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10/16/23, 10:04 AM Print Preview https://lakeelmo.municipalcodeonline.com/book/print?type=ordinances&name=TITLE_105_ZONING 2/324 105.04.040 Required Screening 105.04.040 Required Screening (a)Screening. Screening shall be required in residential districts for any off-street parking area which contains more than four parking spaces and is within 30 feet of an adjoining residential lot. (b)Business, industrial screening. Where any business or industrial use (structure, parking, or storage) is adjacent to property zoned or developed for residential use, that business or industry shall be screened along the boundary of the residential property. Screening shall also be provided where a business, parking lot, or industry is across the street from a residential zone, but not on the side of a business or industry considered to be the front. (c)Exterior storage. All exterior storage shall be screened as required by LEC 105.04-I. (d)Mechanical apparatus on roofs. All mechanical apparatus on roofs shall be screened. (e)Loading docks. Loading docks shall be screened from all streets and adjacent property unless they are at the rear of the building which abuts another commercial use. The property owner may provide a 30-foot landscaped area between the dock and the property line where screening is not possible. HISTORY Adopted by Ord. 08-253 on 11/3/2021 Amended by Ord. 2022-07 on 6/8/2022 105.04-III LIGHTING, GLARE CONTROL, AND EXTERIOR LIGHTING STANDARDS 105.04.050 Purpose 105.04.060 Exterior Lighting Plan 105.04.070 Prohibited Lighting 105.04.050 Purpose The purpose of LEC 105.04.050 et seq., is to promote the public health, safety, and general welfare of the community while protecting motor vehicle operators, pedestrians, and adjacent land uses from glare to ensure a dark sky area for proliferation of wildlife, fireflies, etc. HISTORY Adopted by Ord. 08-253 on 11/3/2021 105.04.060 Exterior Lighting Plan (a)(1)Except for single- and two-family dwellings, an exterior lighting plan shall be submitted to the city in order to determine whether the purpose and requirements of LEC 105.04.050 et seq. have been met prior to installation or modification of exterior lighting. (2)This plan will be prepared by a certified architect, landscape architect, or lighting designer. (b)(1)The applicant must provide a plan that identifies the location, size, and type of luminaire, and show how the applicant intends to comply with LEC 105.04.050 et seq. (2)A photometric plan of the site and fixture data sheet must be submitted with a site plan for office, commercial, or any type of industrial project in order to determine the effect of the luminaire on surrounding properties.