§ 3321.09. Screening.

Screening of nonresidential districts abutting residential districts: The purpose of screening is to provide, in conjunction with existing yard, setback, and separation standards, a minimum buffer between abutting land uses.

A.

Applicability: Screening in section 3321.09 applies to lots rezoned to a nonresidential classification after the effective date of this ordinance that abut, at the time of rezoning, property with a residential zoning classification. Screening must be installed within nine months of occupancy of the rezoned lot.

B.

A property with a nonresidential zoning classification abutting residentially zoned property shall provide screening that shall include a fence, wall, landscaped mound, densely planted planting strip, or combination thereof meeting the following standards:

1.

Screening shall be provided and maintained within 20 feet of all lot lines abutting residential zoning classifications.

2.

Trees used to satisfy this section shall be planted no closer than three feet to the property line, as measured from the trunk.

3.

Screening is not required between a required residential building line and a street line. However, if applicable, the screening requirements in the Off-Street Parking and Loading chapter shall prevail and may apply in advance of a building line.

C.

Height and opacity: For purposes of this section, required screening, and any portion thereof, shall be installed and maintained to a height of no less than five feet above the finished grade and to a year-round opacity of not less than 75 percent. When plant material is used for screening, compliance with height and opacity requirements shall be attained within three years of planting. Screening is not required within one foot above the finished grade.

(Ord. No. 0791-2011, § 2(Att. 2), 7-18-2011)