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ORDINANCE NO.98- 98=09 <br />(e) Screening Devices: <br />1. "Visually offensive elements", whether freestanding, mounted on roofs, or located <br />anywhere on a structure, shall be concealed from view on all sides. Individual <br />screens, building elements, or appropriate landscaping, are to be used to completely <br />screen the offensive elements from view from adjacent roads, properties, and parkinU.g <br />areas. Parapet walls, visible roof structures, individual screens, or building elements; <br />shall be used to completely screen roof mounted, visually offensive elements from <br />view from any point around the entire building perimeter. Screening devices shall <br />relate to the buildings style of architecture and materials. All screening devices shall <br />be designed so that no part of the offensive element extends beyond the top of the <br />screen, measured vertically (see Figure 134). Rooftop screening devices shall not be <br />required for plumbing roof vents which are less than 4" in diameter and less than 12" <br />above roof penetration. These roof vents are to be located where they will be least <br />visible from roadways. <br />We View Front View <br />(Figure 134) <br />2. "Nuisance elements" shall be visually screened from adjacent roadways and/or <br />residentially designated areas with solid walls in addition to any required <br />landscaping. Loading dock buffering shall meet Chapter 926 standards: all other <br />walls shall be a minimum of 6 feet in height. All dumpster and trash container areas <br />shall be completely screened on all sides. Acoustical material shall be used on the <br />inside face of walls around HVAC equipment. <br />3. Individual screens and walls shall relate to the buildings style of architecture and <br />materials. A durable material such as reinforced concrete masonry units is <br />recommended with an architecturally compatible finish. Wood fences are <br />discouraged. <br />4. Chain link fencing, with or without slats, is prohibited as a screening device for <br />screening visually offensive elements and nuisance elements. <br />(9) Colors & Building Graphics <br />O The following building graphics are prohibited: polka dots, circles, vertical stripes, <br />diagonal stripes or lines, plaids, animals, and symbols such as lightning bolts. <br />However, legally registered trademarks which directly relate to the building occupant <br />(not trademarks of products or services sold or displayed) are allowed, subject to <br />applicable sign and color regulations. <br />Coding: Words in Strike-MTOU type are deletions from existing law. Words underlined are <br />additions. <br />40 <br />