A sight-proof landscape screen shall be provided for all authorized above ground facilities taller than three feet in height or covering in excess of four square feet in size. Such screen shall be required to sufficiently conceal the facility. A landscape plan identifying the size and species of landscaping materials shall be submitted by the utility and approved by the city prior to installation of any facility requiring landscape screening. The utility shall be responsible for the installation, repair, or replacement of screening materials. Alternative screening or concealment may be approved by the city to the extent it meets or exceeds the purposes of these requirements. Facilities located in rear yards may be exempted from screening where located so as not to be visible from any public property and more than two residential dwelling units.
(Ord. 08-001, passed 1-3-2008)