§ 17.84.070. Zone walls.

Requirements for zone walls are as follows:

A.

Urban Areas. A use proposed in a commercial (C) or industrial (I) district that abuts an R-1, R-M, R-2, R-3 or MHP district, or a proposed multiple-family residential use that abuts an R-1 district, shall have a solid masonry concrete wall or planted berm six feet in height, constructed along the rear and/or interior side lot line, except for the twenty feet nearest the front lot line, the wall or berm shall be only three feet high.

B.

Rural Areas. For a use proposed in a commercial (C) or industrial (I) district that abuts a resource district or an R-R or R-L district, or a proposed commercial or light industrial use in an MU district that abuts a resource or residential district, a screened cyclone fence may be substituted for the block wall or berm.

C.

Unclassified District. If a proposed commercial or industrial use or abutting property is in a U district, the criteria of subsections A and B shall be applied, as appropriate.

D.

Height Measurement and Location. The height of the wall, berm or fence shall be determined by the vertical distance measured from the top of the wall, berm or fence to the lowest point within three feet of the wall, berm or fence on the commercial or industrial property. The wall, berm or fence shall be constructed on or immediately adjacent to the line dividing the residential and commercial or industrial properties.

E.

Exceptions. If a use permit is issued, exceptions to the zone wall regulations may be made, in whole or part, if it is found that there is a topographic or natural vegetative barrier that will serve to divide the potentially incompatible uses, or if there is a significant distance between the uses that will provide the same buffering.

(Prior code § 5.04.080)