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Ordinance 2207 Page 10 Utility, Solar, Electrical, and Mechanical Equipment • All ground, building, or roof-mounted electric, gas, mechanical units, and similar devices must be properly located to avoid unsightliness or potential safety problems, and must be properly screened. Such equipment should be located and screened in a manner compatible with the design of the building and site improvements. • No heating, air conditioning, electrical, or other equipment may be installed on the roof of any building or structure unless screened with materials compatible with the predominant exterior building material. All ground equipment should be located a minimum of 25 feet from all public streets, 5 feet from any sidewalk, and shall be screened accordingly. • No transformer, electric, gas, meter of any type or other apparatus shall be located on any power pole or hung on the outside of any building, except where specially approved by the City. The screening of all exterior mounted equipment should be compatible with the exterior building materials. • Utility layouts and connection points are part of the design review process. All permanent utility lines shall be installed underground. No overhead wiring is permitted. • Passive heating and cooling design features (e.g., shading devices to reduce sun exposure) and building design that can accommodate solar collectors and other alternative energy systems are required. Services, Delivery, Trash, and Outdoor Equipment or Storage Areas • Loading and service dock areas should be located to the rear or sides of a building, away from the main building entrance, or related high visibility areas. Preferably, service, loading, emergency generator, and trash areas should be enclosed within the building. External facilities must be enclosed and screened with landscaping to minimize views from adjoining streets, buildings, or open space, and designed and constructed with the same design theme and of the same materials as the adjoining building. Such facilities may not be placed adjacent to or facing adjoining streets. • Any adverse visual impacts on any other site shall be mitigated by the use of screening and/or landscaping to the extent necessary and appropriate to reduce those impacts to the satisfaction of the Director of Community Development. • Each project must accommodate loading and servicing activity. All loading and service areas shall be clearly signed and conform to City standards. Loading areas shall be designed to accommodate backing and maneuvering onsite, not from a public street, and when occupied shall not prohibit onsite vehicular circulation. • Trash enclosures and/or other waste storage facilities may be allowed, with City approval of both the design and location, provided that such facilities are screened from view and protected from wind by architectural or landscape features. All trash enclosures and waste containers must be covered, and waste containers shall be stored, within the trash enclosures at all times except when being unloaded. All trash enclosures and waste storage facilities shall be designed to meet City standards.