All mechanical or accessory uses, including, but not limited to, exterior storage areas, exterior loading docks, service areas, mechanical areas, and rooftop equipment, must be screened as follows:
(A) All ground level mechanical equipment and accessory uses must be screened using a wing-wall or other architectural features that are an integral part(s) of the building or landscaping materials. Landscaping materials must consist primarily of evergreen materials and must achieve a minimum of 50% opacity at planting and 80% opacity at maturity.
(B) Rooftop equipment screening must be provided by the building parapet, or incorporate similar architectural features as the building, use the same exterior materials as the principal structure, or be designed so that the equipment is not visible from six feet above ground level on any property line of the applicable site.
(C) Incidental equipment deemed unnecessary to be screened by the City Manager must be of a color to match the building, roof, or the sky, whichever is most effective.
(D) Metal cabinets and/or fences used to enclose and protect mechanical equipment may not substitute as screening.
(E) Berm slopes must not exceed 4:1.
(Ord. 2000-936; Am. Ord. 2003-989, passed 2-10-03; Am. Ord. 2008-1085, passed 3-24-08; Am. Ord. 2016-1212, passed 11-14-16)