§ 25-2-1006. VISUAL SCREENING.

(A)

The following features must be at least partially and periodically obscured from view from the street by landscaping, or by the use of landscaping along with berms, walls, or decorative fences:

(1)

a water quality control facility under Chapter 25-8, Subchapter A ( Water Quality );

(2)

a stormwater drainage facility under Chapter 25-7 ( Drainage ); and

(3)

an area where motor vehicles are moved, loaded, parked, or stored.

(B)

Plants may not obstruct the view between the street and a driveway.

(C)

The Environmental Criteria Manual shall prescribe standards for screening in accordance with this subsection.

(1)

For a townhouse, condominium, multiple family, group, or mobile home residential use, screening is required at a property line that adjoins a residential district in which the use is not a permitted use.

(2)

For a commercial or industrial use, screening is required at a property line that adjoins a residential district.

(3)

For a civic use, screening is required at a property line that adjoins a more restrictive district in which the use is not permitted.

Source: Sections 13-7-61 (d), (e), and (g), 13-7-67(a); Ord. 990225-70; Ord. 000309-39; Ord. 031211-11.