A.

Screening of utility areas and equipment.

1.

Solid waste collection areas. Solid waste receptacles, shipping pallets, bundled cardboard and similar waste materials stored for collection shall be enclosed on all sides and screened from public view of adjoining residential properties or any street right-of-way with a 6-foot (plus or minus 8 inches) solid enclosure with a gate and shall be constructed of cedar, redwood, masonry or other compatible building material.

The floor of the gated enclosure shall be a concrete pad which shall extend 5 feet beyond the gate and the gate opening itself shall measure 12 feet. Trash enclosures shall be located a minimum of 50 feet from any residential zoning district or use, and the transportation corridor right-of-way, but may otherwise be located within any required building setback area. [Amended Ord. 08/03/04].

2.

Mechanical equipment.

(a)

Roof-mounted equipment. Roof-mounted equipment, including ventilators and satellite dishes shall be screened from view or isolated so as not to be visible from any public right-of-way or residential zoning district within 150 feet of the subject lot as viewed from five feet above ground level. Roof screens and parapet walls shall be coordinated with the building to present a unified appearance. Director may waive the requirements of this subsection where screening is incompatible in scale, form, and mass with the appearance of the roof mounted equipment and parapet and such screening provides no aesthetic benefits with screening.[Amended Ord. 10/04/05]

(b)

[Deleted Ord. 10/04/05]

B.

Fencing standards.

1.

Height. Fences shall not exceed six feet in height in agricultural or residential districts except where used for public utilities, public or private schools, public or private recreation facilities or industrial uses, and where required for existing wrecking/disposal operations and junk or salvage yards.

2.

Barbed wire fencing. Barbed wire fences, razor wire or barbed wire assemblies atop fences shall not be permitted within 100 feet of any transportation corridor right-of-way, except where incorporated into fencing for telecommunications and utility substations.

C.

Commercial and industrial equipment and lot screening.

1.

Purpose. The intent of commercial and industrial lot screening is to ensure that items that cannot be enclosed within a building are screened on all sides from the view of adjacent rights-of-way and residential zoning districts.

2.

Boundary landscaping. In all commercial and industrial districts, boundary landscaping shall be provided along the abutting public rights-of-way (except alleys). Such landscaping shall consist of a combination of ground covers and deciduous and evergreen shrubs and may also include trees provided that they will not obstruct sight distances or vehicular or pedestrian circulation. No specific spacing shall be required for boundary landscaping, provided that the landscaping is appropriate to the character of the site and that the overall planting density complies with section 4.4 and section 4.5 of this appendix.

3.

Outdoor storage. All outdoor storage and operations yards shall be screened from view from adjacent rights-of-way and residential areas using a combination of landscaping, and fencing. Such screens shall contain sufficient planting to comply with table 4.4 planting standards. [Amended Ord. 08/03/04].