(a) Screening or buffering shall be provided as required in this section when any main or conditionally permitted use in an Office Building District abuts a residential use.
(b) Screening shall consist of one or more of the following:
(1) A ten-foot wide landscaped area planted with trees and/or shrubs a minimum of six feet high, which will act as an effective screen in both winter and summer seasons;
(2) A five to six-foot masonry wall (excluding concrete block) and/or decorative wood fence; or
(3) Earth mounding planted with trees and/or shrubs. The combined height of mounding and plants shall be a minimum of six feet high.
(c) Trees are to be planted and utilized within the landscaping plan to the maximum degree practical, unless it can be demonstrated that the planting of trees would be detrimental to the site development.
(d) The material, placement and construction of screening material shall be subject to the approval of the City Planning Commission. The Planning Commission may require additional screening and landscaping if the same are determined to be necessary around any outside storage or off-street parking areas, including circulation aisles and driveways.
(Ord. 96-61. Passed 4-21-97.)