Section 6.5.3. Screening Requirements

A.   Location

1.   Screening is required along a lot line shared with an abutting property that is vacant or improved with an agricultural or residential use.

2.   Screening may be placed within any required setback. If the required setback is less than the screening width required for the building type in Section 6.5.3, the property must satisfy the required screening width in Section 6.5.3.

3.   Screening must be placed between the lot line and the subject structure or use and extend along the lot line. The screening must extend along the full length of the subject structure or use plus an additional 50% in length in each direction or to the end of the shared lot line, whichever is less.

4.   Screening is not required between a lot line and the subject structure or use if the structure or use is separated from the lot line by a surface parking lot. Instead, landscaping must be provided under Section 6.2.9.

B.   Berms

A berm must have a rounded crown suitable for planting and a stabilized side slope of 40% or less. A berm may meander and be discontinuous if it satisfies the intent of Division 6.5.

C.   Screening Requirements by Building Type

1.   Screening is determined by the proposed building type, unless otherwise stated. The minimum screening requirements for each building type are in Section 6.5.3.C.4 through Section 6.5.3.C.8.

2.   Plant materials are specified for each 100 linear feet of screening area. Any fractional requirement must be rounded up to the next higher whole number.

3.   The applicant may choose any option for the applicable building type or use.

4.   Townhouse

	Option A	Option B
Dimensions (min)
Width	5'	10'
Planting and Screening Requirements
Trees (minimum per 100')
Canopy	2	2
Understory or Evergreen	2	2
Shrubs (minimum per 100')
Large	--	8
Medium	--	--
Small	16	8
Wall, Fence or Berm (min)	4' fence or wall	--

5.   Apartment Building Up to 60 Feet in Height or Multi Use Building Up to 40 Feet in Height

	Option A	Option B	Option C	Option D
Dimensions (min)
Depth	8'	8'	10'	12'
Planting and Screening Requirements
Trees (minimum per 100')
Canopy	4	2	2	2
Understory or Evergreen	--	2	2	4
Shrubs (minimum per 100')
Large	8	6	4	8
Medium	8	8	8	12
Small	--	8	8	--
Wall, Fence or Berm (min)	4' fence or wall	4' fence or wall	--	--

6.   Apartment Building Over 60 Feet in Height or Multi Use Building Over 40 Feet in Height

	Option A	Option B	Option C	Option D
Dimensions (min)
Depth	10'	10'	15'	15'
Planting and Screening Requirements
Trees (minimum per 100')
Canopy	3	4	2	3
Understory or Evergreen	3	--	3	2
Shrubs (minimum per 100')
Large	6	8	11	10
Medium	--	12	8	10
Small	6	--	--	12
Wall, Fence or Berm (min)	4' fence or wall	6' fence or wall	--	--

7.   General Building with a Non-Industrial Use; Conditional Use in the Agricultural, Rural Residential, or Residential Detached Zones; and Conditional Use in a Duplex in Any Other Zone

	Option A	Option B
Dimensions (min)
Depth	8'	12'
Planting and Screening Requirements
Trees (minimum per 100')
Canopy	2	2
Understory or Evergreen	2	4
Shrubs (minimum per 100')
Large	6	8
Medium	8	12
Small	8	--
Wall, Fence or Berm (min)	4' fence or wall	--

8.   General Building with an Industrial Use

	Option A	Option B
Dimensions (min)
Depth for all zones except IH zone	30'	30'
Depth for IH zone	50'	50'
Planting and Screening Requirements
Trees (minimum per 100')
Canopy	2	2
Understory or Evergreen	4	3
Shrubs (minimum per 100')
Large	14	11
Medium	12	12
Small	12	12
Wall, Fence or Berm (min)	6' fence or wall	6' berm

 

(Legislative History: Ord. No. 18-15, § 2.)