Screening or fencing as required by this chapter shall be subject
to the following provisions:
A. Approval required. Any use or conditional use listed in this chapter
requiring screening or fencing shall be permitted only when authorized
by the City and subject to its approval of a screening or fencing
plan for that particular use.
B. Objective. Planting or other suitable screening including fences
or freestanding walls shall be required where deemed necessary for
screening for enclosure purposes by the City, such as around outdoor
storage yards and industrial property lines, salvage yards, refuse
disposal sites, quarries and mines, mobile home parks, and trailer
camps. Such provisions shall be required to the extent needed to provide
for:
(1) Screening of objectionable views.
(3) Enclosure of storage materials.
(4) Public health and safety.
(5) A suitable setting for the particular use and other facilities.
C. Extent.
(1) Screen planting. Adequate to screen objectionable views effectively
within a reasonable time; in some cases temporary screening devices
may be required until suitable screen planting can be achieved.
(2) Other planting. For mobile home parks and trailer camps, other planting
should be adequate in size. Quantity and character to provide an attractive
setting for the mobile homes, trailers and other improvements, to
provide adequate privacy and pleasant outlooks for living units, to
minimize reflected glare and to afford summer shade.
(3) Existing planting. Acceptable as required planting to the extent
that it is equivalent, suitable and preserved in good condition.
(4) Fences and walls. Appropriately designed for the function intended
and shall be substantially constructed to withstand conditions of
soil, weather and use.
(5) Proper maintenance required. All screenings, fences and walls required
by this chapter shall be maintained so as not to provide an objectionable
view by themselves.
D. Required buffer strips in industrial districts. Where an industrial
district abuts a residential district, there shall be provided along
any rear, side or front line, coincidental with any industrial-residential
boundary, a buffer strip not less than 30 feet in width, as measured
at right angles to said lot line. Plant materials at least six feet
in height, of such variety and growth habits as to provide a year-round
effective visual screen when viewed from the residential district,
shall be planted within the exterior 25 feet abutting the residential
district. If the required planting screen is set back from the industrial-residential
boundary, the portion of the buffer strip facing the residential district
shall be attractively maintained. The exterior 25 feet of the buffer
strip shall not be devoted to the parking of vehicles or storage of
any material or accessory uses. The interior 15 feet may be devoted
to parking of vehicles.