23.49.029

Utility services uses permitted as conditional use public facilities pursuant to this Chapter 23.49 are subject to the following additional standards. A. Fences or free-standing walls associated with utility services uses may obstruct or allow views to the interior of a site. Where site dimensions and site conditions allow, applicants are encouraged to provide both a landscaped setback between the fence or wall and the right-of-way, and a fence or wall that provides visual interest facing the street lot line, through the height, design or construction of the fence or wall, including the use of materials, architectural detailing, artwork, vegetated trellises, decorative fencing, or similar features to provide visual interest. Any fence or free-standing wall for a utility services use must provide either: a) A 5-foot-deep landscaped area between the wall or fence and the street lot line; or b) Architectural detailing, artwork, vegetated trellises, decorative fencing, or similar features to provide visual interest facing the street lot line, as approved by the Director. (Ord. 123547, § 6, 2011)