(A) Construction in any zoning district that abuts a residentially used or zoned parcel (except for an agricultural use or zoning), may be required to provide a greenbelt, fence, a protective wall or an earthen berm along the property lines.
(B) The Planning Commission shall determine the height of a protective faced brick or approved poured concrete decorative wall from 4 to 6 feet when not specifically determined by ordinance, in a manner as to be in harmony with the general character of the neighborhood; and the color of brick or facing shall be compatible with brick used in the area.
(C) (1) The determination shall be made prior to the approval of a site plan.
(2) When it is determined that a masonry wall will not be desirable, a 10-foot wide greenbelt buffer strip, a 4-foot to 6-foot chain link fence with or without view-obscuring vertical redwood pickets, an earthen berm or a pressure treated wood fence may be substituted by the Planning Commission.
(D) All required greenbelts, walls, berms, or fences shall be constructed with the standards cited in this section.
(1) Required walls or fences shall be located on the lot line, except where underground utilities or drainage requirements interfere, and except in instances where this chapter requires conformance with front yard setback lines abutting Residential Districts.
(2) The wall must rest on a concrete foundation which extends at least 42 inches in depth below the finished grade of the land.
(3) No like wall shall be constructed of exposed concrete block or cinder block, nor shall it be painted.
(E) Unless otherwise expressly directed by the provisions of this chapter, all protective walls, fences, or greenbelts shall be provided when required along and immediately joining the zoning district boundary line and shall be installed so as to lie wholly on the land of the owner seeking site plan approval.
(F) All protective walls, fences, or greenbelts required by this chapter shall be completely installed prior to the issuance of an occupancy permit for the use of the premises, except as provided hereinafter.
(G) Wherever in this chapter a greenbelt, planting or material in conjunction with a fence is required, it shall be planted and reasonably maintained with permanent plant materials to provide a screen to abutting properties.
(H) Suitable materials equal in characteristics to the plant materials listed with the spacing as required may be accepted by the Planning Commission.
(Ord. 99, passed 11-18-1996, § 21.02)