All new or relocated dumpsters shall be located within a fence or screened area. The following general regulations shall apply in all zoning districts:
(a) Dumpsters shall be located in the rear yard or non-required side yard unless otherwise approved by the Planning Commission and shall be no less than twenty (20) feet from any adjacent residential district.
(b) Required screening shall include a continuous planting, hedge, fence, or similar feature that will enclose the dumpster on three sides. A gate may be required on the fourth side if visible to the public.
(c) Screening established with plant materials shall provide seventy-five percent (75%) opacity within two (2) years of planting. All other types of screening shall completely screen the dumpster. If the screening is accomplished through a structure, such structure shall be composed of materials similar to the principal building.
(d) Bollards shall be provided within the enclosure, with at least two (2) in the rear, to prevent the dumpster from striking or damaging the screening enclosure. The Planning Commission may approve another type of protection device if the Commission determines that such device protects the enclosure as well as bollards.
(e) The minimum height of the screening material shall at least six (6) tall and may be one (1) foot taller than the height of the dumpster but shall not be required to exceed ten (10) feet in height.
(Ord. 2020-4053. Passed 1-7-21.)