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Glendale |
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Code of Ordinances |
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Chapter 19. LANDSCAPING |
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Article III. DESIGN STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS |
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Division 1. GENERALLY |
§ 19-49. Screening walls.
(a)
A screening wall constructed to a minimum height of six (6) feet from the finished grade of the site and designed and constructed in accordance with the provisions of this section shall be required along all property lines of a site developed for multiple-family residential, commercial, or industrial uses when such property lines are contiguous with or separated only by an alley from a residential development or a residential zoning district; except that no such screening wall shall be required for multiple-family residential contiguous with other multiple-family development or a multiple-family residential zoning district.
(b)
All outdoor storage areas for materials, refuse containers, mechanical equipment, or vehicles, and all loading/unloading areas or service bays shall be screened from street view by a screening wall constructed to a minimum height of six (6) feet and designed in accordance with the provisions of this section.
(c)
All screening walls located along streets in accordance with sections 19-44 and 19-81 shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the provisions of this section.
(d)
All screening walls required by the provisions of this article shall be designed and constructed:
(1)
Of brick, slump block, or masonry with a stucco finish of a suitable color and design as approved by the director;
(2)
To break up the lineal expanse of such walls with a staggered centerline, pilasters, three-wall enclosures, varying heights, the installation of extra plant materials, or varying the landscaped area contours to improve the visual impact of the wall; and
(3)
In accordance with the height, location, and sight visibility at street intersection requirements set forth in the zoning ordinance and Chapter 30 of the City Code.
(Code 1963, § 30-13, Art. V; Ord. No. 1295, § 1, 7-31-84; Ord. No. 1507, § 5, 8-25-87)