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Sand Lake Sawyer County
City Zoning Code

Sec. 7.0

Screening and fencing.

7.1

General provisions. Screening and/or fencing as required by this ordinance shall be subject to the following provisions:

7.11

Approval required. Any Use or Conditional Use listed in this ordinance requiring screening or fencing shall be permitted only when authorized by the County Zoning Committee and subject to its approval of a screening or fencing plan for that particular Use.

7.12

Objective. Planting or other suitable screening including fences or free standing walls shall be required when deemed necessary for the screening or enclosure purposes by the County Zoning Committee; such as around outdoor storage yards, industrial property lines, Salvage Yards, Refuse disposal sites, quarries, mines, Mobile Home Parks, and trailer camps and Campgrounds. 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.

5)

A suitable setting for the particular Use and other facilities.

7.13

Extent.

1)

Screen planting. Adequate to screen objectionable views effectively within a reasonable time; in some cases temporary screening devices may be required until suitable screen planting can be achieved.

2)

Other planting. For Mobile Home Parks and Campgrounds, other planting should be adequate in size, quantity, and character to other improvements, to provide adequate privacy and pleasant outlook for living units, to minimize reflected glare, and to afford summer shade.

3)

Existing planting. Acceptable as required planting to the extent that it is equivalent, suitable, and preserved in good condition.

4)

Fences and walls. Appropriately designed for the function intended and shall be substantially constructed to withstand conditions of soil, water, and use.

5)

All screenings, fences, and walls required by this ordinance shall be maintained so as not to provide an objectionable view by themselves.