§ 153.217 NO PARKING TO BE INDICATED NEAR FIRE HYDRANTS.

   Whenever a fire hydrant is located adjacent to any portion of a vehicle accommodation area required to be paved under § 153.212(A), the pavement shall be clearly marked to indicate that parking within 15 feet of such hydrant is prohibited.

(Ord. passed 4-9-2013; Ord. 2021-03, passed 6-8-2021)

SCREENING

§ 153.230 BOARD FINDINGS CONCERNING THE NEED FOR SCREENING REQUIREMENTS.

    The Board of Aldermen finds that:

   (A)   Screening between two lots lessens the transmission from one lot to another of noise, litter, dust and glare of lights;

   (B)   Screening can lessen the visual impact of competing incompatible land uses that are found in an urbanized area. Screening can provide an impression of a separation of spaces and can be used to provide transitional zones between industrial, commercial and residential developments;

   (C)   Screening can establish a greater sense of privacy from visual or physical intrusion, the degree of privacy varying with the intensity of the screening;

   (D)   Screening can be used as an effective element of site plan development by shielding visually disturbing site features such as vehicle accommodation areas, loading and unloading areas, mechanical systems and trash receptacles; and

   (E)   The provisions of this part are necessary to safeguard the public health, safety and welfare.

(Ord. passed 4-9-2013; Ord. 2021-03, passed 6-8-2021)

§ 153.231 GENERAL SCREENING STANDARD.

    Every development shall provide sufficient screening so that:

   (A)   Neighboring properties are shielded from any adverse external effects of that development; and

   (B)   The development is shielded from the negative impacts of adjacent, incompatible land uses.

(Ord. passed 4-9-2013; Ord. 2021-03, passed 6-8-2021)

§ 153.232 COMPLIANCE WITH SCREENING STANDARD.

   (A)   The table set forth in § 153.234, in conjunction with the explanations in § 153.233 concerning the types of screens, establishes screening requirements that, presumptively, satisfy the general objectives listed in § 153.230 and the standards established in § 153.231.

   (B)   The table of screening requirements set forth in § 153.234 indicates the type of screening that may be required between two land uses. The table lists the site features in a typical development that require screening and bases the screening type required on the location of the site feature on the lot and its distance from the property line. The table provides letter designations that are keyed to the screening types that are described in § 153.233 and gives the minimum width requirements and, in certain cases, the required location for the screening.

(Ord. passed 4-9-2013; Ord. 2021-03, passed 6-8-2021)

§ 153.233 DESCRIPTIONS OF SCREENS.

   The following three basic types of screens are hereby established and are used as the basis for the table of screening requirements as set forth in § 153.234.

   (A)   Opaque screen, type A. A screen that is opaque from the ground to a height of at least six feet, with intermittent visual obstructions from the opaque portion to a height of at least 20 feet. An opaque screen is intended to exclude completely all visual contact between uses and to create a strong impression of spatial separation. The opaque screen may be composed of a wall, fence, planted earth berm, planted vegetation, existing vegetation or any combination thereof. For every linear 100 feet, or fraction thereof, the screen shall consist of an average of three canopy type trees, each with a minimum caliper of two inches. Said trees in five years shall reach a height of at least 20 feet and shall have an average canopy spread of 15 feet. The opaque portion of the screen must be opaque in all seasons of the year. If shrubbery is used, said shrubbery shall be evergreen plant materials and be spaced to provide a solid screen in two years. If fences or walls are used, said fences or walls shall be masonry, wood, metal or other suitable materials (not to include chain-link fencing) and shall have architectural character and be of substantial materials. A graphic illustration of the sample planting pattern is included in §§ 153.285 through 153.290.

