Service structures shall be screened from all streets and from adjacent residential properties. Service structures include, but shall not be limited to, loading docks, propane tanks, dumpsters, electrical transformers, and utility vaults.
(a) Location of Screening. All service structures shall be screened on all sides by a continuous planting of evergreens, fences or mounds. Screening material shall be one foot more in height than the height of the structure to be enclosed, except that any such screening shall not be required to exceed 10 feet in height. Whenever a service structure is located next to a building wall, perimeter landscaping material shall be of average height sufficient to meet the height requirements of this section. Whenever service structures are screened by plant material, such material may count towards the fulfillment of required interior or perimeter landscaping. No interior landscaping shall be required within an area screened for service structures.
(b) Curbs to Protect Screening Material. Whenever screening material is placed around any trash disposal unit or waste collection unit which is emptied or removed mechanically on a regular basis, a curb to contain the placement of the container shall be provided within the screening material. The curbing shall be at least one foot from the screening material and shall be designed to prevent possible damage to the screening when the container is moved or emptied.
(Ord. 50-05. Passed 4-25-05.)
(Ord. 50-05. Passed 4-25-05.)