All yards, required or otherwise, in an I-2 District, exclusive of paved areas, shall be planted with grass or other suitable groundcover. A minimum 6 foot area along the foundation of industrial buildings in the front and side yard shall be landscaped. Yards abutting residential districts shall be provided with an essentially opaque visual barrier no less than 42 inches in height running the entire length of the lot line abutting the residential district. Such barrier may consist solely of masonry walls or plantings or a combination of walls, plantings and land forms such as earthen berms. Fences shall not be considered as a suitable barrier.
(Ord. 7669-04. Passed 2-7-05.)