§ 153.197  GENERAL FENCING, SCREENING, LANDSCAPING AND STORAGE.
   (A)   All materials and equipment, except as provided in the district provisions of this chapter, shall be stored within a building or structure or screened so as not to be visible from adjoining properties, except the following:
      (1)   Usable laundry equipment (clothes lines);
      (2)   Recreational equipment and vehicles; and
      (3)   Construction and landscaping material currently being used on the premises.
   (B)   No fence, wall, structure, coniferous trees or obstruction, other than chain link fences with openings of one and five-eighths inches to two inches not exceeding 48 inches in height, shall be erected, established or maintained on a corner lot within a triangular area bounded by the lot lines and a line connecting points on each lot line 20 feet from the intersection of the lot lines. An object within this area not exceeding 30 inches in height as measured from the centerline elevation of the street shall not be considered as an obstruction to vision. This section does not apply to the “B-1” District.
   (C)   No fence shall exceed eight feet in height and in the case of grade separation, the height shall be determined on the basis of measurement from the average point between the highest and lowest grade.
   (D)   In all commercial and industrial districts adjacent to residential districts and not divided by streets, there shall be provided along the property line, a 20-foot wide planting strip composed of grass, trees and shrubs. A screening fence may be utilized when approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission. The fence shall not exceed eight feet in height nor be less than six feet in height and shall screen up to 80% per square yard of area.
   (E)   In all zoning districts, the lot area remaining after providing for parking, driveways, loading, sidewalks or other requirements shall be planted and maintained in grass, sodding, shrubs or other acceptable vegetation or landscaping techniques.
   (F)   Prior to construction in I-2 and I-3 Districts, there shall be a complete site plan and landscaping plan with species indicated done by a landscape architect and a complete surface water drainage plan submitted to the city for its approval. A performance bond in an amount large enough to assure completion of the landscaping within two years of completion of the initial structure shall be required by the city to ensure completion of the landscaping.
   (G)   No chain link fence shall be allowed in a property’s front yard.  No other type of fence shall be allowed in a property’s front yard without prior approval of the City Planning and Zoning Commission.
(Ord. 209.5, passed 12-14-1994; Am. Ord. 277, passed 5-4-2011)