(a) Commercial or industrial use abutting a residential zoning district shall be buffered by a fifteen (15) foot landscaped area planted with an evergreen hedge or dense planting of evergreen shrubs with a minimum mature height of four (4) feet planted every four (4) linear feet and one (1) deciduous shade tree per thirty (30) linear feet. Such screening shall not obscure traffic visibility within fifty (50) feet of an intersection.
(b) Such buffer area may be reduced to ten feet when a six (6) foot high opaque fence with a six (6) foot wide buffer containing one (1) shrub/tree with a minimum mature height of four (4) feet planted every four (4) linear feet and one (1) deciduous shade tree per thirty linear feet is provided. Such screening shall not obscure traffic visibility within fifty feet of an intersection.
(c) Parking areas and driveways shall not encroach nor shall any structure, other than a wall or fence, be permitted within the required buffer area.
(d) The following shall be located at the rear of the building and shall be screened in accordance with this section:
(1) Dumpsters, large waste receptacles, and refuse collection points;
(2) Loading and service areas;
(3) Outdoor storage areas including storage tanks; and
(4) Mechanical equipment and utility meters.
(e) All items shall be shielded from view from public roads and adjoining property by a screen consisting of fences, walls, or plant materials or a combination thereof. The screening shall be seventy percent (70%) opaque and at least one foot higher than the item to be screened. All plant materials shall be of an evergreen variety.
(Ord. 8-2013. Passed 2-26-13.)