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A. Walls.

1. Front Yards. Where parking facilities for more than five automobiles are located in a front yard setback if permitted by the respective zone or within 10 feet of the front property line, such parking facilities shall have a masonry wall, not more than 42 inches nor less than 36 inches high, established parallel to the front property line. Such wall may not be located nearer than five feet to the front property line when established in any area across the street from a residential zone.

2. Side or Rear Yards. Where parking facilities for more than five automobiles are located on land adjoining a residential zone, such parking facilities shall, except as otherwise provided herein, have a masonry wall, not less than five feet high nor more than six feet high, established along the side and rear lot lines adjoining said zones.

Wherever such wall is located within 10 feet of any street, highway, or alley and would interfere with the line of vision of the driver of an automobile leaving the property on a driveway or moving past a corner at the intersection of two streets, such wall shall not exceed a height of 42 inches nor be less than 36 inches in height.

B. Landscaping.

1. A landscaped strip not less than five feet in width shall be required along the sides of a required parking area bounded by a street or highway, excluding space devoted to driveways or permitted buildings or structures.

2. Where a wall is required to be set back from a property line, the open area between the property line and such wall shall be landscaped and maintained.

3. Required parking facilities for 10 or more automobiles shall include interior landscaping to cover not less than six percent of the area devoted to outdoor parking facilities.

4. Shade trees shall be planted and maintained in all parking lots at a ratio of one tree for every 10 parking spaces. The trees shall be placed throughout the parking lot in a manner that will ensure that most portions of the lot receive tree shade. Trees shall be of a variety that provides a broad canopy. The minimum size of such trees at planting shall be 36-inch box.

5. Required landscaping shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 20.84 CMC, Part 2.

C. Lighting. Lighting of outdoor parking areas shall be arranged to prevent glare or direct illumination on any adjacent residential property and shall be of the following minimum intensity. All lighting shall comply with performance standards in CMC 20.60.050.

1. In residential or more restrictive zones, all parking areas shall be illuminated with light having an intensity of not less than one foot-candle at grade level.

2. In commercial, industrial and mixed-use zones, all parking areas shall be illuminated with light having an intensity of not less than two foot-candles at grade level. (Ord. 690 § 4 (Exh. A), 2018).