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Pike Lake 25' Poplar Lake 25' Rush Lake 75' Rice Creek 25' Section 12-470. Fences and Wall Standards. (1) All fences must meet City zoning standards as contained in Chapter 4, Article 7, Section 4- 540 (residential), Chapter 5, Article 6, 5-550 (businesses) and Chapter 6, Article 3, Section 6- 400 (industrial). Additionally, the following standards shall apply: A. No fences shall be placed or constructed within the shore impact zone of any waterbody. B. All fences shall meet the setback from the OHWL required for buildings, except fences 3 '/2 feet in height or less which are comprised of a surface area of 30% percent or less solid material. (2) The following standards shall be required for retaining walls: A. Only retaining walls which are part of an erosion and sediment control plan shall be permitted in the shore impact zone and must meet the standards contained in Section 12-470 and 12-530. B. Any wall which does not meet the required structure setback from the OHWL shall be no more than 3 '/z feet in height. (3) Any enclosure for the confinement of animals must meet principal structure setback requirements. Section 12-480. Standards for Commercial, Industrial, Public and Semi Public Uses. Surface water -oriented commercial uses and industrial, public, or semipublic uses with similar needs to have access to and use of public waters may be located on parcels or lots with frontage on public waters. Uses without water -oriented needs must be located on lots or parcels without public waters frontage, or, of located on lot or parcels with public waters frontage, must either be setback double the normal OHWL setback or be substantially screened from view from the water by vegetation or topography, assuming, summer, leaf -on conditions. Those with water -oriented needs must meet the following standards: (1) In addition to meeting impervious coverage limits, setback, and other zoning standards presented elsewhere in this Chapter, the uses must be designed to incorporate topographic and vegetative screening of parking area and structures. (2) Uses that require short-term watercraft mooring for patrons must centralize these facilities and design them to avoid obstructions of navigation and to be the minimum size necessary to meet the need. (3) Uses that depend on patrons arriving by watercraft may use signs and lighting to convey needed information to the public, subject to the following general standards: A. Signs may be placed, when necessary, within the shore impact zone if they are designed and sized to be the minimum necessary to convey needed information. They must only convey the location and name of the establishment and the general types of goods or services available. The signs must not contain other