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Public, Educational, and Religious Uses in GB & LB page 8 of 17 Sec. 3, Subd. 4.Q. Required Screening, Landscaping, and Buffer Yards. Comparing Private Lodges and Clubs to Public, Educational, Religious Buildings Screening. Where any business or industrial use (i.e., Private Lodges and Clubs: structure, parking or storage) abuts property zoned for "Adequate screening from abutting residential use, that business or industry shall provide and adjoining residential uses and screening along the boundary of the residential property. landscaping is provided." Screening shall also be provided where a business or industry is across the street from a residential zone, but • Should clarify that a lodge or not on that side of a business or industry considered to be club must meet requirements for the front (as determined by the Zoning Administrator). "business or industrial use". All the fencing and screening specifically required by this (Otherwise, may be unclear if Ordinance shall be subject to Section 3, Subd. 4.Q. and Subd 4.Q. applies and what is shall consist of either a fence or a green belt planting strip as provided for below: "adequate screening") a) A green belt planting strip shall consist of vegetation Public, Educational, Religious : and plants and shall be of sufficient width and density to "Adequate screening from abutting provide an effective visual screen. This planting strip residential uses and landscaping is shall be designed to provide eighty (80) percent opacity provided in compliance with Section to a minimum height of six (6) feet at time of planting. 3, Subd. 4.Q of this Ordinance " Earth mounding or berms may be used but shall not be used to achieve more than three (3) feet of the required • Should clarify that must meet screen. In such cases when planting strips are used in requirements for "business or conjunction with berms designed to support plant growth, plant height may be reduced accordingly such that an industrial use". (Otherwise, may be unclear if it eighty (80) percent visual screen of not less than six (6) feet in height is maintained. The planting plan and type includes institutional uses, making "compliance with of plantings shall require the approval of the City Section 3, Subd 4.Q" CounciL ambiguous.) • LB and GB districts Private Lodges and Clubs Public, Educational, Religious Buildings screening of parking see Section 3, Subd 4.Q "Adequate off - street parking and access is provided and that such parking is adequately screened and landscaped from adjoining and residential uses." • Should use consistent language confusion. "...parking is adequately screened and landscaped from surrounding and abutting residential uses in compliance with Section 3, Subd 4.Q of this Ordinance " to avoid •