In those instances where the following conditions occur, the need for a wall, a berm, or similar type of landscaped buffer strip shall be determined by the Commission.
(a) Zoning Districts and Land Uses.
(1) For developments within the C-1 and C-3, there shall be provided and maintained on those sides abutting or adjacent to a residential zoning district and/or a current residential use, a masonry wall or wooden privacy fence six (6) feet in height, (except as otherwise required).
(2) For developments within the R-3, R-4, C-2, M-1, and M-2, there shall be provided and maintained on those sides abutting or adjacent to a residential zoning district and/or current residential use, a greenbelt, a berm, or a buffer strip, (except as otherwise required).
(3) For non-residential land uses within residential zoning districts, there shall be provided and maintained on those sides abutting or adjacent to a residential zoning district and/or a current residential use, an obscuring wall six (6) feet in height, decorative wooden privacy fencing, a greenbelt, a berm, or a buffer strip (except as otherwise required).
(b) Location. Required walls, greenbelts, berms, or buffers strips shall begin on or at the property line, except where underground utilities interfere.
(c) Materials. Such walls and screening barriers shall have no openings for vehicular traffic or other purposes, except as otherwise provided for in this Ordinance and except such openings as may be approved by the Commission. All walls herein required shall be constructed of materials approved by the Commission to be durable, weather resistant, rustproof, and easily maintained. Materials for walls shall be compatible with surrounding building materials. Materials for the greenbelts, berms, or buffer strips shall be in accordance with the standards identified in this Chapter unless specified elsewhere.
(d) Alternatives. The Commission may approve a landscaped berm as an alternative to a wall upon finding the landscaped berm will provide a similar screening effect.
(Ord. 1166. Passed 9-24-01.)