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

CHAPTER 169 SCREENING AND BUFFERING STANDARDS 3. High Screen, S3: A. Intent. The S3 Standard is a buffering treatment that uses dense landscape screening to provide a visual and physical separation between uses and zones. It is commonly applied between residential uses and commercial and industrial uses and to screen outdoor work or storage areas. B. Required Materials. Enough shrubs and small evergreens to form a continuous screen or hedge at least five feet to six feet in height and more than 50 percent solid year-round. Screening materials shall be at least three feet high when planted. At least one-half the shrubs shall be evergreen varieties. (1) Alternative Materials (Option A). A berm may be used in conjunction with a hedge to achieve an overall height of six feet. (2) Alternative Materials (Option B). A continuous or semi continuous five- to six-foot-high masonry wall or solid fence. Breaks in the wall or fence are permitted for access and to accommodate required street trees. One shrub per 10 linear feet of wall, on average, is required. Shrubs may be grouped, but long stretches without any shrubs should be avoided. At least one-third of the shrubs shall grow to no less than five feet in height. CODE OF ORDINANCES, TIFFIN, IOWA - 1821 -