20.895.120 Warehouses Larger Than 250,000 Square Feet.
A. Defined. The standards in this section apply to warehouse/freight movement buildings larger than 250,000 square feet of gross floor area on the ground floor.
B. Traffic. Tractor trailers delivering goods to or from warehouses covered by this section shall not travel on Fruit Valley Road.
C. Visual impact reduction. Warehouses covered by this section located adjacent to a public street or highway shall provide a combination of:
1. Architectural elements such as windows, articulation of the façade, and/or moderately dark color (e.g., not white or light-colored) walls; and
2. A 25-foot-deep landscaped buffer between the building and street or highway consisting of native or climate adaptive conifer trees that typically reach at least 60 feet in height at maturity, spaced no further than 20 feet apart. If a sidewalk or utility easement exists in the landscaped buffer, the minimum width shall be increased accordingly. Such buffer area may be counted toward meeting tree density requirements.
D. Climate action measures.
1. Building roofs shall be designed and constructed to handle the structural load of solar panels and equipment, electrical panels and conduit shall be installed to facilitate rooftop solar panels in the future, and rooftop HVAC systems shall be clustered as much as possible to facilitate maximum use of roof area for solar panels.
2. Skylights and/or clerestory windows shall be provided to facilitate natural light; skylights shall be double-paned and located to facilitate maximum use of roof area for solar panels.
3. Roofs shall be white or light colored to reduce heat retention.
4. Truck engine idling is prohibited while parked or loading/unloading.
5. All loading docks shall be outfitted with electric wiring and conduit extending to electric panels to enable future installation of outlets for charging of electric-powered trucks.
6. Secure indoor bicycle storage shall be provided for employees in accordance with the requirements of VMC 20.945.050, Bicycle Parking Design Standards.
7. Electric Vehicle Charging. EV charging stations shall be provided at a minimum of 20 percent of parking spaces on site.
8. Trees shall be planted at a density of at least 33 tree units per acre of the project site, subject to the size, locational and maintenance requirements of Chapter 20.770 VMC. Such additional trees may be planted in a tree tract on site or at an off-site location owned by the applicant and within the limits of the designated neighborhood association within which the development is located, and as approved by the city forester. (Ord. M-4425 § 4, 2023)