§ 25-2-593. SITE PLAN AND CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS.

(A)

A site plan may not be approved unless the development complies with this section.

(B)

A building must achieve at least a one star rating under the Austin Green Building program, as prescribed by a rule adopted in accordance with Chapter 1-2 ( Adoption of Rules ).

(C)

A surface parking facility must be at least partially and periodically obscured from the street by landscaping, a berm, a wall, decorative fencing, or another structure.

(D)

This subsection prescribes screening requirements for a parking structure.

(1)

The headlights of automobiles in a parking structure may not be directly visible from an adjacent building or a building across a street, other than an alley, from the parking structure.

(2)

Automobiles in a parking structure must be screened from public view.

(3)

The building code requirements for an open parking garage supersede the requirements of this subsection to the extent of conflict.

(E)

This subsection prescribes additional screening requirements for all land uses except a major utility facilities use or a local utility services use.

(1)

A trash receptacle, air conditioning or heating equipment, loading area, or external storage must be screened from public view.

(2)

Equipment located on a roof must be screened from the view of a person standing on the farthest edge of an adjacent public street, other than an alley. The director of the Watershed Protection and Development Review Department may waive this requirement after determining that screening is not practical.

Source: Ord. 030612-93; Ord. 031211-11.