encourage the provision of community benefits, facilities or improvements above and beyond those required in city ordinances, and supporting the goals, objectives and policies of the adopted comprehensive plan. (Ord. 2694 § 2, 2001; Ord. 2454 § 1, 1995).
Design review shall be conducted by the director as a part of site plan review pursuant to building permit issuance and/or review of discretionary land use permits. A pre-application conference with the community development department is strongly recommended in order to clarify the standards and the requirements of the design review process and to assist applicants in preparing a pre-application vicinity meeting and a subsequent formal application. (Ord. 2694 § 2, 2001; Ord. 2454 § 1, 1995).
(1) This meeting shall only be required for applicants proposing a new multiple-family project that contains 20 or more dwelling units or for commercial and/or any nonresidential projects on sites that are within 300 feet of residential development and which either: (a) are greater than 10,000 square feet in floor area; (b) include more than 20,000 square feet of impervious coverage; or (c) involve outdoor sales, fueling, services or repair.
(2) The purpose of this meeting is to facilitate an early informal discussion between the applicant and neighbors regarding the conceptual characteristics of the architectural and site design of the proposed project. The meeting shall be open to residents within the vicinity, including those living farther away than the distance established in subsection (4) of this section. Nothing in this section shall be construed to delegate design or project review decision-making authority to the participants in the preapplication vicinity meeting.
(3) Development services1 department staff shall attend the meeting and shall prepare a summary of the comments made at the meeting. This summary shall be entered as a part of the record for consideration by the development services1 director in reviewing the project for compliance with design standards. Additional written materials or illustrations submitted by the applicant or members of the public attending the meeting may be added to said record.
(4) The notification radius for the meeting shall be a minimum of 300 feet, or the notification of application radius assigned to the underlying land use permit, whichever is greater. A certified list of the mailing shall be provided to the development services department. Notice of the meeting shall be sent by the applicant by first class mail to all owners of property as shown on the last available county tax assessor’s roll2 at least 10 days before the meeting.
(5) Notice shall be posted in a conspicuous location on the property to which the proposed application will apply at least 10 days prior to the date of the meeting. Posting of a notice within public right-of-way adjacent to the subject property shall be considered as meeting the requirements of this subsection.
(d) Sketch building elevations showing conceptual massing of building(s). (Ord. 3119 § 25, 2016; Ord. 2694 § 2, 2001).
(5) A written narrative from the project architect outlining in point-by-point detail compliance with all applicable design standards that apply to the project scope. (Ord. 3119 § 26, 2016; Ord. 2694 § 2, 2001).
The city council, upon recommendation of the planning commission, may establish additional administrative guidelines for use by the community development director in review of new development subject to design review. (Ord. 2694 § 2, 2001; Ord. 2454 § 1, 1995).
Any affected person may challenge an interpretation and determination of the director pertaining to this section subject to the provisions of Chapter 20.87 PMC and related sections of the municipal code. (Ord. 2454 § 1, 1995).
(1) Residential Development. An adjustment to architectural or site design requirements such that no more than two of the total number of required menu items in PMC 20.26.100 and 20.26.200 are out of compliance.
(3) Site Plan Design Principles. In the event that a building cannot be designed to meet the street corner building entrance orientation and “corner terminus” design guidelines due to special circumstances related to the building’s function or intended use, applicants may request relief from PMC 20.26.300(3)(b)(ii), only, upon review and approval by the design review and historic preservation board. The applicant shall demonstrate equal or superior architectural compliance with the design guidelines when requesting relief from the entrance standards. Nothing in this section shall be construed to allow a deviation in setbacks as they relate to the building’s location on a site plan. (Ord. 3119 § 27, 2016; Ord. 2694 § 2, 2001; Ord. 2454 § 1, 1995).
(4) That each of the findings under PMC 20.26.040 can be made by the community development director in granting such adjustment. (Ord. 2694 § 2, 2001; Ord. 2454 § 1, 1995).
Upon the filing of a properly completed application and associated request for a design review adjustment, the director shall, within a reasonable time, make an initial determination that the proposed design complies with the required findings as contained in PMC 20.26.020 and 20.26.040. Upon determining that required findings can be made, the director shall notify by mail those individuals requiring meeting notice under PMC 20.26.009(4) informing them of the requested adjustment and the city’s initial determination to issue the approval, including any conditions of approval, if applicable. (Ord. 2694 § 2, 2001; Ord. 2454 § 1, 1995).
