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<br />Adopted 7/16/2001 - Effective 8/15/2001 <br />(includes amendments effective through 2007) <br /> <br />City of San Leandro Zoning Code. Article 17 <br /> <br />4-1730 Parking Area Screening: Walls and Fences <br /> <br />A parking area for five or more cars serving a nonresidential use shall be screened from <br />an adjoining R district or a ground-floor residential use by a solid concrete, solid wood, or <br />masonry wall six (6) feet in height, except that the height of a wall adjoining a required <br />front yard in an R district shall be three (3) feet. A carport or open parking area for five (5) <br />or more cars serving a residential use shall be screened from an adjoining lot in an R <br />district or a ground-floor residential use by a solid wall or fence six (6) feet in height, <br />except that the height of a wall or fence adjoining a required front yard in an R district <br />shall be not less than two (2) feet or more than three (3) feet. <br /> <br />Where the parking area abuts a street separating the area from property classified for <br />residential use, an architectural screen wall not less than three (3) feet in height above <br />the parking surface shall be installed and maintained not less than three (3) feet from the <br />property line that separates the parking area from the street. <br /> <br />A. Allowable Modification. The Board of Zoning Adjustments may modify <br />these requirements in accord with the procedures and findings established <br />by Section 4-1682. <br /> <br />4-1732 Lighting <br /> <br />Outdoor lighting in a landscaped parking area shall not employ a light source higher than <br />twelve (12) feet. Outdoor parking area lighting shall create no cone of direct illumination <br />greater than sixty degrees (600) from a light source higher than six (6) feet and shall not <br />directly shine onto an adjacent street. Maximum illumination at ground level shall be three <br />(3) foot candles and shall not exceed one-half (%) foot candles in an R district. <br /> <br />4-1734 Reserved <br /> <br />4-1736 Additional Design Standards for Parking Lots and Structures <br /> <br />Parking lots shall be paved with an impervious surface and have, drainage, wheel stops, <br />lighting, space marking, and directional signs, which shall be subject to approval of the <br />Zoning Enforcement Official. <br /> <br />In reviewing the design of parking structures in connection with a zoning approval, the <br />Zoning Enforcement Official, Site Development Sub-Commission, Board of Zoning <br />Adjustments, or Planning Commission shall consider the compatibility of the design with <br />adjacent buildings or uses. <br /> <br />4-1738 Reserved <br /> <br />AR.17 <br />Page 23 of 24 <br />