17.48.040 Fencing and screening.
1. A masonry or concrete fence seven feet (7') high shall be constructed and maintained along any property line between a nonresidential development and a residential use or a residential zone. The fence shall be constructed and maintained by the owner of the nonresidential development. Perimeter fencing shall not exceed eight feet (8') in height without approval by the planning commission. In all commercial zones the planning commission may approve a landscaping screen in lieu of a fence, a fence other than a masonry fence or approve a fence height greater than eight feet (8') if it makes the following findings:
a. The proposed fence/landscape screen provides an adequate buffer for the adjoining residential use.
b. The appearance of the fence/landscape screen will not detract from the residential use and/or nonresidential use of the property.
c. The proposed fence/landscape screen will shield the residential use from noise, storage, traffic or any other characteristic of the nonresidential use that is incompatible with residential uses. The Planning Commission may waive or adjust this fence/screening requirement upon findings that the fence is not needed to protect adjacent residential uses from adverse impacts and that such impacts can be mitigated in another appropriate manner. (Ord. 2016-23 §1, amended, 2016; Ord. 2000-3, amended, 2000; Ord. 99-6, amended, 2000; Ord. 98-6, repealed and replaced, 2000; Ord. 2006-10, amended, 2006; Ord. 2013-12, amended, 2013; Ord. 2014-7, amended, 2014)