(A) Types of screening materials. Screening required in this chapter shall consist of: earth mounds, berms, or ground forms; fences and walls; or landscaping (plant materials) or landscaped fixtures (such as timbers), used in combination or singularly, so as to block direct visual access to an object from adjoining properties and public streets throughout the year.
(B) Placement, height, and traffic visibility. The screening required in this chapter shall not be less than 6 feet in height. All screening shall be approved by the city. On a corner lot, no screening or landscaping shall be placed in such a manner so as to pose a danger to traffic by obscuring the view of approaching vehicular traffic or pedestrians from any driveway or street right-of-way. Visibility shall be unobstructed between a height of 3 feet and 10 feet above the center line grades of the intersecting driveways and/or streets, within a triangular area described as follows: beginning at the intersection of the edge of an intersecting driveway and/or curb line of an intersecting street right-of-way, thence to a point 30 feet along the edge of the intersecting driveway or curb line, thence diagonally to a point 30 feet from the point of beginning on the curb line of the intersecting street right-of-way.
(C) Responsibility for screening. The owner or occupant of the premises containing the use or features to be screened shall provide the required screening.
(D) Approval for screening. Plans for screening shall be approved in the site plan review process.
(Ord. 537, passed 11-8-2004; Am. Ord. 596, passed 2-8-2010)