Every lot shall abut a street, other than an alley, for at least twenty feet.
(Ord. 747 § 1 (part), 1997)
A clear vision area shall be maintained on the corners of all property adjacent to the intersection of two streets. A clear vision area shall contain no planting, fence, or other temporary or permanent obstruction exceeding three feet in height, measured from the top of the curb, or where no curb exists, from the established centerline grade of the street, except that trees exceeding three feet may be permitted if all branches and foliage to a height of ten feet above the top of the curb or established centerline grade are removed.
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(Ord. 747 § 1 (part), 1997; Ord. 820 § 1 (part), 2005)
A clear vision area shall consist of a triangular area two sides of which are street edge or curb lines and the third side of which is a line across the corner of the lot connecting the ends of the other two sides. The size of a clear vision area is determined by the distance from the intersection of the two street edge or curb lines to the third side, measured along the street.
The distance determining the size of a clear vision area shall be thirty feet, except that where the angle of intersection between streets is less than thirty degrees the city may require a greater distance.
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In zones in which a building exists with zero setbacks, the third side shall be from the end of the curbside to the corner of the building and thence to the other end of the curbside.
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(Ord. 747 § 1 (part), 1997; Ord. 820 § 1 (part), 2005)
Accessory uses shall comply with all requirements for the principal use except where specifically modified by this title and in addition shall comply with the following:
A.
A home occupation when conducted as an accessory use to a dwelling in a residential zone shall be subject to the following limitations:
1.
No exterior display shall be permitted;
2.
No exterior storage of materials shall be permitted;
3.
Exterior signs shall be restricted to those generally permitted in the zone in which the home occupation is located;
4.
A home occupation which creates a nuisance because of noise, smoke, odor, dust, or gas is prohibited;
5.
There shall be no other exterior indication of the home occupation.
B.
On-site hazardous waste treatment and storage facilities are restricted to nonresidential zones that do not prohibit the processing or handling of hazardous substances. Such facilities must meet the siting criteria adopted pursuant to state law [RCW 70.105.210].
(Ord. 747 § 1 (part), 1997)
The requirements of this section shall apply to all new land uses in any zone or land uses in any zone which has an expansion or addition amounting to more than twenty per cent of the total square foot area of the primary building within a five year period. The requirements of its section shall also apply to the downtown business zone, but may be waived or modified during the permit process if such waiver or modification meets the goals and design guidelines of the downtown revitalization program. Furthermore, these requirements shall also apply to any changes of use (as applicable to the above circumstances) when the existing parking is not in conformance with these requirements.
If parking space has been provided in connection with an existing use or is added to an existing use, the parking space shall not be eliminated if it would result in less space than is required by this title.
The required amount of off-street parking is set forth in the matrices of PMC 16.22.230. Where a square foot amount is specified, the area measured shall be the gross floor area of the building, but shall exclude any space within a building devoted to off-street parking or loading. Fractional space requirements shall be counted as a whole space.
(Ord. 747 § 1 (part), 1997; Ord. 820 § 1 (part), 2005)
Off-street loading shall be required as provided in this section and PMC 16.22.370. The requirements of this section shall apply to all new land uses in any commercial or industrial zone or land uses in any commercial zone which have an expansion or addition amounting to more than twenty per cent of the total square foot area of the primary building within a five year period. Furthermore, the requirements of this section shall apply to all new commercial land uses or expansions and additions (as described above) where said commercial land uses are located in residential zones. Furthermore, these requirements shall also apply to any changes of use (as applicable to the above circumstances) when the existing off-street loading is not in conformance with these requirements.
A.
Land uses which receive and distribute materials and merchandise by trucks shall provide and maintain off-street loading berths in sufficient number and size to handle adequately the needs of the particular use. Off-street parking areas used to fulfill the requirements of this title shall not be used for loading and unloading operations except during periods of the day when not required for parking needs.
B.
Schools. A driveway designed for a continuous forward flow of passenger vehicles for the purpose of loading and unloading children shall be located on the site of any school having a capacity greater than twenty-five pupils.
(Ord. 747 § 1 (part), 1997)
Off-street parking and loading shall be as follows:
A.
The provision and maintenance of off-street parking and loading spaces is a continuing obligation of the property owner. No building or other permit shall be issued until plans are presented which show property that is and will remain available for exclusive use as off-street parking and loading space. The subsequent use of property for which the building permit is issued shall be conditional upon the unqualified continuance and availability of the amount of parking and loading space required by this title. Should the owner or occupant of any lot or building change the use to which the lot or building is put, thereby increasing off-street parking or loading requirements, it shall be a violation of this title to begin or maintain such altered use until such time as the increased off-street parking and loading requirements are complied with.
B.
Requirements for types of building and uses not specifically listed herein shall be recommended by the planning commission based upon the requirements for comparable uses listed.
C.
In the event several uses occupy a single structure or parcel of land, the total requirements for off-street parking shall be the sum of the requirements of the several uses computed separately.
D.
Owners of two or more uses, structures, or parcels of land may agree to utilize jointly the same parking and loading spaces when hours of operation do not overlap, provided that satisfactory legal evidence is presented to the city in the form of deeds, leases, or contracts to establish the joint use.
E.
Off-street parking spaces for dwellings shall be located on the same parcel with the dwelling. Other required parking spaces shall be located not farther than five hundred feet from the building or use they are required to serve, measured in a straight line from the building.
F.
Required parking spaces shall be available for the parking of passenger automobiles of residents, customers, patrons, and employees only, and shall not be used for storage of vehicles or materials or for the parking of trucks used in conducting the business or use, except, such trucks may be parked in required parking spaces during non-business hours.
G.
Except for single family and duplex dwellings and unless otherwise provided, required parking and loading spaces shall not be located in a yard required by this title.
