(A) Zoning districts abutting different districts. Where any commercial or industrial zoning district or use abuts any residential zoning district or use, or where any commercial zoning district or use abuts any industrial zoning district or use, a privacy screen of city approved materials, whether natural or man-made, must be provided by the property owner or developer that abuts the already existing development or zoning district. The following regulations must apply:
(1) The screen must be at least eight feet in height, provide ninety percent density year round and be maintained to original specifications by the property owner as long as the screen is a requirement;
(2) Natural materials may be six feet when planted but must be at least eight feet and provide 90% density within three years of occupancy;
(3) All materials must be approved by the Code Official prior to installation or the granting of an occupancy permit; and
(4) The following plants are suggested in order to assure compliance with the natural privacy screen requirements:
(a) Pinus Strobus (Eastern white pine)
(b) Pinus Sylvestris (Scotch pine)
(c) Pinus Nigra (Austrian pine)
(d) Picea Pungens (Colorado green spruce)
(e) Taxus X Media (Anglojap Yew, Cultivar: “Hatieldii”, “Hicksii”)
(f) Thuja Occidentalis (American Arborvitae, Cultivar: “Pyramidalis”).
(B) Outside storage in commercial and industrial districts. Outside storage in any commercial or industrial district must be screened from view from any private or public street, road or right-of-way. This does not include sales lots used for selling boats, motorcycles, recreational vehicles, cars or trucks or other similar display lots.
(Ord. passed - - )