Chapter 17.60
PUBLIC UTILITIES
Sections:
17.60.010 Permitted when.
17.60.020 Visual compatibility.
17.60.030 Protective fencing.
17.60.040 Setbacks.
17.60.050 Commercial and industrial location.
17.60.060 Residential locations.
17.60.010 Permitted when.
Public utility buildings, telephone exchanges, sewage pumping stations, electrical distribution substations, and similar developments necessary for the operation of a public utility shall be permitted as indicated in Table One, BMC 17.12.0101, provided the requirements set forth in this chapter are complied with. (Ord. 890 § 5.3, 1977).
17.60.020 Visual compatibility.
A. If the installation is housed in a building, the building must conform architecturally with the surrounding buildings or with the type of building that will develop due to the zoning district.
B. An unhoused installation on the ground or a housed installation that does not conform to the architectural requirements of subsection A of this section, must be sight-screened with evergreen trees, shrubs and landscaping planted in sufficient depth to form an effective sight barrier within five years. (Ord. 890 § 5.3.1, 1977).
17.60.030 Protective fencing.
An unhoused installation of a dangerous nature such as an electrical distribution substation shall be enclosed with an eight-foot-high wire fence. (Ord. 890 § 5.3.2, 1977).
17.60.040 Setbacks.
All buildings, installations and fences shall observe the setback requirements for buildings in the district in which they are located, and in the R districts the side yard requirements shall be increased to 20 feet. Exceptions to these setback requirements may be permitted by variance. (Ord. 890 § 5.3.3, 1977).
17.60.050 Commercial and industrial location.
In commercial and industrial districts a complete plot plan and elevations showing the entire development, and photographs showing the location and character of all adjoining land improvements must be submitted to the city engineer with the application for a permit. (Ord. 890 § 5.3.4, 1977).
17.60.060 Residential locations.
In residential districts, public utility developments shall be permitted by conditional use as provided in BMC 17.68.130. (Ord. 890 § 5.3.5, 1977).
Code reviser’s note: BMC 17.12.010 was repealed by Ord. 1206.