Zoning Provisions Encyclopedia

Chapter: Screening and Open Space Provisions

Preservation of Trees and Other Native Vegetation

No person shall cut, destroy, cause to be destroyed, more or remove any tree without first obtaining an approval letter as required. Consistent with the purposes of this article, all persons shall make reasonable efforts to preserve and retain any existing, self supporting plants, whether such plants are trees as defined herein or flora which […]

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Requirement For Landscape Architect

All site plans for planting and screening shall be prepared by a landscape architect licensed to practice in the State of Inertia. Construction drawings and planting plans submitted to the City Planning Commission shall bear the stamp of the landscape architect.

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Screening

Any large industrial or commercial uses adjacent to any residential or institutional uses shall be required to provide screening or buffering which will act as an opaque visual barrier.

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Screening of Dumpsters

Dumpsters shall be screened in the manner described below: Screening shall be a minimum height of six (6) feet; All four (4) sides of the dumpster shall be screened; The screen should incorporate access to the dumpster by using a wood fence or other opaque device to serve as a gate; and, Screening materials can […]

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Screening of Loading Areas

The screening material for loading docks and delivery stalls shall consist of the following: One (1) row of evergreen shrubs spaced a maximum of five (5) feet on-centre or a row of evergreen trees spaced a maximum of ten (1) feet on-centre; and, Provided a landscaped yard with a minimum depth of eight (8) feet […]

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Screening of Parking

Any parking facility shall be screened from residential districts or uses and from a public or private way in accordance with the following requirements: Materials – plant materials characterized by dense growth which will form an effective year-round screen shall be planted, or a fence or a wall shall be constructed, to form the screen. […]

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Site Lighting Plans

All lighting fixtures designed or placed so as to illuminate any portion of a site shall meet the following requirements: Fixture (Luminaire). The light source shall be completely concealed within an opaque housing and shall not be visible from any street right of way. Light Source (Lamp). Only incandescent, florescent, metal halide, or color corrected […]

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Street Tree Requirements

Street trees shall be provided on the basis of the general guidelines of one for each forty (40) front feet or a fraction thereof of property street frontage. Trees shall be a minimum of fifteen (15) gallons in size and provided with a City standard metal tree grate, three (3) feet in diameter. Street trees […]

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Use of Fence Instead of Buffer

In required buffer areas where a natural buffer strip is considered to be impractical or inappropriate, an opaque fence may be substituted in whole or in part for a natural buffer provided its specifications are approved by the City Planning Commission or their official representative.

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Visually Incompatible Uses

Exposed storage areas, exposed machinery installations, service yards, truck loading areas, utility buildings and structures shall be subject to setbacks, screen plantings or other screening methods to prevent their being visually incompatible with the existing or contemplated environment and the surrounding properties is the intent of this Ordinance.

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