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5-7(B)   APPLICABILITY
5-7(B)(1)   The Standards in this Section 14-16-5-7 apply to new walls and replacement or repair of existing walls, unless modified elsewhere in this IDO.
5-7(B)(2)   A wall shall be erected only after obtaining a permit, pursuant to the provisions in Subsections 14-16-6-5(F) (Permit - Wall or Fence - Minor) or 14-16-6-6(H) (Permit - Wall or Fence - Major), as applicable.
5-7(B)(3)   Where wall requirements for buffering and screening purposes in Section 14-16-5-5 (Parking and Loading), Subsection 14-16-5-6(E) (Edge Buffer Landscaping), Subsection 14-16-5-6(F) (Parking Lot Landscaping), Subsection 14-16-5-6(G) (Screening of Mechanical Equipment and Support Areas), or Section 14-16-5-9 (Neighborhood Edges) are higher than allowed by maximum wall heights in Subsection 14-16-5-7(D), the taller screening wall requirement shall prevail, but the wall shall be subject to any other applicable standards in this Section 14-16-5-7.
5-7(B)(4)   Walls adjacent to major arroyos and Major Public Open Space shall be required to follow additional standards in this Section 14-16-5-7 as well as any applicable standards in Subsections 14-16-5-2(I) (Major Arroyo Standards), 14-16-5-2(G) (Irrigation Facility (Acequia) Standards), and 14-16-5-2(J) (Major Public Open Space Edges).
5-7(B)(5)   Retaining walls shall be required to follow standards in Subsections 14-16-5-7(B)(8) and 14-16-5-7(F).
5-7(B)(6)   Access to bikeways shall be added pursuant to Section 14-16-5-3(C)(5) (Bicycle Circulation).