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. SCREENING/BUFFERING With proper screening and buffering, incompatible uses are better able to coexist in a state of relative harmony. Buffering of commercial uses from residential areas can be accomplished through screening the principal building and accessory structures/activities such as parking lots, loading areas, and outdoor storage. St. Cloud In the C-2, C-3, C-4, C-5 districts all outside displays, parking and loading areas need to be screened by a 6 foot fence of not less than 90% opacity on the interior side yard or rear yard of a commercial property that is adjacent to or across the alley from a residential district property. Loading docks in the C-3 Commercial District must be screened so as not to be visible from any public street right-of-way within a Residential District. All required screening devices must be designed so that they are architecturally harmonious with the principal structures on the site and they must be properly maintained so as not to become unsightly, hazardous, or less opaque than when originally constructed. . All non-residential parking areas with 4 or more stalls must be screened from all sides adjacent to residentially zoned property. Screening must consist of a wall, fence, or planting. Such wall, fence or planting cannot be less than 4 nor more than 6 feet in height. However, walls or fences of lesser height or planting screens may be permitted if there is a finding by the Zoning Board of Appeals that the nature or extent of the use being screened is such that a lesser degree of screening will as adequately promote and protect the use and enjoyment of the property within the adjacent residence district, or there is a finding that a screening of the types required by their ordinance would interfere with other provisions of the City's ordinance. All loading berths must be screened from view from the property street frontage and/or from the zoning district boundary when the adjacent property is zoned or used for residential purposes. Screening must be accomplished by a solid wall not less than 8 feet in height and must be architecturally harmonious with the principal structure. Screen plantings may be substituted for said wall but must not be less than 2 1/2 inches in diameter and of such type as to permit a minimum of90% opacity during all months of the year. Blaine On a commercial lot adjacent to a residential district a landscaped, opaque strip is required consisting of shrubs, berms, and trees. The minimum width of the strip is 20 feet for a B-1 property and 25 feet for a B-2, B-3, or B-4 property. On a lot in a B-1 or B-2 district that is adjacent to a residential lot, a 6 foot high solid fence abutting the residential property is required. The entire fence must be located on the property of the owner. Posts and fTame work must be placed within the property lines of the owner and the actual fencing material must be placed on the side of the fence which faces the street or adjacent property . . Roseville Shopping Center District Study Phase I Report Page 12