(1) If a written objection to the initial determination notice is filed by any such property owner or by the applicant within 10 business days of said notification, the community development director shall reconsider the initial determination in light of the objection(s) as raised and render a final decision on the permit. This final decision shall result in either the director’s affirmation of the original determination of approval, the approval with additional modifications or denial.
(a) The appeal shall be filed on forms provided by the community development director.
(b) The appeal shall clearly state the decision being appealed, setting forth the specific reason, rationale, and/or basis for the appeal.
(c) Fees associated with the appeal shall be paid to the city upon filing of the appeal in accordance with a fee schedule established by resolution.
(3) Upon filing of a timely and complete appeal, the hearing examiner shall conduct a public hearing to consider the merits of the appeal. This hearing shall be subject to the noticing and public hearing requirements set forth in Chapter 20.12 PMC, and shall include notification of all parties notified of the director’s final decision. The hearing examiner may affirm the director’s decision or may remand the matter to the director for further review in accord with the examiner’s direction.
(4) If no written objection is filed to the initial determination within the specified time limits, the director shall render a final decision on the permit in accord with the initial determination. (Ord. 2694 § 2, 2001; Ord. 2454 § 1, 1995).
(4) The proposed development meets required setback, landscaping, architectural style and materials, such that the building walls have sufficient visual variety to mitigate the appearance of large facades, particularly form public rights-of-way and residential zones. (Ord. 2694 § 2, 2001; Ord. 2454 § 1, 1995).
Unless otherwise stated, the following standards apply to duplex and triplex structures, whether individual or part of a larger project.
(e) Garage doors and front entry doors facing different directions than the doors of the abutting unit(s) in such a manner as to avoid a book-matched or mirror-image design in the facade and so that, in elevation view, the structure’s overall door and window fenestration resembles a single-family house.
(d) Front entry door facing a different direction than the door of the abutting unit(s).
(3) Average Setbacks of Duplex and Triplex Structures in RS Zones. The front yard shall be either the average of the front yards of the single-family structure on either side, or not less than minimum front yard setback established in PMC 20.20.020(5), whichever is less. In the case where one of the adjacent lots is vacant, or in the case of a corner lot, averaging shall be accomplished by averaging the minimum setback requirement, with the adjacent structure(s) within 100 feet on either side.
(4) Duplex and Triplex Roof Pitches. All duplexes and triplexes shall have a roof pitch no less steep than 4:12 for coverage of no less than 65 percent of the structure.
(5) Duplex and Triplex Roof Lengths. For all duplexes and triplexes exceeding one story in height, no ridgeline shall be greater than 24 feet in length without a five-foot vertical or sloped offset that creates a new ridgeline that is at least 10 feet in length.
(6) Duplex and Triplex Front Forward Garages. Structures with garages placed forward of the living portion of the dwellings shall contain window openings on the front facade, not including openings into the garage, equal to no less than one-half (50 percent) of the surface area of the garage doors.
(7) Duplex and Triplex Orientation to the Street. Streetfront orientation or a facade of a side elevation containing proportionally at least as many windows, trim, siding and other building details as on the front elevation shall be required if the duplex or triplex structure faces a traditional street system or public right-of-way.
(Ord. 2694 § 2, 2001; Ord. 2513 § 1 (Att. A § 3.b), 1997; Ord. 2454 § 1, 1995).
(a) Dwelling units shall be arranged around courtyards as per subsection (2) of this section.
(b) Dwelling units shall be organized along a traditional street system as per subsection (3) of this section.
(c) Dwelling units shall be oriented towards a major natural feature on or directly adjacent to the site, including an environmentally critical area and associated buffer, or a stand of significant trees exceeding three acres in size protected within a native growth easement or designated open space area.
(a) The size of the courtyard space, or series of courtyard spaces, shall be no smaller than 30 percent of required common open space. A portion of the courtyard space, not to exceed 40 percent of the total, may be private open space.
(b) The length of the courtyard space shall be no greater than twice the width. The courtyard space may be secured with fences and gates.
(c) The courtyard space shall be unobstructed from the ground to the sky bound on three or more sides constituting enclosure of 60 percent (as measured such that 100 percent creates total enclosure) or more of the space.
(d) Enclosure of the courtyard may be achieved by any of the following means and combinations thereof: walls of one or more buildings; a continuous row of plants which3 will achieve a height of at least six feet within three years of planting; walls higher than six feet; berms with a continuous row of plants which will achieve a height of at least six feet within three years of planting from the original grade; or natural earth forms steeper than 40 percent grade and higher than 10 feet.
