§ 58.982 — Generally

Sec. 58.982. - Generally.

Mechanical and exterior accessory equipment shall comply with the following standards and conditions: (a) Screening Required. All mechanical and exterior accessory equipment shall be screened from the view of a person standing on the property line on the far side of an adjacent public or private right-of-way, common areas, lakes and abutting property. Such screening shall utilize opaque fencing, screenwalls, and/or shrubs and other vegetation, that is the same height, or higher than the installed mechanical equipment height, maintained at a minimum one (1) foot distance from said mechanical equipment. Screening provided by a building located at a distance of one (1) foot or less from the mechanical equipment shall also be sufficient to satisfy this requirement. (See Figure 1). [image omitted; see the official code] (b) Cantilevered Units. No air conditioning unit or associated equipment may be mounted to an external wall. All compressors must comply with standard requirements pertaining to placement and screening of mechanical and exterior accessory equipment and must be mounted on the ground. In residential development, window air conditioner units, defined as a single unit with all of the parts and components contained inside one box or casing, are not considered cantilevered units. (c) Roof Equipment. Permanently located mechanical equipment mounted on the roof of any building shall be positioned and organized towards the center of the roof as feasible, at a minimum distance of 10 feet from the building edges when possible, and screened from view at ground level as viewed from any public or private right-of-way or from any abutting property. Buildings are required to provide architectural treatments to screen all mechanical equipment, including elevator shafts which house mechanical equipment, by means of parapets, louvers, vegetation or architectural treatments, that is at a minimum the same height, or higher than the installed mechanical equipment height. If screening is visible from the right-of-way, it should be incorporated into the overall design of the building. Screening materials shall be the same or compatible with the materials and colors used for the principal building. Compliance with this subsection shall be determined by the Appearance Review Officer. (d) Propane tanks. The location of propane tanks shall be regulated by the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA), and the location and screening standards of this Chapter. In the event that any conflict between this Chapter and NFPA regulations, NFPA shall prevail. Alternative separation distances must be approved by the Fire Department.

(Ord. of 3-9-2009, § 2, Doc. #0903091103; Ord. No. 2022-66, § 1, 1-9-2023, Doc. #2301091201)