(a) Mechanical Equipment. All external mechanical equipment shall be screened from adjacent existing or planned public rights-of-way with materials that are similar to or the same as those used on the adjacent building façade, or with landscaping. This requirement shall include rooftop equipment and ground mounted mechanical equipment. This requirement applies to all uses in all Districts, except for LDR and MDR.
(b) Production areas, Service areas, Storage Areas, Trash Containers, and Loading Zones. All production areas, service areas, storage areas, trash containers and loading zones for all uses in all Districts shall be located at the rear or the side of the building if the side is not oriented towards an existing or planned public right-of-way, private street, or an existing or proposed residential area. They shall be effectively screened from all adjacent property lines, existing or planned public rights-of-way and private streets as follows:
(1) Production areas, service areas, and loading zones: Screening of such areas shall consist of either landscaping or walls accented with landscaping materials. Screening consisting of walls shall utilize the same or similar materials as those used on the principals building.
(c) Trash Containers and Storage Areas: Trash containers and storage areas shall be screened on three sides with a solid wall or fence that is a minimum of one foot taller than the trash container or the material within the storage area to be screened. Said wall or fence must be constructed with the same or similar materials as those used on the principal building and must be accented with landscaping. So that the trash container or storage area can be accessed, a solid, decorative gate of the same height as the wall/fence shall be utilized as screening on the fourth side of said trash container or storage. (Ord. 02-13-2023. Passed 2-21-23.)