McKean Township, Erie County

"Screening and vegetation: (i) Street screening shall consist of slat fencing or shrubs, 6' - 8' high when mature, shall be planted every 15 feet or property abutting a public right-of-way. Shrubs shall be planted adjacent to or outside of the road right-of-way. Solar perimeter fence shall be placed between shrubs and solar panels. Reasonable modifications to these requirements may be requested through Subsection 5-3: Modifications, below. (ii) Residential buffer screening may be slat fencing or a row of evergreen conifers or broadleaf evergreens spaced in accordance with the chosen species to achieve a continuous visual barrier reaching 6-8' in height within 2 years of planting. Screening may be a combination of plantings and/or structures with prior approval by the McKean Township Zoning Hearing Board. Reasonable modifications to these requirements may be requested through Subsection 5-3: Modifications, below. (iii) Perimeter fence shall be placed between shrubs and solar panels. (iv) Widespread use of herbicides to control ground cover growth is prohibited."