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foot solid wood fence along Everett Avenue, and that this is excessive mitigation. Findings: Condition #7 under Mitigation of Adverse Impacts by SEPA in the MDNS places a limitation on the height of refuse and recycling containers that may be stored on the site. It does not specify the type of screening required. Screening of the containers is, however, addressed in Condition #11 under, Information for the Developer, in the MDNS. This condition requires, at a minimum, a six-foot solid wood fence around the entire site perimeter. In addition, the MDNS requires additional screening if containers are stored to a height of 10 feet as proposed. Additional screening may consist of either a 10-foot solid fence, or combination of fencing and landscaping. If the latter option is chosen, the final decision on whether the proposed screening is adequate would be made by the Hearing Examiner. The Applicant proposes storage of containers that are up to 10 feet in height. The presence of these containers would constitute a significant visual and aesthetic impact as viewed from adjacent properties and the public street. Subsection 41 . 100.B of the Zoning Code requires screening of all outdoor storage uses. It states, A solid sight-obscuring fence or other appropriate screening approved by the Planning Department is required around the outside edges of the area devoted to the outdoor use. The height of the outdoor storage abutting public streets or residential zones shall not be higher than the height of the screening device approved by the Planning Department The MDNS provides some flexibility with regard to the method of screening device. The Applicant may choose between either constructing a fence higher than six feet, or constructing a six-foot fence in conjunction with landscaping which will provide a similar degree of screening. The Applicant may propose a method of screening within these parameters. Conclusion: The screening requirements as listed in the MDNS are clearly stated, and provide some flexibility to the Applicant by permitting a choice between a six-foot fence combined with landscaping, or a taller fence which is at least as high as the containers being stored. The screening requirements in the MDNS are necessary to mitigate visual and aesthetic impacts of the proposed use on adjacent properties and from the public street. The authority to impose these requirements is provided by Subsection