This section is intended to buffer the effects of uses on adjacent properties by requiring a screen and/or buffer between the uses in order to minimize the harmful impacts of noise, dust/debris, headlight glare and other objectionable activities by an adjoining or nearby use. Any screening buffer area must be maintained in good order at all times by the owner of the property. When deemed necessary by the Planning Director to provide an effective visual screen, additional landscaping or other improvements may be required.
A. Land Use Buffers. Where deemed necessary by the Planning Director, any of the following may be required to ensure effective buffering and screening:
1. A masonry wall or fence with a minimum height of 6 feet, with no openings;
2. A solid 6-foot high evergreen hedge, with minimum plant height at installation of at least 3 feet;
3. Any combination of the above; or
4. Any alternative buffer of equal quality approved by the Planning Director.
B. Dumpsters and Trash Receptacle Screening.
1. Screening must be a minimum height of 6 feet.
2. All sides of the dumpster must be screened.
3. The screen should incorporate access to the dumpster by using a wooden fence or other opaque device to serve as a gate.
4. Screening materials can be any combination of evergreen plantings, fence or wall structure.
5. Dumpsters may not be in any required setbacks or landscape buffer and shall be located as far away from residential areas as possible.
6. Dumpsters and trash receptacles serving commercial or industrial uses may not be located in Residential Districts.
7. Dumpsters may not be located in the public right-of-way as stated in Section 1361.10(b)(10) of the Building Code.
(Ord. 170-04. Passed 3-23-04.)