Sec. 22-24-7

Other

• Berm screening option

  Two (2) rows of evergreen shrubs shall be planted ten feet (10') on center and staggered. The berm shall be at least thirty inches (30") higher than the finished grade of the surrounding area and shall not have a slope steeper than 2:1. The berm shall be stabilized with groundcover or other vegetation.

• Dumpster and refuse area screening

  Within commercial, industrial, and multi-family residential developments, dumpsters and other refuse areas visible from public roads, rights-of-way, adjacent properties, and parking areas shall be completely screened from view by a wall or fence constructed using architectural block, brick, stone, vinyl, wood or a similar material that is compatible with the architecture of the principal structure.

• Evergreen screening option

  Two (2) rows of evergreen trees shall be planted ten feet (10') on center and staggered within a planting strip that is twenty-five feet (25') wide.

• Mixed vegetation screening option

  One (1) large shade tree, one (1) medium shade tree, one (1) evergreen tree, and three (3) evergreen shrubs for each twenty (20) linear feet, within a planting strip that is twenty-five feet (25') wide.

• Parking lot screening

  Parking lots of five (5) spaces or more shall be screened in accordance with Section 22-24-6 of this article.

• Screening required

  Screening shall be required in the following instances: (1) Commercial and industrial uses shall be screened from view adjacent properties in residential and agricultural zoning districts, except for commercial and industrial uses allowed by right in said districts. (2) Parking lots consisting of five (5) spaces or more shall be screened from view of public roads, rights-of-way, and adjacent properties. (3) Objectionable features, including loading areas, refuse areas, storage yards, dry detention ponds, maintenance areas, shall be screened from view of public roads, rights-of-way, and adjacent properties.

• Structural screening option

  A wall or fence, no shorter than six feet (6') in height, shall be provided and one (1) evergreen tree or shrub shall be planted every ten feet (10') along the side of any such wall or fence facing a public street or use for which the screening shall benefit.

• Woodlands preservation screening option

  Existing woody vegetation shall be preserved as a buffer strip with a minimum width of seventy-five feet (75'). Additional tree or shrub plantings may be required by the Zoning Administrator. The woodlands preservation area shall be placed in a landscape easement, and the landscape plan shall demonstrate techniques to be used for removing underbrush, pruning, and protecting existing trees from any damage during site development.