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<br />Ordinance 316 <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Neighborhood Business District <br /> <br />December 13, 1999 <br /> <br />(5) <br /> <br />The location of buildings relative to their heights will <br />consider views and relationship from within the CC District <br />and from public and private areas off the site. <br /> <br />d. Landscaping and screening. Appropriate and unified landscaping is <br />essential to effectively meet the defined purpose of the CC District. <br /> <br />(1) <br /> <br />A landscape plan shall be submitted as required ill <br />Appendix A, Procedure Manual. <br /> <br />(2) <br /> <br />Fences. If fences are used for landscape screening, they <br />must conform the following: <br /> <br />a) No higher than six feet in rear yards and no higher than <br />36 inches in front yards; <br />b) No barbed wire, razor wire, or spikes allowed. <br />c) Fences must blend into the landscape. Wood, brick, <br />stone or wrought iron are encouraged. If chain link is <br />allowed by the City Council, it must have black or dark <br />green vinyl-coating. <br />d) All other requirements of Section VLE. must be <br />followed. <br /> <br />(3) <br /> <br />Special attention to screening from roadways must be <br />given. Screening along Highway 96 must be consistent in <br />appearance and materials. <br /> <br />(4) <br /> <br />Overhead garage doors, large parking lots, mechanical <br />utilities and other such items must be screened from view <br />from adjacent properties. <br /> <br />(5) <br /> <br />Special attention must be given to the Gateway entrances at <br />Highway 96 and Hamline Avenue, and at Highway 96 and <br />Lexington Avenue as specified in the community gateway <br />study. <br /> <br />e. Building Exteriors. The appearance of buildings is an important <br />component in land development. Accomplishing the stated purpose of <br />the CC District requires particular concern for building design. <br /> <br />(1) <br /> <br />The arrangement, geometry and massing of individual <br />buildings shall be responsive to the arrangement of the <br />whole CC District. <br />