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.Ordinance No. <br />Page 11 <br />38.984 Natural Screening Fences or walls erected in compliance <br />with this Section shall be in addition to any natural screening required <br />by other Sections of the Zoning Code, except when specifically approved <br />pursuant to Section 38.985. <br />38.985 Alternative Screening Decorative fences or walls in <br />keeping with the character and design of the principal building, may be <br />substituted for up to 50% of the natural screening required by other <br />Sections of the Zoning Code pursuant to the review and granting of a <br />Conditional Use Permit therefore. In review of such proposals, the <br />City Council shall consider the activity to be screened, the proximity <br />of other land uses, the permanence and/or ease of maintenance of the <br />proposed fence or wall and other factors forming a hardship or undue <br />difficulty in installing or maintaining a complete natural screen. <br />Natural plantings shall be required in addition to any fence or wall so <br />permitted. In no case shall any screening fence or wall be located <br />less than 10 feet from any lot line. <br />Exception: Screening of trash or garbage contai.ners as <br />required by Section 37.090(c) may be by a decorative fence <br />or wall not less than 4.0 feet high and not more than 6.0 <br />feet high without a Conditional Use Permit, provided the <br />fence or wall is attached to the principal structure and <br />meets all required setbacks therefore, or is located so as <br />to meet all required setbacks for accessory buildings in <br />that District. <br />38.990 Temporary Fencing In addition to the foregoing <br />provisions for permanent fences and walls, temporary fences may be erected <br />without permits on any lot in any District as follows: <br />a) Temporary snow fence may be erected or maintained on any <br />lot between November 1st and May 1st when necessary to <br />control drifting snow near streets, driveways or buildings. <br />b) Temporary fences or walls may be erected around any <br />excavation or construction project while construction <br />activity ia underway. <br />c) Temporary fences or walls shall be erected around any <br />fire, flood or other calamity-damaged structure until <br />repairs or demolition can occur. <br />d) Temporary fencing may be erected for crowd control <br />special events provided the duration is 14 days or less. <br />a) All temporary fencing shall comply with the traffic <br />visibility requirements of Section 31.500 and with the <br />hazardous fencing prohibitions of Section 38.969.