The provisions of this article represent standards and regulations
that shall be applied to all uses in addition to those established
for the applicable zoning district. These regulations are to be used
either in common within all zoning districts or are to be applied
to specific situations as may be otherwise stated throughout the chapter.
Where required, screening may be accomplished through the use
of any one or a combination of the following methods.
A. Screen planting.
(1) Screen planting may be required as set forth in Article
IV, Supplementary Use Regulations, or where determined necessary by the Borough Council or Zoning Hearing Board, as appropriate, to serve as a barrier to visibility, glare, and/or noise between adjacent properties.
(2) Plant or vegetative materials, including shrubs or evergreens, used
in screen planting shall be of such species as will produce, within
three years of planting, a complete visual screen at least 6 1/2
feet in height and be of such density as is necessary to achieve the
intended purpose. All such plant materials shall be a minimum of four
feet in height at the time of installation.
(3) Screen planting shall be maintained permanently by the property owner,
and any plant material which does not live shall be replaced within
six months.
(4) Screen planting shall be placed so that at maturity it will be no closer than five feet to any street or property line, except that the appropriate clear sight triangle, as provided in §
286-53D, above, shall be maintained at all intersections. Required screen plantings shall be broken only at points of vehicular or pedestrian access or utility easements.
(5) Where a commercial or industrial use abuts a Residential District,
all required screen plantings shall extend the entire length of the
common boundary.
B. Fences or walls.
(1) In lieu of, or in addition to, plantings as described above, the
Borough Council or Zoning Hearing Board, as appropriate, may consider
the use of a fence or wall as an acceptable barrier to potentially
objectionable noise, glare, and/or visibility between adjacent properties.
(2) Fences or walls used for screening shall meet all requirements set forth in §
286-53B of this chapter.
(3) Fences or walls used to provide required screening shall be at least
6 1/2 feet in height and be of such type as is necessary to achieve
the intended purpose.
(4) Fences or walls used to provide required screening shall meet the clear sight triangle requirements set forth in §
286-53D of this chapter.
(5) Any fence or wall used to provide required screening shall be maintained
in structurally sound condition by the property owner.