Town Center | Development Standards—Design Requirements
iv. If the area is adjacent to a public or private street, sidewalk, or internal pathway or within 10 feet of an adjacent property, it shall be fully enclosed, including a roof, with access away from pedestrian circulation patterns. v. Service enclosures shall have gate openings at least 12 feet wide for haulers. In addition, the gate opening for any building or other roofed structure used primarily as a collection point shall have a vertical clearance of at least 12 feet. vi. Weather protection of recyclables shall be ensured by using weather-proof containers or by providing a roof over the storage area. vii. Collection points shall be located and configured so that the enclosure gate swing does not obstruct pedestrian or vehicle traffic, or does not require that a hauling truck project into any public right-of-way. viii. The architectural design of any outdoor collection point enclosure shall be consistent (in terms of design details, materials, articulation, color, and/or finish) with the design of the primary building and/ or site structures. Metal fencing, especially chain link fencing, is not acceptable.
ix. Only recyclable materials generated on site shall be collected and stored at such collection points. Except for initial sorting of recyclables by users, all other processing of such materials shall be conducted off site. x. The director may waive or modify specific storage space and collection point requirements set forth in this section if the director finds, in writing, that an alternate recycling program design proposed by the project applicant meets the needs of the development and provides an equivalent or better level of storage and collection for recyclables.
d. Roof-Mounted Mechanical Equipment and Other Systems.
i. Roof-mounted mechanical equipment should be located so as not to be visible from the street, public open space, parking areas, and from the ground
476 | Title 21: Sammamish Development Code
Effective | January 1, 2022
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