(i) At least two of the following pedestrian amenities are provided in the space: seating unit, sculpture, or active play area. A “seating unit” shall consist of one minimum 12-foot-long bench or ledge seating area for every six ground floor units within 30 feet of the courtyard perimeter; “sculpture” is a piece of three-dimensional art that can be appraised as having artistic value; and an “active play area” shall consist of an area no smaller than 12 feet by 12 feet containing recreational facilities such as a big toy, jungle gym, basketball court or volleyball court.
(C) Ground cover, sufficient to cover within a three-year period 75 percent of landscape area not otherwise covered with shrubs or lawn.
(f) At least one window or glass door from a primary room (i.e., kitchen or living room) of each dwelling unit that surrounds the courtyard must face the courtyard.
(a) Streets upon which the dwelling units are oriented toward shall be organized by blocks that do not exceed 500 feet in length for the purpose of breaking up the scale of the development pattern.
(b) The street pavement width shall not exceed 10 feet above the minimum width of a street based on its functional classification or most appropriate classification if the street is private.
(c) Garages integrated into residential buildings may be accessed from the street; provided, that the street-facing facade has a total window area (excluding window openings into the garage) that is at least 50 percent of the total area of any garage door openings on the same facade.
(d) Parallel parking is permitted along both sides of the street. Perpendicular or angled parking spaces are not permitted except in groupings of six stalls with at least 100 feet of street front between groupings.
(e) Dwelling units shall have their entrance and front facade oriented to the traditional street system.
(f) For dwelling units oriented to the street, at least one window or door from a primary room (i.e., kitchen or living room) of each dwelling unit must face the street.
(g) The front facade facing the traditional street system shall be characterized by modulating intervals no wider than 24 feet with at least a two-foot offset between each interval.
(h) Roofline variety of buildings taller than one story utilizing the traditional streetscape system orientation shall include at least two feet in elevation change or offset distance between any continuous roofline segment over 24 feet in length.
(4) Multifamily Menu Options to Achieve Variety in Architectural Massing.
(v) A stand of trees with a canopy of 1,000 square feet (as measured in frontal view rather than top view) located no farther than 20 feet from a facade of the building, consisting of either existing trees, or planted trees.
(5) Multifamily Menu Options for Treatment of Building Articulation.
(iv) Between the stories of a building, a change in materials or color separated by continuous horizontal trim bands, continuous horizontal decorative masonry, or a recess or projection by at least two feet.
(6) Achieving Building Design Variety in Multifamily Development.
(a) Individual multifamily buildings with more than 24 units shall be characterized by variation in the application of materials, colors and fenestration details at any point where modulation is required under the provisions of subsection (4) of this section. For example, siding materials or colors may be alternated between building sections; accent siding materials and prominent siding materials may also be reversed; projecting bay or box windows may be used on alternating facade sections.
(b) Multiple buildings on a single site shall not be exact or close replicas of each other. While common materials, colors and styles are acceptable, each building shall be unique in terms of its general massing design and fenestration design. Variety in designs shall be achieved by variation in each building’s footprint, rooflines, facade modulation, and window arrangement. Color and materials shall also be varied.
(f) Differentiation among front entry designs by such means as variation in porch roof designs, column and balustrade designs, entry court designs (e.g., courtyard walls, gates, paving and landscaping), door designs and (in conjunction with other variation techniques) door colors.
(a) Orientation of the narrowest end of building toward the abutting RS zone district. The horizontal length of the facade which is parallel to and oriented to the RS zone boundary shall not exceed 40 feet in width.
(b) Provision of a 15-foot-wide landscaped buffer consisting of continuous row of trees and a six-foot-tall wood opaque fence, masonry wall or vegetative screen or a native growth protection easement with a minimum width of 25 feet along the boundary between the multiple-family project and the abutting RS zone district.
(c) Windows shall only be placed on the wall facing the abutting RS zone district if they are opaque or higher than seven feet above the floor elevation of each floor.
(9) Setback and Stepback of Multiple-Family Projects Abutting RS Single-Family Zone Districts.
(a) Setback. Multiple-family buildings shall maintain a setback of 25 feet along all property lines abutting RS zone districts.
