Discussion and Review of Tiffin Municipal Code Revisions – Preparation for Setting the Public Hearing — Tiffin City Code - DRAFT

CHAPTER 166 ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONING DISTRICTS AND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP off-street parking, loading, storage, or other such areas of activity from view within the lot lines of the residential zone or school. (3) In all instances where street right-of-way, which acts to separate the lots on which the uses are located, is 100 feet or wider, screening is not required. B. Materials. (1) Outdoor storage must be conducted entirely within an enclosed fence, wall, or other solid screen. The solid screen shall be constructed in such a manner that no outdoor storage is visible from an adjacent property or public right-of-way. Materials shall not be piled against the fence or higher than the height of the fence. (2) A planting screen of pyramidal arbor vitae, the plantings being at least three feet high when planted and spaced four feet on center, may be used. Other evergreen varieties may be used if approved by and spaced according to the City. The planting bed must have a minimum dimension of five feet, be separated from streets, drives and parking areas by a curb or barrier in a manner so that sand and saltwater runoff will not damage the screening. (3) Where a planting screen cannot be expected to thrive because of intense shade, soil, or other conditions, a solid fence of durable construction, earthen berm covered with grass or low shrubs or other acceptable materials that provide maximum visual obscurity to a height of six feet at maturity may be used if approved by the City. C. Time of Installation. If a lot proposed for a industrial use is located adjacent to or opposite an existing residential use or subdivision in a residential zone or a school, screening, as required herein, shall be installed prior to occupancy or commencement of a use. The City may grant a delay to the seasonal calendar dates of June 1 or November 1, whichever comes first. Similarly, if a lot or space intended for the placement of a manufactured housing is located adjacent to or across the street from an existing residential development, the owner of the manufactured housing use shall provide screening as described herein. D. Maintenance. The owner shall keep all screening properly maintained, free of trash and litter, and all plant materials pruned in such a manner as to provide effective visual obscurity from the ground to a height of at least six feet. CODE OF ORDINANCES, TIFFIN, IOWA - 1739 -