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Oklahoma Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 11, 2021) |
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TITLE 120. Capitol-Medical Center Improvement and Zoning Commission |
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Chapter 10. Zoning Regulations for Capitol-Medical Center Improvement and Zoning District |
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Subchapter 17. Off-Street Parking Facilities Landscape Code |
SECTION 120:10-17-7. Perimeter screening
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- (a) All sides of a parking lot or vehicle use area adjoining residentially zoned or used property shall be enclosed with an opaque screen. All screening must be a minimum of 5 feet and no more than 6 feet.(b) Visual screens for vehicle use areas adjoining the rear yard of residential properties shall be constructed of wood, masonry, or other solid material. The screen may be made solid by use of privacy panels, louvers or similar applications. Galvanized steel board fencing is not an acceptable material.(c) Side yard screening may be provided by using a fence designed with rails, links or pickets with posts or columns made from wood, masonry, steel or iron; or polyester coated links.(1) To soften the visual impact all pickets, rails and links shall be covered with a non-deciduous vine.(2) A non-deciduous shrub a minimum of four feet above grade when planted that will grown to 5 feet in one year is also acceptable for side yard screening.(d) For all parking lots or vehicle use areas facing residentially zoned or residentially used property, parked vehicles shall be concealed by using a berm or hedge maintained at least 30 inches in height above grade.(1) Any berm used to form a visual screen shall be covered with ornamental trees, shrubs, grass, and other living ground cover.(2) All shrubs used to form hedges shall be of non-deciduous species and a minimum of 24 inches in height above grade at planting.(e) All fences shall be installed according to the area requirements for the zoning district in which they are located, and any other applicable regulations in this Chapter.