Visual screening or landscape buffers shall be provided for the following purposes:
(a) To reduce the impact between one use (or zoning district) and another;
(b) To break up and reduce the impact of off-street parking areas;
(c) To improve the Municipal streetscape;
(d) To screen the view of outdoor storage, refuse areas, dumpsters, parking and loading areas; and
(e) To provide areas of permeable surfaces in order to:
(1) Allow the infiltration of surface water into groundwater resources;
(2) Reduce the quantity of storm water discharge, which helps to reduce the hazards of flooding and aids in the control of erosion and storm water runoff;
(3) Improve the quality of storm water discharge.
(Ord. 8-13. Passed 5-14-13.)