06-27-11 Council Agenda & Packet

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lighting. Colored lights are prohibited unless for appropriate seasonal decoration or interest. (G) Mechanical Equipment and Utilities (i) Exposed mechanical equipment along primary and secondary street frontages is prohibited. (ii) Window-mounted air conditioning units placed facing primary or secondary street frontages are prohibited. (iii) Satellite television dishes shall be located according to the provisions of the SBZO, unless documentation is provided to demonstrate a lack of reception, shall not be visible from the primary street frontage. If such documentation is provided, the satellite television dish shall be located as discretely as possible. (5) Single Family and Two-Family Residential Landscaping (A) Steeply-sloped yards in excess of a slope of 2 to 1 (two foot horizontal for one foot vertical)shall incorporate a slope retention element of either a small retaining wall with steps as a transition to the sidewalk or ground cover/low shrub planting schemes. (B) Decorative walls, decorative fences, or hedges shall not exceed three feet (3') in height along the front and side property lines that face the primary or secondary streets. (C) Decorative walls, decorative fences, and hedges shall be no greater than five feet(- 5') in height along the rear and side property lines that do not face the streets. (6) Single Family and Two-Family Residential Parking and Service Areas (A) Off-street parking shall be provided by an enclosed garage located to the rear of the primary structure. (B) Side-loaded garages accessible from primary or secondary street frontages are permitted only when legal alley access to garages is not available. (C) Garages that gain access from the front of the property or the primary street are prohibited unless there exists a lack of legal access from an alley or secondary street. Page 10 of 26