(b) Third-Floor Stepback. Multiple-family buildings within 50 feet of an RS zone district shall not exceed two stories unless the exterior walls and roof of the third story are stepped back at least seven feet from the second floor exterior walls that face the RS zone district.
(10) Multifamily Minimum Width of Exterior Stairway for Buildings Three or More Stories. On buildings three or more stories tall, exterior stairways leading up or down to multiple story dwelling unit front entrances shall have a minimum width of eight feet.
(a) Rows of angled or perpendicular parking stalls shall not be allowed over a continuous distance of more than 120 feet without a landscape break consisting of an area at least 100 square feet in size and at least one tree.
(b) Carports shall not exceed 72 feet in length.
(c) For parking areas with over 20 stalls, sidewalks or designated pedestrian paths/routes shall be provided from parking areas to residential units.
(d) Parking stalls shall not be located nor positioned to cause headlights to shine into windows of residential units.
(e) Structured parking garages proposed in the RM-Core zone shall be subject to the “Parking Structure” section of the Downtown Design Guidelines, which shall be administratively applied.
(a) Accessory buildings shall contain the same building materials and – where roofed – roofing materials and roof forms as those used on the primary residential structures.
(b) Trash and recycling shall be visually screened from streets and adjacent properties by: (i) substantial sight-obscuring landscaping which will achieve a height of at least six feet within three years of planting; or (ii) an enclosure constructed4 of the same siding materials used on the primary residential structures.
(c) If the same building materials are discontinued or otherwise unavailable, an alternate material that closely resembles the original material may be used. (Ord. 3119 § 28, 2016; Ord. 2851 § 9, 2006; Ord. 2694 § 2, 2001; Ord. 2454 § 1, 1995).
(iii) The minimum width of each modulation is 15 feet.
(i) The height of the visible roofline must change at least four feet if the adjacent roof segments are less than 50 feet in length.
(ii) The height of the visible roofline must change at least eight feet if the adjacent roof segments are 50 feet or more in length.
(iii) The length of a sloped or gabled roofline must be at least 20 feet, with a minimum slope of three feet vertical to 12 feet horizontal.
(d) Buildings with other roof forms, such as arched, gabled, vaulted, dormered or sawtooth, must have a significant change in slope or significant change in roofline at least every 100 feet.
(iv) Use of functional or nonfunctional architectural features such as windows, doors, pillars, columns, awnings, roofs, etc., which cover at least 25 percent of the wall surface.
(A) Buildings may be set back to a maximum of 20 feet to accommodate an eight-foot plaza space as required by subsection (3)(b)(i) of this section.
(B) Optionally, the pedestrian plaza space may project into the required front or street side yard landscape buffer (as required under PMC 20.58.005(2)) by a maximum of four feet; corner plaza spaces or outdoor cafes may project into the required landscape buffer by a maximum of six feet.
(iv) Site development plans shall be designed so that, to the greatest extent feasible, buildings and building entries are at street level and not elevated by retaining walls, particularly on sides of buildings where an entry way is oriented toward the abutting right-of-way.
(c) Interior Building Orientation. Once the site development has achieved at least 50 percent of the site frontage which is occupied by buildings in accordance with the street orientation standards above, or when panhandle/internal lots not fronting on a public right-of-way, or where existing buildings and/or improvements would physically prevent subsections (1) and (2) of this section from being achieved, other structures may be placed internal to the site but shall be oriented towards each other and in close proximity to the site’s street frontage buildings to allow for pedestrian movement between structures through pedestrian scaled plaza areas without crossing parking areas.
(d) Building Entrances and Design. At least one building entrance for an individual building (or individual tenant spaces) shall face each public street frontage. Directly linking pedestrian access shall be provided between the street right-of-way and each building entrance. No less than 60 percent of the surface area of any street-facing wall shall consist of windows and/or transparent doorways.
(e) Parking Lot Entrances and Driveways. The city may impose additional restriction on the width, number and location of driveways to and from the subject parcel to improve vehicle circulation or safety, or to enhance pedestrian movement or desirable visual characteristics.
(f) Each side of a parking lot which abuts a street must be screened from that street using the appropriate landscaping as specified in the city’s vegetative management standards or by locating the building between the street and the parking lot.
(4) Siding Materials. Acceptable siding materials include brick, stone, marble, split-face cement block, shingles, and horizontal lap siding. Other materials, such as stucco, may also be used as an accent if: (a) they are used as accent materials in conjunction with acceptable siding materials; and (b) said accent materials are characterized by details or variations in the finish that create a regular pattern of shapes, indentations, or spaces that are accented or highlighted with contrasting shades of color.
