In addition to the requirements in the International Building Code, the International Fire Code, and the Uniform [International] Plumbing Code, every building, structure, or part thereof, erected or altered, moved or relocated for nonresidential use in the city shall conform to the standards in this division, which are deemed to be minimum standards necessary for the health and general welfare of the residents of the community.
(Ordinance 361 adopted 3/28/18)
Each plumbing fixture shall be connected by adequate water and drainage lines to a licensed private sewage facility or organized disposal system.
(Ordinance 361 adopted 3/28/18)
Each nonresidential building shall have a solid waste structure which is inaccessible to dogs and other animals and which must be of a design and in a location approved in advance by the city inspector.
(Ordinance 361 adopted 3/28/18)
No nonresidential structure shall be of a modular, preconstructed or prefabricated construction, nor shall such structure be a used structure or a moved-in structure.
(Ordinance 361 adopted 3/28/18)
Editor’s note–Former section 22.03.205 pertaining to the city’s right-of-way and deriving from sec. 14-225 of the 1996 Code, was repealed and deleted in its entirety by Ordinance 220 adopted by the city on 8/10/11.
It shall be unlawful to serve or connect any public utility to any structure for permanent service until authorized by the city inspector and the public utility supplier. All internal electrical wiring will be copper. Aluminum wiring is prohibited.
(Ordinance 361 adopted 3/28/18)
No outdoor private swimming pool shall be erected, constructed or structurally altered without an enclosure device of at least four feet in height which completely surrounds such swimming pool. Such enclosure device shall not contain any opening which would permit the passage of a sphere four inches or more in diameter. Each gate or door-opening through such enclosure device shall be equipped with a self-closing latch that keeps the gate or door securely enclosed at all times when not actually used; provided, however, that the door of any residential building which forms a part of the enclosure device need not be so equipped. Any person who violates this section shall be fined not more than $1,000.00.
(Ordinance 361 adopted 3/28/18)
Water closet tanks shall have a flushing capacity sufficient to properly flush the water closet bowl but shall not exceed 1.6 gallons per flush; showers 2.75 gallons per minute; faucets 2.2 gallons per minute.
(Ordinance 361 adopted 3/28/18)
(a) 
Whenever any parking lot, solid waste container, outdoor storage, compressors and other mechanical equipment, merchandising or service area lies within 300 feet of a residential district, a planting screen of sufficient length to shield the view thereof from the adjoining district shall be required, except where the view is blocked by change in grade or other natural or manmade features. Where, because of intense shade or soil conditions, the planting screen cannot be expected to thrive, the city may approve the substitution of a wooden fence or masonry wall or combination thereof.
(b) 
In lieu of a required planting screen, a landscaped earth berm at least four feet in height and 30 feet in width, height being measured from the surface of the area to be screened, may be installed.
(Ordinance 361 adopted 3/28/18)
(a) 
Waste pipes from kitchen sinks and dishwashers in any hotel, restaurant, clubhouse, boardinghouse, public institution, hospital or other similar place shall be run into an approved type grease trap, adequate in size and constructed in such a manner as to remove all grease before it reaches the sanitary sewer or private sewage facility, and shall be properly vented on the sewer side. Grease traps may be a manufacturer’s item especially made for the purpose or may be constructed of concrete. Plans of a typical concrete grease trap may be obtained from the city inspector. No food grinder shall discharge into a grease trap. If the grease trap is set more than 30 inches from the sink which it serves, the sink shall be locally vented and run independently through the roof.
(b) 
The sizing of grease traps shall be based on the flow rate which shall be determined in accordance with the State Health Department Manual on Construction Standards for On-Site Sewage Facilities.
(c) 
Manufactured grease traps shall be selected to fit the flow rate requirements of the connected fixtures from the published manufacturers’ rating charts.
(d) 
Where one grease trap serves more than one fixture, the simultaneous usage flow rate (not the sum of connected fixtures) shall be used to determine the size of the grease trap.
(Ordinance 361 adopted 3/28/18)
Each building shall be provided with a smoke detector conforming to International Building Code, International Fire Code, and International Residential Code.
(Ordinance 361 adopted 3/28/18)
Adequate culverts shall be provided per the drainage and erosion control design manual. No person shall construct or maintain any driveway over a ditch without furnishing a culvert to provide drainage, in accordance with specifications approved by the city. The owner and occupant of abutting property shall keep such culverts and ditches free of obstruction.
(Ordinance 361 adopted 3/28/18)
The provisions of section 22.03.173 shall also govern fences for nonresidential buildings and properties.
(Ordinance 361 adopted 3/28/18)
Automatic sprinkler systems shall be required in each building on the level used for vehicle parking. The sprinkler system shall be designed by a sprinkler engineer, conform to the most current edition of NFPA Standard No. 13 and be approved in advance of installation by the city.
(Ordinance 361 adopted 3/28/18)
Glass having a reflectivity factor of 20 percent or greater (mirrored glass) shall not be used on any structure. The exterior surface area of nonresidential structures shall not exceed 40 percent glass, and the balance of the structure shall be masonry, rock, brick or solid board siding (nominally one inch thick oak, redwood, cedar, or cypress).
(Ordinance 361 adopted 3/28/18)
(a) 
Each B-3 tract shall be individually site planned. Front, side and rear side setbacks shall conform to the dimensional regulations established by ordinance.
(b) 
Setbacks between buildings may be adjusted to suit the overall design and aesthetics agreed upon with the city.
(Ordinance 2020-014 adopted 10/14/20)
New nonresidential buildings will be required to install a separate irrigation meter for landscape sprinkler systems.
(Ordinance 361 adopted 3/28/18)