§ 3321.11. Screening of mechanical systems.

In commercial, institutional or manufacturing districts, all heating, ventilating, air conditioning and other building mechanical systems and equipment or other utility hardware on the roof of a building shall be screened to the height of the equipment to prevent the equipment from being visible from any adjacent public street or adjacent residential district. Decorative cornices may be used for screening. The color of the screening material shall match the building exterior or roof.

Mechanical or other utility equipment on the ground shall be fully screened to the height of the equipment by wall, fence, landscape material or a combination thereof to prevent the equipment from being visible from any adjacent public street or adjacent residential district. Whenever live plants are installed, alone or in combination with other materials for the purposes of this section, the plants shall be selected to achieve the height equal to the height of the equipment, and a density not less than 75 percent opacity within three years of installation and shall comply with general landscaping standards of this chapter.

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