(5) Achieving Building Design Variety.
(a) Multiple-tenant buildings shall be designed with common materials, colors and styles across their entire facades so as to create cohesive building designs. Nonetheless, they shall be characterized by variation in the application of said materials and colors and also in fenestration details at least at any point where modulation is required under the provisions of subsection (1)(b) of this section. For example, siding materials or colors may be alternated between building sections; provided, that no single section be of a material or color that is not found on other portions or elements of the facade design. Accent siding materials and prominent siding materials may also be reversed to create interest. Tenant-specific motifs are prohibited if they do not reflect the style, colors and materials that characterize the overall facade design. For purposes of this section, a “single building” is defined as any structure that is completely separated from another structure by at least a 10-foot distance.
(b) Multiple buildings on a single site shall not be exact or close replicas of each other. While common materials, colors and styles are acceptable, each building shall be unique in terms of its general massing design and fenestration design. Variety in design may be achieved by variation in each building’s footprint, rooflines, facade modulation, and window arrangement. Color and materials may also be varied. (Ord. 3143 § 2, 2017; Ord. 3119 § 29, 2016; Ord. 2954 §§ 10, 11, 2010; Ord. 2851 § 9, 2006; Ord. 2694 § 2, 2001).
(1) Trees along Building Facades. A minimum 15-foot-wide landscape strip shall be provided along the entire length of blank wall facades of buildings in the ML zone district. A mixture of medium to large evergreen conifer and deciduous trees and shrubs (evergreen and/or deciduous shrub mix) shall be planted for all buildings along the entire length of all visible facades on buildings with footprints of more than 10,000 square feet, which have walls reaching 20 feet or more above ground level and which are visible from a public road or located within 100 feet of a residential zone. The stand of trees may include either existing trees or planted trees. The design of the landscaping treatment shall be consistent with the “SLD-01” standard contained in the city’s vegetation management standards (VMS) manual.
(b) Singular materials are characterized by details or variations in the finish that create a regular pattern of shapes, indentations, or spaces that are accented or highlighted with contrasting shades of color.
(3) Loading and Storage Areas. Loading docks and outdoor product or equipment storage areas shall be screened from public roads by means of a vegetative screen or six-foot masonry wall or wood opaque fence. If a vegetative screen is used, the screen shall conform to the landscape buffering standards described in PMC 20.26.500(1). If a wall is used, it shall include a 10-foot landscaping strip on the side facing the public which is planted with shrubs at least three-gallon container size (spaced no more than five feet on center) and a continuous row of trees (at least eight feet tall at planting) spaced no more than 30 feet on center. (Ord. 3119 § 30, 2016; Ord. 2954 § 12, 2010; Ord. 2694 § 2, 2001).
(a) Evergreen trees that are at least eight feet tall at planting, spaced no more than 15 feet on center, and placed in a triangular pattern (having three equal sides, except in 15-foot-wide buffers) to resemble a natural growth pattern and to give depth and density to the screening. For added interest and variation, deciduous trees may be mixed with evergreen trees, provided the required number of evergreen trees are installed and spaced in a manner that will provide required screening.
(b) Understory shrubs (at least three-gallon container size) spaced no more than five feet on center, or sufficiently sized and spaced to assure full screening between required trees up to a height of six feet within three years (as determined by a professional landscape architect and as approved by the director). A variety of shrubs may be used, provided they are of a type and species that will provide vertical height and horizontal fullness for screening purposes (e.g., photinia frasier, arborvitae, huckleberry, tall Oregon grape).
(c) A six-foot-high masonry wall or wood opaque fence shall be established and maintained along the inside edge of the landscape buffer that abuts said residential zone or public park/city open space site.
(i) Color. Primary colors and other bright, intense, fluorescent or vivid colors (whether in deep or light tones) are prohibited, except that such colors (excluding fluorescent) may be used as accent colors on doors and narrow trim pieces around windows. Roof, wall, and remaining trim may be any color found in the spectrum of soil and clay colors, or in the spectrum of nonflowering vegetation colors, or any color found in similar tones and shades on the walls or roofs of at least two residential dwellings located within 300 feet of the proposed development site.
(ii) Siding and Trim. Illuminated panels, spandrel glass, smooth-faced block, metal, stucco and dry-vit siding and trim materials are prohibited, except that stucco or dry-vit is permitted in combination with roofs having a pitch of at least 4:12 (i.e., four inches rise to 12 inches run) over the entire building.
