Landscaping for a new residence shall not be installed until the property owner submits a landscaping plan, and the plan is approved by the Building Commissioner, who may engage the services of a landscape architect to assist in the review of the proposed plan. Installation of the landscaping, pursuant to the approved plan, shall be completed within one (1) year after the date the certificate of occupancy is issued. Landscape features, such as hedges, trees and shrubs and yard structures, such as fences, trellises and walls may be permitted in a required yard as follows:
(a) Front Yards, Interior Lot. Open fences and hedges shall be permitted along a side and front lot line in the front yard to a height not to exceed three and one- half feet (3-1/2'). Fences and hedges of a greater height shall be permitted in the front yard along a side lot line when adjoining a nonresidential district, if approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission.
(b) Front Yard, Corner Lot. Landscape features on a corner lot, located within a triangle formed between points on front and side lot lines within thirty-five feet (35') from their intersection shall be maintained to a height not exceeding two and one-half feet (2- 1/2').
(c) Side and Rear Yards. Fences, walls and hedges shall be permitted along a side and rear yard lot line to a height of not more than six feet (6'). All fences shall be designed and constructed in such fashion that the finished side of such fence faces to the exterior of the lot.
(1) All fences shall be treated with appropriate weather preservatives or painted and maintained in good condition.
(2) On a corner lot, fences, walls and hedges shall be set back from the side street line not less than the required front yard setback for an adjoining main building which abuts such side street.
(d) Driveways.
(2) Driveways shall be set back not less than five feet (5') from a side lot line, however this provision shall not apply to driveways already in place on the effective date of this section.
(3) Driveways shall not be wider than twenty feet (20'), except that drive aprons, turnarounds, parking pads, or any other paved portion of a residential property constructed to facilitate access to side or rear facing garages may be an appropriate width to permit the maneuvering of passenger vehicles entirely upon the Driveway.
(Ord. 2020-16. Passed 11-4-20.)