Agenda - Environmental Policy Board - 04/17/2023

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Landscape Screen Location, Height and Materials Required Required Screen Materials Location Screen Height Outdoor Storage Yards • A wall or fence of permanent materials and planting shall provide shrub cover for 50 percent of the wall or fence on the exterior side. At its 10 feet discretion, the City Council may approve a modification or waiver from these standards where the affected lot line adjoins another industrial property. 2. All planting screens shall require at a minimum a double row of plants with triangulated spacing (See illustration). Planting plans shall • r include species which are sized to appropriately screen visibility within five t (5) years of planting. Small shrubs shall be a planted at a maximum interval of 3' on center; medium shrubs shall be planted at a maximum interval of 4' on center; and large shrubs shall be planted at a maximum interval of 6' on center unless; otherwise authorized by the City. 3. A wall or fence intended to provide a continuous year round screen shall block visibility completely. 4. In addition to the shrub cover required in the table above, all screens shall be planted with large trees every 50 LF, medium trees every 35 LF, small trees every 25 LF, or some combination thereof, along the length of the screen. 5. Existing vegetative screens should be left in place unless composed of invasive species or otherwise directed by the City. Existing screens may be enhanced with new plantings to comply with the requirements. 6. Berms shall be irrigated, have maximum side slopes of 3:1, and have no less than four(4) inches of topsoil. 7. Permanent walls and fences shall be offset by a 75'max 2'min offset minimum of Tat intervals of 75' maximum length for stability and visual relief(See illustration). 8. Approved permanent wall/fence materials shall include wood, metal, masonry, concrete stone, or other prefabricated and/or sustainable materials. Non-decorative concrete 109