Article 13 — SCREENING OF MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT/OUTDOOR STORAGE

(A) Except as provided in division (B) below, all exterior mechanical equipment shall be screened from any public right-of-way. Equipment to be screened includes, but is not limited to, heating, air conditioning, and/or refrigeration equipment, plumbing lines, ductwork, and transformers. Satellite receiving antennas shall be screened as required by this chapter. Additional screening may be required by the Zoning Administrator, if necessary to protect views from residential properties. The undergrounding of large scale utility equipment in vaults is recommended unless such undergrounding is deemed unsafe.

(B) Individual tenant or single-family utility meters shall be concealed or screened from the public right-of-way. Series of meters in multiple-family or multi-tenant commercial structures shall be concealed by a removable screen wall or cabinet allowing only the meter face to be viewed from outside the wall or cabinet.

(C) For roof top or ground mounted heating and cooling equipment, screening materials may be solid wood, metal, concrete or other material archi-tecturally compatible with the main structure so that mechanical equipment is not visible from a public right-of-way.

(D) The outdoor storage of goods in conjunction with a non-residential use shall be screened from any public right-of-way by a minimum six foot tall fence or wall constructed of an opaque material.

(Ord. 897-C-S, passed 10-25-94)