Unified Development Ordinance, 25th Supplement, December 2022
CHAPTER 7. GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS | Article 7.2. Landscaping and Screening
E. Utility Service Areas 1. Utility service areas located outside of the public right-of-way that exceed 42 inches in height and 42 inches in any other dimension must be screened from the public right-of-way. 2. Screening shall consist of landscaping or a wall or fence compatible with the principal building in terms of texture, quality, material and color. 3. Utility service areas must be located an adequate distance from the public right-of-way to allow for any required screening to be installed without encroaching into the public right-of-way. 4. Screening is not required for utility service areas located more than 50 feet from the public right-of-way. F. Parking Structures 1. Applicability a. Any façade facing towards, and located within 150 feet, of any of the following areas shall have openings screened with active uses or screening elements: i. Public street ii. Off-site public park iii. Off-site amenity area iv. Residential district v. Residential use b. For properties zoned DX-, or with a Shopfront or Urban General Frontage, or -TOD, all facades shall have openings screened with active uses or screening elements. 2. Allowable Screening Elements a. Allowable screening elements include mesh, tensile fabric, perforated or decorative panels, tinted or sandblasted opaque spandrel glass, or materials compatible with the associated principal building in terms of texture, quality, material and color. b. Mesh or perforated screening elements shall have a maximum open area of 40%. Chain link fencing shall be prohibited as an allowable mesh or similar screening element.
The wall and gate shall be compatible with the principal building in terms of texture, quality, material and color. D. Mechanical Equipment 1. Exemptions The following types of equipment are exempted from these screening requirements: a. Free-standing or roof-mounted sustainable energy systems; and b. Mechanical equipment associated with a single-unit living, two-unit living or townhouse building type used for multi-unit living. 2. Roof-Mounted Equipment a. Roof-mounted equipment shall be screened from ground level view from adjacent property or adjacent public street right-of-way (not including an alley). b. New buildings shall provide a parapet wall or other architectural element that screens roof-mounted equipment from view. c. For existing buildings with no or low parapet walls, roof-mounted equipment shall be screened on all sides by an opaque screen compatible with the principal building in terms of texture, quality, material and color. 3. Wall-Mounted Equipment a. Wall-mounted equipment shall not be located on any surface that directly faces a public right-of-way (not including an alley). b. Wall-mounted equipment located on any surface that is visible from a public right-of-way (not including an alley) must be fully screened by landscaping or an opaque screen compatible with the principal building in terms of texture, quality, material and color. 4. Ground-Mounted Equipment a. Ground-mounted equipment screening shall be as high as the highest point of the equipment being screened. b. Screening shall consist of landscaping or an opaque screen compatible with the principal building in terms of texture, quality, material and color.
Supp. No. 25
7 – 18 Pub l i s hed De c embe r 2022
Pa r t 10 : Un i f i ed Deve l opmen t Or d i nanc e C i t y o f Ra l e i gh , No r t h Ca r o l i na
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