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28 <br />186721v2 <br />a) No higher than six (6) feet in rear yards only. <br /> <br />b) No barbed wire, razor wire, or spikes allowed. <br /> <br />c) Fences must blend into the landscape and minimize corrosion. <br />Wood, brick, stone or wrought iron is encouraged. If chain link is <br />allowed by the City Council, it must have black or dark green vinyl <br />coating. <br /> <br />d) All other requirements of Section 1325.05 Subd 4 must be <br />followed. <br /> <br />3. Special attention to screening from roadways must be given. <br />Screening along Highway 96 must be consistent in appearance and <br />materials. <br /> <br />4. Overhead garage doors, large parking lots, mechanical utilities and <br />other such items must be properly screened. <br /> <br />5. Special attention must be given to the Gateway entrances at <br />Highway 96 and Hamline Avenue and at Highway 96 and Lexington <br />Avenue as specified in the community gateway study. <br /> <br />E. Building Exteriors. The appearance of buildings is the most important <br />component in land development. Accomplishing the stated purpose of the CC <br />District requires particular concern for building design. <br /> <br />1. The arrangement, geometry and massing of individual buildings <br />shall be responsive to the arrangement of the whole CC District. <br /> <br />2. Exterior building materials shall be of brick, stone, glass or any <br />combination thereof, except trim and accessories may be metal. Materials <br />and colors selected for any individual building shall be compatible with <br />other buildings in the CC District. <br /> <br />3. Exterior characteristics and building materials shall utilize <br />consistent motifs in design, size and scope to create unity in the CC <br />District. All building elevations shall be considered “fronts.” <br /> <br />4. All service entrance areas, mechanical equipment and trash <br />handling devices shall be fully screened. <br /> <br />F. Parking. Parking requirements contained in Section 1325.06 shall <br />apply. However, these requirements may be adjusted by the City in the <br />project review process if the changes will more effectively accomplish the <br />stated purpose of the CC District.