   (B)   Semi-opaque screen, type B. A screen that is opaque from the ground to a height of three feet, with intermittent visual obstruction from above the opaque portion to a height of at least 20 feet. The semi-opaque screen is intended to partially block visual contact between uses and to create a strong impression of the separation of spaces. The semi-opaque screen may be composed of a wall, fence, planted earth berm, planted vegetation, existing vegetation or any combination thereof. For every linear 100 feet, or fraction thereof, the screen shall consist of an average of two canopy type trees, each with a minimum caliper of two inches. Said trees in five years shall reach a height of at least 20 feet and shall have an average canopy spread of 15 feet. The opaque portion of the screen must be opaque in all seasons of the year. If shrubbery is used, said shrubbery shall be evergreen plant materials and be spaced to provide a solid screen in two years. If fences or walls are used, said fences or walls shall be masonry, wood, metal or other suitable materials (not to include chain-link fencing) and shall have architectural character and be of substantial materials. A graphic illustration of a sample planting pattern is included in §§ 153.285 through 153.290.

   (C)   Broken screen, type C. A screen composed of intermittent visual obstructions from the ground to a height of at least 20 feet. The broken screen is intended to create the impression of a separation of spaces without necessarily eliminating visual contact between the spaces. It may be composed of a wall, fence, planted earth berm, planted vegetation, existing vegetation or any combination thereof. For every linear 100 feet, or fraction thereof, the screen may consist of a combination of at least two canopy or ornamental type trees, each having a minimum caliper of at least two inches, and shrubbery three feet in height that covers an average of 20% of the screen area, or five canopy or ornamental type trees, each having a minimum caliper of two inches. A graphic illustration of a sample planting pattern is included in §§ 153.285 through 153.290.

(Ord. passed 4-9-2013; Ord. 2021-03, passed 6-8-2021)

§ 153.234 TABLE OF SCREENING REQUIREMENTS.

   There is hereby established a table of screening requirements as follows:

Site Feature to be Screened	Screen Type*	Screen Width	Location
Commercial building/parking area/service area 25 feet to 50 feet from property line	B, C	10 feet minimum	Property line with building/optional with other site features
Commercial building/parking area/service area greater than 50 feet from property line	B, C	10 feet minimum	Property line with building/optional with other site features
Commercial building/parking area/service area less than 25 feet from property line	A, C	10 feet minimum	Property line with building/optional with other site features
Industrial building/parking area/service area less than 25 feet from property line	A, C	10 feet minimum	Property line with building/optional with other site features
Industrial building/parking area/service area 25 feet to 50 feet from property line	B, C	10 feet minimum	Property line with building/optional with other site features
Industrial building/parking area/service area greater than 50 feet from property line	B, C	10 feet minimum	Property line with building/optional with other site features
Multi-family building/parking area/service area greater than 50 feet from property line	B, C	10 feet minimum/ length to equal building length, plus 50 feet when dealing with building	Property line with building/optional with other site features
Multi-family building/parking area/service area 25 feet to 50 feet from the property line	B, C	10 feet minimum/ length to equal building length, plus 50 feet when dealing with building	Property line with building/optional with other features
Multi-family building/parking area/service area less than 25 feet from property line	A, C	10 feet minimum/ length to equal building length, plus 50 feet when dealing with building	Property line with building/optional with other features
Separation zone between non-residential developments and street right-of-way	C	10 feet minimum	Property line
Separation zone between industrial and/or commercial developments located along 50 feet of property line perpendicular to street right-of-way line	B	10 feet minimum	Property line
NOTES TO TABLE: *Screen type: A-Opaque screen, B-Semi-opaque screen, C-Broken screen. “A, C” means that a type A opaque screen must be used when the land use abuts a residential land use and a type C broken screen must be used when the land use abuts any other land use (i.e., another industrial, commercial, or multi-family land use). “B, C” means that a type B screen must be used when the land use abuts a residential land use and a type C screen must be used when the land use abuts any other land use. Note: In the case of multi-family, only a type B screen may be used when adjacent to commercial or industrial uses. Graphic illustrations of screening placement are provided in §§ 153.285 through 153.290 of this chapter.

 

(Ord. passed 4-9-2013; Ord. 2021-03, passed 6-8-2021)