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• ORDINANCE 2005-030 1. Be located on private property; 2. Be of one architectural design; 3. Not exceed the height specified in the zoning district regulations; 4. Be constructed of essentially maintenance free materials; 5. Be constructed in accordance with county construction codes. (B) At intersections. At street intersections, walls, fences, plants or sight obstructions of any kind over two (2) feet in height are prohibited within the sight distance as provided by the M.U.T.C.D. (C). Wall Variation. There shall be variation in the design of subdivision walls along roadways. 1. Variation shall be provided by use of one or more of the following design criteria or other similar design measures approved in writing by the community development director: a. Using two color paint schemes. b. Staggering the location of the wall. Straight wall length should not exceed one hundred (100) feet and shall be interspersed with either decorative metal fencing or opaque landscaping. The minimum dimension of the offset in the wall shall be three (3) feet. c. Accenting the wall with sections that include decorative fencing such as aluminum pickets, or other typical fence styles. These sections where decorative fencing is provided are to be no more than twenty (20) percent opaque. d. Reducing long straight walls by eliminating some wall sections and replacing with berms and landscape plantings. 2. In residential subdivisions, walls may be used only in conjunction with Type "A" and "B" buffers not less than twenty-five (25) feet in width. Plant reductions are not permitted when using a wall as the required six (6) foot opaque feature. All required shrub and understory plant material shall be located outside of (on the street side of) the wall. 3. If the perimeter wall terminates on either side of a subdivision entrance without additional offsets or jogs to form the entry feature or gated opening, the end of the wall shall terminate at least 50' behind the back of curb of the subdivision entrance, and the required landscape plantings shall wrap around the end of the wall. 4. Where walls are utilized, they shall be designed to include openings to allow for wildlife passage. These openings are to be a minimum of sixteen (16) inches by Bold Underline: Additions to Ordinance 6 Strike through: Deleted Text from Existing Ordinance C:\Documents and Settings\kmassung\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLKF\2005- Chapters 911 913 and 915.rtf