(a) Mechanical equipment (heating, air conditioners, and ventilation) that will be readily visible when viewed from ground level from other properties or from major public ways should be softened by screening or covered in a manner that forms an integral part of the building design. Rooftop equipment may require the use of an extended parapet wall or other integrated roof form.
(b) External garbage or refuse containers shall be screened by walls, fences, berms, or effective landscaping, or combinations thereof.
(c) The storage of materials, fuel, scrap, inoperative vehicles, and similar objects in places that are readily visible from major public rights-of-way or parts of neighboring properties where a significant amount of viewing is expected shall be minimized and, where necessary, shall be effectively screened.
(d) Any use or conditional use listed in this chapter requiring screening or fencing shall be permitted only when authorized by the Village Board, upon the recommendation of the Plan Commission, and subject to its approval of a screening or fencing plan for that particular use.
(e) Planting or other suitable screening including fences or freestanding walls shall be required where deemed necessary for screening or enclosure purposes by the Village Board, upon the recommendation of the Plan Commission, such as around outdoor storage yards and industrial property lines, salvage yards, refuse disposal sites, quarries and mines, mobile home parks, and trailer camps. Such provisions shall be required to the extent needed to provide for:
(1) Screening of objectionable views;
(2) Adequate shade;
(3) Enclosure of storage materials;
(4) Public health and safety; and
(5) A suitable setting for the particular use and other facilities.
(f) Maintenance. All screenings, fences, and walls required by this chapter shall be maintained so as not to prove an objectionable view by themselves.
(Ord. passed 1-18-2021)