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37 <br /> 3. Service Areas & Mechanical Equipment shall be screened <br /> from the adjoining Public Roads with walls designed to <br /> complement the building architecture of the adjacent <br /> buildings and/or landscaping. Architectural features such as, <br /> but not limited to, banding, medallions, changes in color or <br /> design features or materials will be provided to avoid a <br /> sterile, unarticulated blank treatment of such walls; <br /> 4. Screening of Structures. Meter banks, transformers and <br /> similar utility structures will be screened where visible from <br /> public view at grade level; <br /> 5. Backflow Preventers. Above ground back flow preventers <br /> and transformers will not be located within the Open Space <br /> Areas or within the required Urban Open Space unless they <br /> are required to serve the Open Space Areas in which they <br /> are located. Above ground back flow preventers and <br /> transformers that are located within the Open Space Areas <br /> as allowed by this Section will be screened; <br /> 6. Mechanical Equipment Screening. Roof top HVAC and <br /> related mechanical equipment will be screened from public <br /> view at grade level at the right-of-way location; <br /> 7. Dumpster Screening. Dumpster areas and recycling areas <br /> will be enclosed by a solid wall or fence with one side being <br /> a decorative gate. The wall or fence used to enclose the <br /> dumpster will be architecturally compatible with the building <br /> materials and colors used on the principal building; <br /> 8. Accessory Buildings. Any and all accessory buildings and <br /> enclosures whether attached to or detached from the main <br /> building, including automatic teller machines, shall be <br /> designed to complement the site architecture and shall be <br /> integrated with the same scale, texture, color and detailing of <br /> adjacent architectural design; <br /> 9. The applicable components of the Project will comply with <br /> applicable provisions of the ADA; <br /> 10 Any required deviation to address NCDOT drive slope <br /> requirements shall be limited to occur along access drives <br /> and/or between individual districts to avoid internal tract <br /> slope conflict creating accessibility issues. <br /> iv. Development Area 6: Development within this area shall be <br /> consistent with County architectural guidelines. <br /> d. Landscaping/Buffering: In addition to the standards contained in Section <br /> 6.8 of the UDO, the following specific standards shall apply to the Project: <br />