Buffer yards maintain an appropriate relationship between adjacent development by clarifying the delineation between properties and creating attractive and effective buffers between uses.
(a) Where the parking lot or a drive-thru/drive-in facility of a non-residential use or district abuts a residential district along the interior side or rear lot line, a buffer yard of ten (10) feet must be provided along the interior side lot line and/or rear lot line.
(b) The buffer yard shall be landscaped as follows:
(1) A screen fence or wall six (6) feet in height is required. In front and corner side yard the fence or wall shall be a minimum of four (4) feet in height. Screen fences must be solid and made of wood, simulated wood or masonry. Chain-link fences are prohibited.
(2) A single hedge row planted with one (1) shrub every thirty-six (36) inches on center, spaced linearly. The shrubs must measure a minimum of twenty-four (24) inches at planting, and a minimum of thirty-six (36) inches to a maximum of forty-eight (48) inches in height at maturity.
(3) One (1) shade tree for every twenty-five (25) linear feet of the adjacent property line.
(4) The remainder of the area must be planted with turf or live groundcover.
(Ord. 025-2023. Passed 6-5-23.)