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. . I 'Iv . ..' Wr1 be screened from such district by a wall or fence of not less than eighty percent (80%) opacity and not less than five (5) nor more than seven (7) feet in height above tre oolght of tre residential property at the district boundary. Walls or fences of ~esse r he ights or planting sc reens m:;tY be pe rmi tted by the Council if i~ finds that the rlature or extent of the use being screened is such that a lesser degree of screening will as adequately promote and protect the use and enjoyment of too properties in the adjacent residential district, or that screening of the type required by this Ordinance would interfere with the provision of adequate amounts of light and air to said properties. Loading docks and trash disposal facilities ill 8 Commercial or Industrial District shall be screened so as not to be visible from any publLc right-of-way. All required screening devices shall be designed so that they are architecturally harmonious with the principal structures on the site and they shall he properly maintained so as not to become unsightly, hazardous, or less opaque than ..,hen originally constructed. 2. Landscaping. All exposed ground areas surrounding or wi thin a principal or accessory us!.!, including street boulevards, which are n;::lt devoted to drives, sidewalks, patios, or other such uses shall be landscap~d with grass, $hrubs. trees, or other living ornamental landscape materials. All landscaped areas shall be kept neat, clean and uncluttered. No landscaped area 8,a1l be used for the parking of vehicles or the storage or display of rna terials, supplies or merchandise. 3. Lighting. All sources of artificial light sl tua ted in a Commerd~l or Industrial District site shall be so fixed, directed, designed or sized that the sum total 01 treir tllumination will not increase the l~vel of illumination on any nearby resident tal property by more than 0.1 foot c"lnd Ie in or wi thin twenty- five (25) feet of a dwelling nor more than 0.5 foot canrtle on any other part of tre property. "Glare," whether direct or reflected, as different from general illumination, shall not be visible from beyond the 11mi ts of the immediate site from T..,hich it origi nates. . 4. Storage, Displays. All materials, supplies, merchandise or other similar matter not on display for direct sale, rent;il or lease to the llltimate consumer or user shall be stored within a completely enclosed building in the Commercial or Industrial District, or within the confines of a one hundred percent (l00%) opaque wallar fenc.e not less than five (5) feet high. Herchandise which is offered for sale as desc. tibed above may be displayed beyond the confines of a building in the Commercial or Industrial District, but the area occupied by such outdoor display shall not .constitute a greater number of square feet thiln ten percent (10%) of the ground floor area of the building housJng the princi.pal use, unless such merchandise is of a type customarily displayed outdoors, such as garden supplies. No storage of any type shall be permitted within one-half 0/2) of the required front or side street se tback nearest the street. 900.32 - Requirements for Vehicular and Pedestrian CirclIlatton. 1. Traffic and Circulation. All commcrci.,l and industrial buildings or structures and the ir accessory uses sl~all he accessihle to and from nearby public streets and sidewalk.s by driveways and walkways properly drained and paved with a hard, all-weather, durable, dust-free material. Vehicular tt."lffic generated hy commercial <ind industr ial uses shall be channeled and controlled in a manner that wi 11 avoid congestion on the public streets, traffic hazards, and excessive traffic through residential areas, particularly truck 36.