(a) The fence or wall required by section 11-2 shall be of similar composition, construction and color throughout and shall be constructed without openings except for one entrance and one exit, such entrance and exit to be equipped with unpierced gates. Such gates shall be closed and securely locked at all times, except during business hours. Plans for such fence or wall shall be submitted to the city council who shall determine whether or not the proposed fence will meet the requirements of this chapter. No building permit shall be issued for the construction of such fence or wall until the approval of the city council has been secured. Such fence shall be maintained in good order and shall not be allowed to deteriorate.
(b) If a vegetative screen is to be substituted for such fence or wall, plans for such screening shall be submitted to the city council for approval. Such vegetative screen shall consist of a greenbelt strip not less than twenty (20) feet wide where it adjoins another lot line, nor less than ten (10) feet wide where it adjoins a street line. The greenbelt shall be composed of at least one row of deciduous or evergreen trees and one or two (2) rows of shrubs. The city council shall approve or disapprove such request for vegetative screening. The vegetative screening shall be cared for and maintained in a husbandman-like manner by the operator of the junkyard or automobile graveyard.
(Code 1958, § 14B-2)