§ 16.04. Storage and Screening Required in Commercial and Industrial Districts.

In addition to other provisions of this Ordinance every application for a building permit in the C-Commercial and I-1 Industrial zoning districts shall provide a plan for outdoor material storage and screening so as to eliminate unsightly open storage of material equipment and supplies. Each application for a permit shall also provide for appropriate landscaping and planting so as to improve and preserve the physical appearance of the district. Any landscaped area required shall thereafter be preserved, as far as it is practicable to do so, and used maintained and reserved for grass, trees, shrubs and similar ornamental landscaping.

All screening shall comply with the following standards:

1.

Adequate screening shall consist of a four (4) to six (6) feet high solid fence, or similar visual screen of suitable shrubs, spaced at intervals of nor more than four feet, maintained within fifteen (15) feet of the property line separating the uses.

2.

All fences, hedges, walls, and shrubs must be maintained in good condition. No advertising shall be permitted on fences adjoining residential districts.

3.

Fences, walls, and hedges under six (6) feet may be located in any yard or court, except as regulated by Article XV, Section 15.10.

(Ord. No. 316, 5-19-2008)