1173.036 LANDSCAPED MOUNDING.
Landscaped mounding consists of the use of earthen or earthen and other materials mounds placed upon a property. Landscaped mounding may be utilized for aesthetic, buffering, or screening purposes. Landscaped mounding in all districts is subject to this Section.
A. Landscaped mounding used for the purpose of screening or buffering a non-residential use from an abutting residential district shall comply with the requirements for screening set forth in Section 1173.015.
B. Landscaped mounding used for the purposes other than that described in subsection A and placed along the property line between two or more properties shall be considered a fence and shall comply with the requirements for fences and walls set forth in Section 1173.016.
1. Any landscaped mounding placed in the front yard of a property shall also comply with the requirements for fences and walls set forth in Section 1173.016.
C. Landscaped mounding shall not exceed seventy-two inches (72") in height. Landscaped mounding shall be constructed having a slope not greater than 3:1 (one foot of rise for each three feet of run); with a minimum crown width of at least two (2) feet to create a generally flat crest.
D. All landscaped mounding shall be planted and maintained with appropriate ground cover vegetation so as to prevent the flow of earth, mud, debris, or ground water from the mounding onto any adjoining property or road right-of-way.
1. No landscaped mounding shall interfere with the drainage of, or cause ponding to occur on, any adjoining property or road right-of-way.
F. No landscaped mounding shall be placed in the area between the edge of a street pavement or a street right-of-way line and the adjoining sidewalk. No landscaped mounding shall be placed so as to adversely affect the vision of motor vehicle operators on public streets or emerging from alleys, streets, or driveways intersecting public streets.
(Ord. 2021-015. Passed 4-6-21.)