(a) Required Screens and Buffers. Where screens or buffers are required by this Chapter or the Village Board to reduce the impact of existing or proposed uses on adjacent properties, the following standards in Subsections (b) and (c) shall be followed. Buffer yards and screens may be required jointly or separately.
(b) Buffer Yards. Buffer yards are horizontal separations along lot lines that are intended to increase the physical separation between incompatible uses. The width of the required buffer yard shall be determined by the Village Board, upon the recommendation of the Zoning Administrator. The minimum width shall be ten (10) feet.
(c) Screens. Screens are barriers located in a limited space [ten (10) feet or less] intended to perform a buffering effect, particularly for noise reduction or visual screening. Screens may consist of existing or planted vegetation, fences, walls, earth berms or similar techniques. Plant screens shall be sufficient to provide a year-round screen within three (3) years of installation. Walls or earth berms shall be required where noise reduction is necessary. Screen plantings shall be permanently maintained by the owner of the property, and any plant materials which do not live shall be replaced within six (6) months. The design of all screens shall be approved by the Zoning Administrator.