(A) Screening devices shall be similar in materials and height to those of other properties on the same block or blocks.
(B) Fences used for multi-family residences along street frontages shall have the appearance of spaced wood pickets, wrought iron, stone, brick or of the same materials as the residential buildings, and shall not exceed a maximum height of four feet.
(C) Where a non-residential use in the commercial or industrial districts abuts a residential use in a residential district, an opaque wall or fence, six feet in height above the average elevation of the ground level within a six-foot radius of the point of measurement on the fence or wall, shall be constructed along all common property lines of materials and finishes compatible with the adjacent residential building; such walls may be of masonry, double-sided wood fencing, stuccoed wood frame walls, native stone or rock veneered walls; a dense landscaping buffer may be substituted if approved by the Zoning Administrator; all protective screen walls in the front yard setback shall be lowered to four feet in height.
(D) Screening walls or fences shall be enhanced by the installation of 15-gallon drought tolerant trees, planted 20 feet on center along the screen walls; refer to § 153.080 for further Landscape and Screening regulations.
(E) Outside display for commercial uses shall also comply with the regulations in town law, including § 153.085, Outside Display-Commercial.
(F) Where a non-residential use occupies a portion of a residence and is adjacent to a purely residential use, screening shall be provided by an opaque fence or wall at least four feet in height, or by the planting of dense shrubbery capable of obtaining a minimum height of four feet within two growing seasons, or by a combination of both; such screening devices shall be located so as to screen on-site parking, refuse collection and mechanical equipment areas from the adjacent residence; refer to § 153.080 for further Landscape and Screening regulations.
(G) Tree and shrubbery species used for screening shall be selected from the Low Water Use Drought Tolerant Plant List of the Prescott Active Management Area, Arizona Department of Water Resources, and shall be additional to other on-site landscaping required by § 153.080.
(Ord. 08-46, passed 12-16-2008)