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Sec. 56-38. Screening.

(a) Every development shall provide sufficient screening so that neighboring properties are shielded form any adverse external effects of that development and the development is shielded from the negative impacts of adjacent uses such as major streets or railroads.

Table of Screening Between Incompatible Uses
Single FamilyDuplexMulti FamilyCommercialIndustrial
Single FamilyNoneSemi-OpaqueOpaqueOpaqueOpaque
Duplex/TownhouseBrokenNoneBrokenOpaqueOpaque
Multi-FamilyOpaqueBrokenNoneSemi-OpaqueOpaque
CommercialOpaqueOpaqueSemi-OpaqueNoneBroken
IndustrialOpaqueOpaqueOpaqueBrokenNone

(b) Description of screens. The following three basic types of screen are hereby established and are used as the basis for the table of screening requirements set forth above:

(1) Opaque screen, type A. A screen that is opaque from the ground to a height of at least six feet, with intermittent visual obstructions from the opaque portion to a height of at least 20 feet. An opaque screen is intended to exclude all visual contact between uses and to create a strong impression of spatial separation. The opaque screen may be composed of a wall, fence, landscaped earth berm, planted vegetation, or existing vegetation. Compliance of planted vegetative screens or natural vegetation will be judged on the basis of the average mature height and density of foliage of the subject species, or field observation of existing vegetation. The opaque portion of the screen must be opaque in all seasons of the year. At maturity, the portion of intermittent visual obstructions should not contain any completely unobstructed openings more than ten feet wide. The portion of intermittent visual obstructions may contain deciduous plants.

(2) Semi-opaque screen, type B. A screen that is opaque from the ground to a height of three feet, with intermittent visual obstruction from above the opaque portion to a height of at least 20 feet. The semi-opaque screen is intended to partially block visual contact between uses and to create a strong impression of the separation of spaces. The semi-opaque screen may be composed of a wall, fence, landscaped earth berm, planted vegetation, or existing vegetation. Compliance of planted vegetative screens or natural vegetation will be judged on the basis of the average mature height and density of foliage of the subject species, or field observation of existing vegetation. At maturity, the portion of intermittent visual obstructions should not contain any completely unobstructed openings more than ten feet wide. The zone of intermittent visual obstruction may contain deciduous plants.

(3) Broken screen, type C. A screen composed of intermittent visual obstructions from the ground to a height of at least 20 feet. The broken screen is intended to create the impression of a separation of spaces without necessarily eliminating visual contact between the spaces. It may be composed of a wall, fence, landscaped earth berm, planted vegetation, or existing vegetation. The screen may contain deciduous plants

(Ord. No. 3306, 3-25-03)

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