(a) All portions of a lot which are not improved shall be landscaped or maintained in an orderly natural state. A minimum of 50% of these unimproved portions shall be landscaped.
(b) Where a Limited Industrial District adjoins a Residential District, then a wall or fence of not less than five and one-half feet shall be required and shall be located ten feet from the property line, unless the residential property owner in the rear and on either side, as the case may be, waive, in writing, such requirements and the same is filed with the Village.
(c) Where a proposed building is to be located on a dead-end street with a turn-around, no wall of such proposed building, when measured along the projection of the center line of the street leading to such turnaround, shall extend more than 260 feet in distance from the center point of the subject turnaround.
(d) In addition to a wall or fence, there shall also be required a landscape buffer along the boundary with an adjoining Residential District. Such buffer shall contain deciduous and evergreen trees or shrubs sufficient to create a year-round visual barrier. The landscape strip shall be a minimum of ten feet wide and on the side adjacent to the residential property. All exposed surfaces of walls must be faced in brick or stone. Chainlink and stockade style fences are not permitted.
(e) Where parking areas are adjacent to properties zoned for residential use, the land between the parking area and the property line shall contain an area of landscaped buffer at least five feet in width containing a screen of landscaping. The landscaping shall be composed of natural and/or man-made materials, arranged or planted so as to screen a minimum of 75% of the parking area from the view of the Residential District.
(f) All landscaping shall be in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 1280.
(Ord. 73-94. Passed 10-4-94; Ord. 98-01. Passed 10-2-01.)