H.
A plan, drawn to scale, indicating how the off-street parking, loading and landscaping requirements are to be met shall accompany an application for a building permit. The plan shall show all elements necessary to indicate that the requirements have been met, including the following:
1.
Adjacent streets, public and private;
2.
Boundaries and dimensions of site;
3.
Location of on-site buildings;
4.
Location of on-site parking and loading spaces;
5.
Location and size of landscape areas;
6.
Locations, species and size of planting materials;
7.
Location and size of existing trees;
8.
Grading, drainage, surfacing, and subgrading details;
9.
Location and dimensions of curb cuts;
10.
Location and specifications for signs;
11.
Other pertinent details.
I.
Design requirements for parking lots shall be as follows:
1.
Areas used for vehicle parking and maneuvering shall have durable and dustless surfaces. Adequately maintained crushed rock surfaces with approved dust-retardant shall satisfy the above requirements.
2.
Except for parking in connection with single family or two family dwellings, required parking and loading areas adjacent to a residential land use shall be designed to minimize disturbance of the residents.
3.
Parking spaces along the outer boundaries of a parking lot shall be contained by a bumper rail or by a curb which is at least four inches high and which is set back a minimum of one and one-half feet from the boundary of the parking lot.
4.
Artificial lighting which may be provided shall be so deflected as not to shine or create glare in any residential zone or on any adjacent dwelling.
5.
Access aisles shall be of sufficient width to permit easy turning and maneuvering.
6.
Except for single family and duplex dwellings, groups of more than two parking spaces shall be so located and served by a driveway that their use will require no backing movements or other maneuvering within a street right-of-way other than an alley.
7.
Service drives to off-street parking areas shall be designed and constructed both to facilitate the flow of traffic and to provide maximum safety for vehicles and pedestrians. The number of service drives shall be limited to the minimum that will accommodate anticipated traffic. In no case shall service drives be less than one hundred feet apart measured center to center.
8.
Driveways shall have a minimum vision clearance area formed by the intersection of the driveway centerline, the street right-of-way line, and a straight line joining these lines through points thirty feet from their intersection.
J.
Certificate of Occupancy. No certificate of occupancy for property with a required off-street parking area and its related requirements shall be issued unless all required improvements are completed in accordance with an approved plan for such property. In the event that such improvements have not been completed, an occupancy permit may be issued upon the receipt by the city of a cash deposit, bond, letter of credit or other satisfactory financial guarantee in the amount of one hundred twenty-five percent of the estimated cost of the improvements determined by an executed contract to complete such improvements or by adequate appraisals of such cost.
(Ord. 747 § 1 (part), 1997)
A.
Fencing in a residential, commercial, or industrial zone shall not exceed six feet in height, except as permitted in subsection (B) of this section. Such fencing shall meet the clear vision requirements of PMC 16.22.320.
B.
Fencing in a commercial or industrial zone, or in conjunction with a public facility, when required to provide security around unattended outdoor storage areas or to protect the public from contact with hazardous conditions, materials, or equipment, may exceed six feet in height.
(Ord. 747 § 1 (part), 1997; Ord. 754, 1998)
It is unlawful for any person, copartnership, or corporation to place, erect, or string any barbed wire within six feet of any public sidewalk in the city.
(Ord. 203 § 1, 1907)
Any and all barbed wire, now or hereafter placed, erected, or strung within six feet of any public sidewalk is a public nuisance.
(Ord. 203 § 2, 1907)
Any person, firm, copartnership or corporation who shall place, erect or string or cause to be placed, erected or strung any barbed wire within six feet of any public sidewalk in the city is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than $10.00 nor more than $50.00.
The city superintendent shall summarily remove or cause to be removed any such barbed wire so placed, erected or strung contrary to the provisions of this chapter, and the costs of such removal shall be taxed and collected as a part of the cost of the prosecution.
(Ord. 203 § 3, 1907)
Any person, copartnership or corporation, upon or for the benefit of, whose premises any barbed wire shall have been heretofore placed, erected or strung within six feet of any public sidewalk, shall remove the same, and in default of such removal the city superintendent shall immediately remove or cause the same to be removed. The party so failing to remove the same is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than $10.00 nor more than $50.00, and the cost of such removal shall be taxed and collected as a part of the costs of the prosecution.
(Ord. 203 § 4, 1907)
It is intended that all activities and land uses within the city of Pomeroy adhere to a common standard of environmental performance criteria.
A.
Vibration. Every use shall be so operated that the ground vibration inherently and/or recurrently generated from use and/or equipment other than vehicles is not perceptible without instruments at any point on or beyond any zone district boundary in which the use is located.
B.
Heat, Glare and Steam. Any activity producing steam, heat or glare shall be carried on in such a manner that the steam, heat or glare shall not create a nuisance beyond the boundary lines of the property within which the use is located. Building materials with high light reflective qualities shall not be used in construction of buildings where reflected sunlight would throw intense glare on adjacent areas. Artificial lighting shall use full cutoff fixtures so that direct light from high intensity lamps will not result in glare. Lighting shall be directed away from adjoining properties so that not more than 1-foot candles of illumination leaves the property boundaries.
C.
Electrical Disturbance. No activity shall emit electrical disturbance adversely affecting the operation of equipment or appliances at any point beyond the boundaries of the location site of the use creating such disturbance.
D.
Noise. On-site sound levels are not to exceed levels established by noise control regulations of the Department of Labor and Industries. Maximum permissible environmental noise levels to be emitted to adjacent properties are not to exceed levels of the environmental designations for noise abatement (EDNA) as established by the State of Washington, Department of Ecology as now exist, or as hereafter amended, provided that EDNA classifications will conform to certain zone designations established under this title as follows:
(Ord. 820 § 1 (part), 2005)