1. Landscape and Screening Requirements. Unless otherwise noted, each unenclosed parking facility with a paved surface of 6,000 square feet or more shall comply with the following regulations:
A. Each unenclosed parking facility shall provide a minimum landscaped buffer of ten feet along any street property line.
B. Each parking facility that abuts a residential district shall provide a ten-foot landscaped buffer along its common property line with the residential district.
C. Any parking facility which abuts property in a residential district shall provide a fence, wall, landscape screen, or earth berm not less than four feet in height for the length of the common boundary. A grade change, terrace, or other site feature which blocks the sight line of headlights into a residential property may satisfy this requirement, subject to the determination of the Zoning Administrator.
D. Each unenclosed parking facility of over 6,000 square feet within any street yard shall provide interior landscaped area equal to no less than 5 percent of the total paved area of the parking facility. Parking facilities within the I-1 and I-2 Districts shall be exempt from this requirement.
E. Interior landscaping shall be credited toward the satisfaction of overall landscaping requirements set forth in this section.
F. Landscaping or screening installed in any required landscaped area shall not obstruct the view from the off-street parking facility to any driveway approach, street, alley, or sidewalk. Landscaping shall further not obstruct any views among parking spaces and circulation ways, or visibility between vehicles and pedestrians.