(A) Notwithstanding § 153.234, any new development or substantial improvement to a property which occurs within one of the town's established office and institutional districts shall require the installation of a semi-opaque screen on the property when said use abuts a residential use and a broken screen when said use abuts any other land use to provide a visual separation between the new development and adjacent developments. For purposes of this chapter, SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT shall be defined as any repair, reconstruction or improvement of a structure within any 12-month period, where the cost equals or exceeds 50% of the market value of the structure. A substantial improvement is considered to occur when the first alteration of any wall, ceiling, floor or other alteration affects the external dimensions of the structure. The term does not, however, include any project for improvement of a structure to comply with existing state and local health, sanitary or safety code specifications which are solely necessary to ensure safe living conditions.
(B) For purposes of this chapter, zoning setback requirements take precedence over screening requirements.
(Ord. passed 4-9-2013; Ord. 2021-03, passed 6-8-2021)