[Ord. No. 643; readopted by Ord. No. 2020-1235]
Landscaping consisting of attractive trees, shrubs, plants, natural or synthetic grass lawns and decorative stone or rock gardens, shall be shown on site plans and shall be planted and maintained as required in specific sections of this Ordinance, or as set forth in this Section 31-1001.
a. 
Industrial uses abutting a residential district. See subsection 31-607.5e.
b. 
The requirements for business or office districts abutting a residential district shall be the same as stated in subsection 31-607.5e.
a. 
Whenever landscaping, seeding and/or buffer area planting is required under this section, or any other section of this Ordinance, or by Chapter 30, Land Development Ordinance, or by any condition of approval of the Planning Board or Board of Adjustment, the same shall be planted prior to the issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy for the use of the property; provided, however, that when the season or weather conditions do not permit such planting to coincide with the completion of the buildings or structures, same shall be accomplished within a time to be specified in the issuance of such Certificate of Occupancy, based upon the season of the year when issued.
b. 
No Certificate of Occupancy shall be issued for any use requiring landscaping, seeding and/or planted buffer area under this Ordinance, or as a condition of any approval under this Ordinance, unless the owner shall have filed with the Borough the performance guarantees required under the provisions of Chapter 30, Land Development Ordinance, of this Borough, sufficient in amount to cover the costs of such required plantings, including replacement thereof and maintenance thereof for a two-year period.
[Ord. No. 643]
Where fences are to be installed as part of an initial application involving a building or other structures, the same shall be shown on the site plan, and the nature of said proposed fence shall be described.
Barbed-wire and electrically charged fences are specifically prohibited; however, barbed-wire may be permitted to be installed above a height of six feet on customary security-type fences, if permission therefor is specifically granted by the Planning Board.
All fences must be erected within the property lines and no fences shall be erected so as to encroach upon a public right-of-way. See also Section 31-409.
Every fence shall be maintained in a safe, sound, upright condition.
[Ord. No. 664, Ord. No. 745]
All fences in excess of four feet in height are specifically prohibited; however, fences in excess of four feet in height, up to six feet in height, may be permitted to be installed if permission, therefor, is specifically granted by the Construction Code Official or his or her designee. Fences made from used or discarded materials, not usually associated with fences, such as, but not limited to, doors, old lumber and the like are specifically prohibited.