For all new developments, a planted area designed to screen views and noise shall be provided along certain lot lines separating use which are not fully compatible. The location and nature of such perimeter screens shall be in accordance with the following regulations.
(a) Nature of Screen. The planted area shall provide a continuous visual screen to an initial height of at least eight feet. The screening shall be achieved in a manner deemed appropriate by the Planning and Zoning Commission. Examples of appropriate methods are: earthen mounding topped by shrubbery, evergreen plantings, or a combination thereof.
(b) Exceptions. The screening requirement shall not apply where natural or man-made barriers exist which provide screening generally equivalent to that required or where they would obstruct visibility as set forth in Section 1153.08
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(Ord. 17-1994. Passed 6-6-94.)