§ 153.347 MODIFICATION.
   The Planning Commission shall have the authority to modify any of the aforementioned requirements in this chapter. In considering an individual site with respect to changes in elevation, environmental impact, durability of plant material, aesthetic appeal, and any other factor that will develop a compatible buffer or screen with the surrounding neighborhood at the time of application.
Figure 15A Boundary Buffer-yard
 
Minimum Width of Buffer
Landscape Material Requirements per 1,000 linear feet
Evergreen Trees
Canopy Trees
Shrubs
10 feet
12
8
40
Notes:
1.   2 understory trees or 2 evergreen trees may be substituted for 1 canopy tree for up to 50% of the required canopy trees.
2.   A fence, wall or mounding 3 feet to 4 feet in height with 100% opacity may be used and can be substituted for 50% of the shrub requirements.
3.   All landscape material required for the buffer shall be confined to within the required landscape strip.
4.   The Planning Commission may modify the required plantings in their review of the landscape plan
Figure 15B Streetscape Buffer-yard
 
Minimum Width of Buffer
Landscape Material Requirements per 1,000 linear feet
Canopy Trees
Shrubs
10 feet
8
40
Notes:
1.   2 understory trees or 2 evergreen trees may be substituted for 1 canopy tree for up to 50% of the required canopy trees.
2.   A fence, wall or mounding 3 feet to 4 feet in height with 100% opacity may be used and can be substituted for 50% of the shrub requirements.
3.   All landscape material required for the buffer shall be confined to within the required landscape strip.
4.   The Planning Commission may modify the required plantings in their review of the Landscape Plan.
(Ord. 49-2019, passed 6-17-2019)