§ 58.982. Generally.

Mechanical equipment shall comply with the following standards and conditions:

(a)

Screening Required. All mechanical equipment shall be screened from view at ground level as viewed from any public or private right-of-way, common areas, lakes and abutting property. Such screening shall utilize opaque fencing, screenwalls, and/or shrubs and other vegetation, maintained at a minimum one (1) foot distance from said mechanical equipment. Screening provided by a building located at a distance of one (1) foot or less from the mechanical equipment shall also be sufficient to satisfy this requirement.

(b)

Cantilevered Units. No central air conditioning unit or associated equipment may be mounted to an external wall.

(c)

Roof Equipment. Permanently located mechanical equipment mounted on the roof of any building shall be screened from view at ground level as viewed from any public or private right-of-way or from any abutting property. Buildings over 75-feet in height are required to provide architectural treatments to screen all mechanical equipment, including elevator shafts which house mechanical equipment, by means of parapets, louvers, or architectural treatments. Compliance with this subsection shall be determined by the Appearance Review Officer.

(Ord. of 3-9-2009, § 2, Doc. #0903091103)