(iii) Roof Design. Flat roofs, modulated parapets and mansard roofs are prohibited, except that flat roofs are permitted in combination with walled structures having brick, stone or clapboard siding.
(iv) Fenestration and Window Design. Window penetrations shall constitute at least 25 percent of exterior walls visible from the street. Commercial storefront window assemblies, kickplates below windows and reflective glass are prohibited.
(b) Limited Parking and Service Areas. Parking lots, service canopies and drive-up service windows may not be located on or forward of any portion of the building side that faces the residential zone. A driveway leading to side or rear yard is permitted in the front yard, provided the driveway does not exceed 36 feet in width.
(3) Limited Driveway Width in Buffers. A driveway may extend perpendicularly through the buffer if necessary for access, provided the driveway does not exceed 36 feet in width in front yard buffers, or 24 feet in width for rear and side yard buffers.
(4) Easements in Buffer Areas. On-site easements do not negate on-site buffer requirements. If easements exist which allow driveways or private streets parallel to the property lines where buffers are otherwise required, the required buffer shall be shifted to the edge of the easement in order to avoid the easement. Buffers may be similarly shifted to avoid utility easements.
(5) Allowed Accessories in Buffer Areas. Buffer areas shall be fully landscaped, except for allowed driveway encroachments defined in subsection (3) of this section, and for utility boxes and poles that either serve the subject site or are located on established utility easements; provided, that utility boxes shall be fully screened from abutting properties and from the street. Excavation for utility work does not negate the requirement to maintain required landscaping. If plantings are disturbed, lost or destroyed for any reason, the property owner is responsible for full replacement. The property owner may choose to locate the buffer out of utility easements to avoid vegetation replacement concerns.
(6) Limit Building Height. The maximum height for all structures within the first 30 feet of setback from an adjoining street or residential zone shall be one foot for each foot of setback. The maximum building height may be increased by one and one-half feet for each additional one foot of setback in excess of 30 feet up to the maximum building height permitted by the underlying zoning standards.
(a) Use downward directional lighting. Except for architectural lighting using low-wattage (60-watt maximum) incandescent designer bulbs, light fixtures shall be of a type that casts light downward (e.g., “shoe box” style pole lamps, “eyebrow” style wall packs, recessed and flush-mounted ceiling fixtures). The sides and top of the fixture’s housing shall be totally opaque. Fixtures may not be tilted beyond their horizontal plane or otherwise modified to cast light sideways. Spotlights for signage purposes are exempt from these standards, provided they conform to the signage standards described in subsection (8) of this section.
(b) Light sources (e.g., light bulbs, lamps or fluorescent tubes) shall not extend below the bottom edge of the fixture’s solid and opaque housing.
(c) Translucent drop lenses are prohibited. If lenses are desired, they must be flush with, or extend no lower than, the bottom edge of the fixture’s solid and opaque housing.
(d) Avoid excessive light throw. Lighting shall not be cast beyond the premises and shall be limited to illumination of surfaces intended for pedestrians or vehicles. Light fixtures shall include all necessary refractors within the housing to direct lighting to areas intended to be illuminated.
(e) Limit height of lighting fixtures. Light fixtures shall be no higher than 20 feet above any finished grade level within 10 feet of the fixture.
(8) Signage. Compatibility related to signage is an important feature in zone transition areas. Please refer to Chapter 20.60 PMC for specific provisions regarding signage regulations when a nonresidential zone abuts a single-family residential zone or when a nonresidential use is permitted within an RS zone. (Ord. 3172 § 1, 2018; Ord. 3073 § 10, 2014; Ord. 3010 § 14, 2012; Ord. 2954 § 13, 2010; Ord. 2754 § 7, 2003; Ord. 2694 § 3, 2001).
Code reviser’s note: As laid out in Ord. 3119, this subsection referred to the community development department and director. These references have been changed to refer to the development services department and director per the intent of the city.
Code reviser’s note: The word “roll” was inadvertently deleted with the amendments of Ord. 3119. It has been retained per the intent of the city.
Code reviser’s note: The word “which” has been added to the amendments of Ord. 3119 for clarity.
Code reviser’s note: As laid out in Ord. 3119, this subsection originally referred to “an enclosure constructed building of the same siding materials...” The word “building” has been deleted for clarity.

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