A.
Screening and buffering shall be used to provide visual and noise
separation of more-intensive uses from less-intensive uses.
B.
Screening shall be provided alongside and rear property boundaries
of business, mixed-use or industrial districts abutting residential
uses. Screening for new construction shall consist of the following:
1.
The buffer area abutting the residential use must meet the width
shown in Table 13.03.51-1 below:
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Table 13.03.51-1 Buffer Requirements
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|---|---|
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Zoning District of Subject Property
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Buffer Width
(feet)
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R-3
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10
|
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R-4
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10
|
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Mixed Use
|
10
|
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Business
|
15
|
|
Public
|
15
|
|
Industrial
|
20
|
2.
The buffer area must contain a solid wall, solid commercial-grade
fence, or hedge with year-round foliage, between six feet and eight
feet in height. Screening within the front yard or corner side yard
is limited to four feet in height. Height of screening shall be measured
from the natural or approved grade.
3.
If the buffer area contains a hedge, the hedge shall be landscaped
with at least two staggered rows of evergreen trees with trees in
each row spaced at a maximum of 12 feet.
4.
The buffer area may be interrupted for necessary pedestrian or vehicular
access.
5.
Screen plantings shall be permanently maintained by the owner of
the property, and any plant materials which do not live shall be replaced
within six months.
A.
The following site elements shall be screened in compatibility with
the design elements, materials, and colors used elsewhere on the site
as follows:
1.
Refuse disposal areas. All refuse and recycling containers
in all commercial, industrial, multifamily, or mixed-use zoning areas
shall be screened on four sides (including a gate for access) by a
solid, commercial-grade fence, wall, or equivalent material that is
architecturally compatible with the principal structure and has a
height of between six feet and eight feet.
2.
Outdoor storage areas. Outdoor storage areas shall be
screened along parcel boundaries with a building wall or solid commercial-grade
fence or fencing with approved slatting, wall, year-round hedge, or
equivalent material, with a minimum height of six feet and not greater
than eight feet. Screening along district boundaries, where present,
may provide all or part of the required screening.
[Amended 7-12-2022 by Ord. No. 1737-2022]
3.
Loading areas. Loading areas shall be screened from
abutting residential uses and from street view to the extent feasible
by a building wall or solid commercial-grade wood, vinyl, or equivalent
material fence, with a minimum height of six feet and not greater
than eight feet. Screening along district boundaries, where present,
may provide all or part of the required screening.
4.
Mechanical equipment. All rooftop and ground-level mechanical
equipment and utilities shall be fully screened from view from any
street or residential district, as viewed from six feet above ground
level. Screening may consist of a building wall or fence and/or landscaping
as approved by the Zoning Administrator.
5.
Off-street parking areas. Those parking areas for five
or more vehicles if adjoining a residential use shall be screened
from such use by a solid wall, fence, evergreen planting of equivalent
visual density or other effective means, built and maintained at a
minimum height of five feet. Where a solidly constructed decorative
fence is provided along the interior lot line, the minimum setback
for the parking area shall be five feet from said lot line. Said fence
shall be located a minimum of one foot from the said lot line.
