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which frequently store inoperative, wrecked, or dismantled vehicles due to <br />abandonment by owner or for use in obtaining parts, shall be fenced on all sides <br />and shall be screened from view from the public right-of--way and from adjacent <br />property; provided, however, a screening device as described in subsection (c)(2) <br />herein shall not be permitted on property that is directly adjacent to or within 100 <br />feet of an area zoned or used for residential purposes. <br />(c) Screening materials. <br />(1) A screening device must be at least eight feet in height and be <br />constructed of wood, stone, masonry, brick, decorative concrete <br />block, or other permanent material, have a completely solid area with <br />no openings, and be permanently maintained. <br />(2) A required screening device may be constructed of metal "R" wall <br />panels mounted vertically, with a finished top cap of the same color <br />as the fence panels; provided, however, metal "R" wall panels may <br />not be used for screening or fencing within 100 feet of a residential <br />zoning district or property used for residential purposes. <br />(3) A landscaped strip or an earthen berm planted with trees or shrubs <br />(living screen), including a minimum of eighty (80) percent <br />non-deciduous trees or shrubs that will achieve sight and noise <br />obstruction, may be provided as a screening device as an alternative <br />to traditional fencing if approved by the board of adjustment. If a <br />living screen is approved, the plant materials must be a minimum of <br />6 feet in height at time of planting. <br />(4) A combination of subsections (c)(2) and (3) may be provided as a <br />screening device as an alternative to fencing or landscaping alone if <br />approved by the board of adjustment. If a combination is approved, <br />the screening and plant materials combined must be a minimum of 8 <br />feet in height at time of installation and planting. <br />(5) Alternate equivalent screening if approved by the board of <br />adjustment. <br />(d) Standards for screening. <br />(1) All required screening devices shall be constructed so that the <br />finished side (good side) of the screening device faces the public or <br />adjacent property. Any screening device constructed of a material <br />other than stone, brick, or decorative concrete block shall be finished <br />in a bronze or dark earth tone color. <br />-10- <br />