17.04.269 Dense vegetative screen.
A “dense vegetative screen” consists of a physical buffer which is opaque to a height of six feet and broken to a height of 20 feet. Screening may be achieved through any one or a combination of the following methods:
A. A solid row of evergreen trees or shrubs.
B. A solid row of evergreen trees or shrubs planted on an earthen berm.
C. A combination of trees and shrubs and fencing where the amount of fencing does not exceed 50 percent of the lineal distance of the side to be buffered. Ground cover plants which are capable of providing complete ground coverage within three years of planting shall also be provided.
D. LID BMPs may be utilized within dense vegetative screens. Where LID BMPs are proposed to meet dense vegetative screen requirements, these plantings may deviate from the requirements in this subsection; provided, that the overall screen area meets the intent of providing screening and physical separation. (Ord. 1347 § 12, 2016; Ord. 652 § 1, 1993).