Article 5, Screening Requirements (Sec. 98-5.4.8)
Extracted standards
9 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Fencing & walls
- Maximum continuous fence or wall plane length100 ft
The maximum length of a continuous, unbroken and uninterrupted fence or wall plane shall be 100 feet; wall off-sets shall be provided through the use of columns, landscaped areas, transparent sections or a change in materials.
- ProhibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. fence materials for screening
Chain-link fences and barbed wire or concertina wire shall not be utilized for screening purposes.
Other
- Minimum hedge heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. at installation3 ft
At the time of installation, such screening shall be at least 36 inches in height and shall reach a height of 48 inches within two years of planting.
- Minimum hedge heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. within two years4 ft
At the time of installation, such screening shall be at least 36 inches in height and shall reach a height of 48 inches within two years of planting.
- Minimum loading dock distance from residential districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.50 ft
Loading docks not in the L-I or H-I district shall be located at the side or rear of buildings a minimum of 50 feet away from any residential district property, unless the loading area is wholly within an enclosed building.
- Minimum loading area screen heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.8 ft
The screen shall consist of berms, walls, fences, plant material or combination totaling eight feet in height at installation or completion of construction.
- Minimum screen heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for wrecking/salvage yards6 ft
Such areas shall be located on the side or rear of the building and shall be effectively screened from view from residential properties or public right-of-way by a fence, wall, dense evergreen hedge, or combination of such features with a minimum height of six feet.
- Mechanical equipment screening required
All roof, ground and wall mounted mechanical equipment shall be screened from view from residential properties or public right-of-way at ground level of the property line.
- Trash receptacle screening required
Trash receptacles, trash compaction, recycling collection, grease collection and other similar service areas must be screened from view of streets and all abutting lots with a solid wall or fence.
From the ordinance
Drive-through windows and lanes shall be subject to the following screening requirements: ... Such screening shall be a compact evergreen hedge or other type of dense foliage. At the time of installation, such screening shall be at least 36 inches in height and shall reach a height of 48 inches within two years of planting.