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automobiles and trucks shall be distinguished from one another. Drives and access points shall be directed away from residential areas. 706.13.3–B Parking: Signage and site design shall distinguish employee and visitor parking areas from truck loading and servicing areas when the project is sufficiently large to make such separation functionally necessary. Landscaping shall be used to direct vehicles through the site, distinguish between automobile and truck service areas, manage storm water, and break up the size of large impervious automobile parking areas. 706.13.4–B Signs: 1. Attached signs shall be integrated into the design of the building elevation. 2. All new industrial development lots abutting the designated highways shall use monument or ground signs, except that industrial development directly adjacent to or within 660 feet of the Interstate 20 or 220 rights-of-way shall be permitted one pole sign per premises. These pole signs where permitted shall have a maximum height of 50 feet. 3. Lots not abutting the designated highway are allowed pole signs as regulated by the City of Jackson’s Sign Ordinance. 706.13.5–B Screening: Developments shall provide year-round screening of outdoor storage, utility meters, HVAC equipment, trash collection and processing. Utility meters, HVAC, and Trash collection and processing shall be screened to its full vertical height. Outdoor storage shall provide 75% of the vertical plane of this feature to a height of 8 feet. Trash enclosure gates shall furnish a steel frame with decorative steel or wood covering, or another design acceptable to the Planning Director. Chain-link fencing with inlaid wood or metal slats shall not be considered acceptable. Screening shall be integrated into the overall design of buildings and landscaping and fully contain the visual impact of these service functions from adjacent public streets and neighboring properties. All rooftop mechanical equipment shall be screened. Acceptable methods of screening include parapet walls or a free-standing screen of a material and color consistent with the building. Screens shall be at least the same height as the equipment they conceal. 706.13.6–B Lighting: All lighting used to illuminate off-street parking areas, signs or other structures shall be arranged so as to deflect light away from any adjoining residential property through fixture type and location. The maximum height of lighting standards shall be 45 feet, unless the City grants a specific exception as part of the application approval process. Exterior lighting of buildings shall be limited to low-level incandescent spotlights, floodlights, and similar illuminating devices hooded in such a manner that the direct beam of any light sources will not glare upon adjacent property or public streets. The City may approve exceptions to these requirements for sports and athletic field lighting, flagpole lighting, public street lighting, temporary lighting for seasonal/holiday or special events, and lighting used for public safety.