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establishing heightened screening and site development standards for new and ex- panded projects. B. Applicability. The requirements of this Section apply to construction and/or activities within two hundred (200) feet from the edge of a Residential District. The require- ments of this Section do not apply to industrial parcels that are separated from a Res- idential District by either an active mainline railroad right-of-way or Interstate 880. C. Development Requirements. Notwithstanding the minimum yard and landscape re- quirements for property within the IL, IG and IP Districts, the following additional de- velopment standards shall apply: 1. Orientation of Truck and Storage Facilities. The sound, traffic and visual impacts of truck facilities, such as new or expanded truck bays and docks, and truck stag- ing/storage yards, shall be minimized by such design features as building place- ment, sound walls, and/or landscaping. Truck facilities shall be oriented and/or screened as to provide the greatest possible physical and/or visual separation between the truck facility and the residences. a. Certain New Facilities Require Site Plan Approval. Per Section 5-2502.B.4.d, the creation of, or addition to, any substantial outdoor storage area or truck loading bays that would be visible from off-site require Site Plan Approval as prescribed in Article 25. 2. Required Installation of Mitigating Features for New Truck Docks. When new truck docks are built, or unused truck docks that have been “glassed in” by previ- ous tenants/users are to be newly used, the following mitigating features are to be installed, and shall be made a requirement of Building Permit approval: a. Rubber Loading Bay Bumpers shall be installed on all new and newly used truck dock bays. b. Notification signage, advising employees and truck operators that the sub- ject establishment is adjacent to residences, and that as a courtesy to neighbors, noise from shipping and trucking activity should be kept to a min- imum, shall be placed in the truck staging area. 3. Attenuation of Noise Generating Equipment. Noise generating equipment, such as generators, HVAC units, and garbage facilities, shall be located and/or struc- turally screened, or enclosed, as to minimize impacts on adjacent residents. Prior to issuance of a building permit or electrical permit for the installation of such equipment, the Zoning Enforcement Official may require that the applicant/owner provide a noise study by an acoustical engineer and may impose conditions to reduce noise impacts. Exhibit D: Proposed Amended Article 7 Page 29 Note: underline and bolded text represents new text; strike-through text represents text to be eliminated