Subdividers Ordinance

E. SCREENING Where a lot occupied by an industrial use abuts or is across a street, roadway, alley or railroad right-of-way from an agricultural, residential, school or recreational area including a park, playground, or Clear Creek, screening must be preserved, planted or constructed and maintained by the owner of the industrial use in accordance with the provisions set forth below. 1. Location: A. Screening must be provided along lot lines or street right-of-way in a manner sufficient to obscure the industrial use from view at ground level within the lot lines of a residential or school abutting or located across the street from the industrial use. B. In an industrial zone where parking is located within 60 feet of a residential or other industrial zone boundary, screening must be provided in a location and manner sufficient to obscure all off- street parking and loading, storage or other such areas of activity from view within the lot lines of the residential zone or school. C. In all instances where street right-of-way, which acts to separate the lots on that the uses are located, is 100 feet or wider, screening must not be required. 2. Screening Materials: A. Outdoor storage must be conducted entirely within an enclosed fence, wall or other solid screen. Such solid screen must be constructed in such a manner that no outdoor storage must be visible from an adjacent property, street or highway. Materials must not be piled against the fence or higher than the height of the fence. B. 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 of Tiffin. The planting bed must have a minimum 79 Adopted November 14, 2007