Whenever a screening alternative specified is selected which includes a wall, fence or berm, such wall, fence or berm shall meet the following requirements.
(A) Any wall shall be constructed in a durable fashion of brick, stone or other masonry materials with no greater than 25% of the wall surface left open. All walls, except those constructed of stone, shall be of a consistent pattern. Gates constructed to the standards for fence materials as set forth in § 155.101 of this chapter and division (B) below may be included in the wall to allow passage to maintain the plant materials included in the screen/buffer.
(B) Any fence shall be constructed in a durable fashion of wood posts and/or planks with a minimum diameter or width of three inches and with no greater than 25% of the fence surface left open between posts and/or planks. Wooden gates meeting such standards of opacity may also be included.
(C) No wall or fence used as part of a screen shall be less than six feet, nor more than eight feet, in height above grade.
(D) All berms shall be grassed and/or planted with other plant materials sufficient to prevent soil erosion. If grassed alone, any berm installed to meet the requirements of this section shall be no less than four feet, nor greater than nine feet in height. No slope of a berm shall exceed a slope greater than one foot of rise for every three feet in plane. No part of the berm shall be left as bare soil. Any required plant materials accompanying a berm may be planted on the berm and/or along either side of the berm. It is recommended that, where feasible, at least 75% of any required shrubs be planted on the slope of the berm opposite the new development.
(E) Where a fence or wall is used as part of a required screen area, any required plantings accompanying the fence or wall shall be located on the side of such fence or wall opposite the new development.
(Ord. passed - -, § 5.4.7B) Penalty, see § 10.99