(A) Screening wall. Screening walls applicable to the separation of land uses, screening of satellite television reception dishes, trash receptacles and other items shall be provided in accordance with the requirements of the underlying zoning district, except as otherwise provided herein.
(1) Outside storage shall be screened on all sides by a solid, opaque brick or stone wall of not less than six feet in height measured at the highest finished grade, constructed in accordance with the general design standards of the city.
(2) Trash receptacles shall be visually screened on three sides by a solid, brick or stone wall not less than six feet in height, measured at the highest finished grade. The height of the trash receptacle shall not be permitted to exceed the height of the visual screening device. Screening shall not be required on the side used for access by garbage pickup services. Such side shall not face less than 45 degrees from any adjacent street. Trash receptacles already enclosed by a solid, brick or stone wall of at least six feet in height measured at the highest finished grade shall not be required to provide additional screening.
(3) Any fencing in the Gateway Corridor, required or otherwise, shall be a solid, brick or stone wall of not less than six feet in height, measured at the highest finished grade.
(B) Rooftop screening. Roof-mounted equipment, including, but not limited to, storage tanks, compressor units, vent stacks greater than four inches in diameter, and elevator machinery, shall be integrated into the building design and screened from the view from adjacent streets and public facilities. Rooftop screening shall use building materials similar to the facade of the building on which such items are located, to create a smooth, clean, integrated appearance. For purposes of this section, a highway frontage road shall be designated as an adjacent street.
(1998 Code, App. A, § 40-92) (Ord. 99-42, passed 8-18-1999; Ord. 08-48, passed 12-3-2008)