(a) Whenever a parking area is located in or adjacent to a residential district it shall be effectively screened on all sides which adjoin or face any property used for residential purposes, by an acceptably designed wall, fence, or planting screen. Such fence, wall or planting screen shall be not less than four feet nor more than six feet in height and shall be maintained in good condition without any advertising thereon. The space between such fence, wall, or planting screen, and the lot line of the adjoining premises in any residential district shall be landscaped with grass, hardy shrubs or evergreen ground cover, and maintained in good condition.
(b) All off-street parking and loading facilities shall be accompanied by a detailed landscaping plan to be reviewed and approved by the Zoning Administrator. The Zoning Administrator may seek review and recommendation from the Planning Commission. The purpose of requiring landscaping is to help reduce glare and heat buildup, to promote interior islands and walkways for pedestrian safety and traffic separation, to visually break up large expanses of pavement, and to buffer adjacent uses from parking lots.
(c) No one area for off-street parking of motor vehicles shall exceed forty cars in capacity. Separate parking areas on a parcel shall be physically separated from one another by ten- foot planting strips.
(d) Landscaping shall be required along all road frontage.
(e) Depth of the landscaping strip shall be a minimum of 15 feet or 50 percent of the required minimum yard depth, whichever is greater.
(f) Landscaping shall consist of natural materials such as plantings, mounding, stone, walls or fences of wood, decorative stone or masonry.
(g) Landscaping shall not obstruct visibility and shall be maintained at a height not to exceed 42 inches within five feet of any street or road right-of-way.
(Ord. 11-07. Passed 7-18-07.)