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I I I b. In new residential developments, developers and homebuilders are encouraged to offer low-water use landscape alternatives, such as Zoysia or buffalo grass. SECTION 46. Section 6.1.2.3(a) and (e) of the City Land Development Code are amended as follows (underlining indicates added text; overstrike indicates deleted text): Section 6.1.2.3 Screening Along Arterial Roadways (a) Requirement Criteria. Where subdivisions are platted so that the rear or side yards of single family or two family residential lots are adjacent to an arterial or higher classification roadway as described in Chapter Section 7.4.1.4(q), or are separated from an arterial roadway by an alley, or back up to an arterial roadway, the developer shall provide, at its sole expense, a minimum six-foot tall masonry screening wall (also see Subsection (b) below), or some other alternative form of screening, if approved by the Planning Director, according to the following alternatives and standards. All screening shall be adjacent to the right-of-way or property line and fully located on the private lot(s), including columns and decorative features. All forms of screening shall conform to the requirements of City ordinances and policies that govern sight distance for traffic safety. (e) Installation. The screening/wall/device shall be installed prior to final acceptance of the-a residential subdivision~ public improvements or as a part of a site preparation permit of a commercial subdivision. All landscape materials, if utilized, shall be installed in accordance with Chapter 6, Article 1, Division I. Failure to properly install all components of a required screening wall or device within the prescribed time frame, shall constitute a violation of this Land Development Code, and shall authorize the Engineering Director to refuse acceptance of the subdivision public improvements. SECTION 47. Section 6.1.3.I(a) of the City Land Development Code is amended as follows (underlining indicates added text; overstrike indicates deleted text): Section 6.1.3.1 Fences in Residential Areas, Except Multiple-Family (a) Height of Fences in the Front Yard. Any fence or wall located between the property line and the front facade (or side facade if a corner lot) of a building te the rear of the minimum required front yard line shall not exceed six feet in height. SECTION 48. Section 6.1.3.2 of the City Land Development Code is added as follows (underlining indicates added text; overstrike indicates deleted text): Section 6.1.3.2 Fences in Non Residential and Multi-Familv Areas (a) Fences Permitted Ad;acent to a Street, Park or Trail. Page 27 of 50