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•Ordinance No. <br />Page 10 <br />38.980 Non-Residential Fences and Walls (B & I Districts) <br />The use of fences and walls in non-residential districts shall be limited <br />to specific locations and specific purposes in keeping with the community's <br />sense of openness and natural esthetic. Non-residential fences and walls <br />shall be allowed primarily as decorative landscaping elements and security <br />devices with screening functions being secondary to natural materials. <br />No fence or wall shall be constructed on any lot in any "B" Busiress or <br />"I” Industrial District except in compliance with the following provisions. <br />I <br />X <br />1 <br />; <br />erected <br />conform <br />in any B or I District provided the opacity, <br />to the requirements listed in the following <br />height <br />table: <br />and setbacks <br />1; <br />Maximum <br />Height Structure Type <br />Minimum Required Setbacks <br />Front Yard Side Or Rear Yard <br />r <br />t <br />: <br />j <br />24 in.Retaining Walls 2.0 feet 2.0 feet <br />! <br />i <br />1 42 in. <br />- m <br />Fences (not to exceed <br />50% opacity) <br />10.0 feet 2.0 feet <br />• <br />i <br />6.0 ft.Fences (not to exceed <br />50% opacity) <br />Not permitted 10.0 feet <br />f <br />6.0 ft.Walls & Fences (in <br />excess of 50% opacity) <br />Not permitted 20.0 feet <br />Fences or walls in excess of 6.0 feet in height shall be considered to <br />—^-mm’^ mm mm ^ j mm mm » mm mm mm mm -mm mm mmm m m mm mm m »mm mm mm mm W A. • •• A W W W M V4 ^ V A A V# W WU A W A <br />and approval as required for principal buildings in the District. <br />38.982 Retaining Walls Retaining walls in excess of 24 inches <br />high shall be permitted in B or I Districts only by Conditional Use Permit <br />pursuant to Sections 31.700 and 31.800, except for such walls attached to <br />and erected as a part of any building provided all portions of the wall <br />in excess of 24 inches high shall conform to all setbacks required for <br />such building. In addition, all retaining walls in excess of 2.5 feet <br />(30 inches) high shall require installation of guardrails for safety <br />purposes pursuant to the requirements of the State Building Code. <br />Required guardrails shall be included in the measurement of the maximum <br />permissible height. <br />38.983 Wall Materials Walls and fences over 50% opacity, <br />where permitted by this Section, shall be of the same material(s) as the <br />principal building except that decorative walls of wood or masonry not <br />matching the building design may be permitted by Conditional Use Permit <br />upon a finding by the Council that tI»o proposed wall is compatible or <br />complementary to the building design.