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<br />9 106-799 <br /> <br />LA PORTE CODE <br /> <br />defendant or situated on his premises and that any person received an electric shock by coming <br />in contact with such fence shall be prima facie evidence that such defendant caused such fence <br />to be charged with a current of electricity and caused and permitted such fence to be connected <br />with a source of electricity. <br />(Code 1970, 9 8-3) <br /> <br />Sec. 106-800. Landscaping. <br /> <br />(a) Landscaping is required in percentages specified in sections 106-333, 106-443, and <br />106-522. Site plan and/or separate landscape plans shall be submitted in conjunction with <br />building permit applications. Approval of landscape requirements is a condition of building <br />permit approval. Total area of required landscaping shall be computed by the following <br />method: <br /> <br />(1) Total developed site area shall be computed. <br /> <br />(2) Total area of roofed over improvements shall be computed and then deducted from the <br />developed site area. <br /> <br />(3) The area of required landscaping shall be based on the total remaining developed site <br />area. <br /> <br />(b) Public right-of-way may be used for landscaping purposes. However, right-of-way used <br />for landscaping will not contribute towards a total required landscaping percentage for <br />parking and open-space areas. Landscaping on public property or easements is at owner's risk <br />and subject to the requirements of section 106-794. <br /> <br />(c) Landscaping plans shall be developed using the following criteria: <br /> <br />(1) Location. <br /> <br />a. Required landscaping shall be located in the front and side yard. <br /> <br />b. Landscaping located in sight triangles shall be maintained in a manner that <br />maintains an area of clear visibility between three and six feet as measured <br />vertically from the adjacent prevailing grade. <br /> <br />(2) Types of plants and materials. Grass, ground cover, flowering and nonflowering plants, <br />shrubs and trees, wood, timber, stone, fountains, and ponds may be used for required <br />landscaping. <br /> <br />(3) Maintenance. Required landscaping must be maintained by the property owner and/or <br />occupant. <br /> <br />Cd) Landscaping/screening for shipping container facilities. <br /> <br />(1) The property owner or tenant shall provide a natural screenmg. This will be <br />accomplished in one of three ways. <br /> <br />a. Leave in place existing trees, vegetation, underbrush, etc. to provide a thorough, <br />continuous and effective opaque visual screening of the shipping container <br />development. <br /> <br />Supp. No.4 CD106:90 <br />