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MECHANICAL PERMIT
EQUIPMENT IN REAR OR SIDE YARD
REAR YARD
Indicated equipment may project into a rear yard only if:
(a) separating the equipment from any building site across the
rear lot line, there is a solid wall at least one foot higher
than the highest part of the equipment:
(b) if the equipment occupies any part of an easement under
the control of the City, the City has issued a separate
acquiescence or consent to the occupancy of the
easement;
(c) there has been formally granted to the City any utility
easement deemed necessary by the City's chief utility ofcial;
(d) the base of the equipment is not higher than 14 inches
above the ground (Exception: The base may be elevated
to the minimum level of the lowest oor of the principal
building, as established by the City's ood damage
prevention ordinance, if that level is higher than 14 inches
above the ground); and
(e) separating the equipment from any building site across the
rear lot line, there is a solid wall at least one foot higher
than the highest part of the equipment:
SIDE YARD
Indicated equipment may project into an interior or street
side yard (but not closer than three feet to a property line)
only if it is fully encased in a sound-absorbing cabinet, or
is otherwise designed and operated to comply with the
City's noise regulations; see Chapter 54 of the Code of
Ordinances.
However, equipment replacing older equipment in a side
yard may project as close as 18 inches to a property line,
if the Fire Marshal determines that such projection will not
signicantly interfere with emergency access, either on the
same site or on another site.
NEW AND REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT
These rules apply to all new and replacement equipment.
EXCEPTION:
If older equipment was lawfully installed on an elevated structure
in a rear yard, replacement equipment may be installed on the
same structure. If the older equipment was lawfully installed
without the required separating wall, the wall must be provided,
but it may be either solid or at least 50% solid (e.g., lattice).
All other rules apply.
NOTE: NO EQUIPMENT SHALL BE PLACED IN ANY EASEMENT.
*FIRE MARSHALL MAY ALLOW A REDUCTION TO 18 INCHES
BACK PROPERTY LINE
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