1129.01 Purpose.
1129.02 Screening, buffering and landscaping required.
1129.03 Submission of screening, buffering and landscaping plan.
1129.04 Components of screening, buffer yard and landscaping plan.
1129.05 Specific buffer yards and landscaping requirement.
1129.06 Approval of plan.
1129.07 Required completion time.
1129.08 Fence requirements.
1129.09 Maintenance of screening, buffer yards, landscaping and fences.
1129.10 Obstructing vehicular vision.
1129.11 Retaining walls.
1129.12 Screening of maintenance equipment.
The purpose of the screening, buffer yard and landscaping regulations is to:
(a) Eliminate or minimize conflicts between potentially incompatible, but otherwise permitted land uses on adjoining lots using a suitable combination of setbacks, visual buffers and physical barriers.
(b) Prescribe standards for the development and maintenance of trees, plantings, walls and fences.
(c) Mitigate the adverse effects of noise, blowing dust and debris.
(d) Improve the urban environment by providing trees and plantings that cool the air and land, reduce carbon dioxide in the air, and produce oxygen.
(e) Protect users of parking areas from excessive wind, glare, and temperature extremes.
(f) Promote attractive development and preserve the appearance and character of the surrounding area through the use of landscaping.
(Ord. 34-17. Effective 12-7-17.)
A suitable combination of screening, buffering and landscaping along and proximate to common property lines shall be required for any new development or expansion of an existing development involving more than a 10% increase of gross floor area, which occurs between:
(a) A non-residential zoning district or use and a residential zoning district or use;
(b) Residential subdivisions with different zoning districts; or,
(c) Planned unit development districts with a common measure of density that varies more than 30%.
(Ord. 34-17. Effective 12-7-17.)
(Ord. 34-17. Effective 12-7-17.)
Prior to the issuance of a building permit for any of the uses described above, the applicant shall be required to submit to the Zoning Administrator a plan setting forth the proposed method of screening, buffering and landscaping. The plan shall take into consideration the space required to be screened, buffered and landscaped, the planting area available, the density of the foliage required to adequately protect abutting properties and the height of screening necessary to provide the desired protection.
(Ord. 34-17. Effective 12-7-17.)
The screening, buffering and landscaping plan shall include a site plan, drawn to scale, indicating the specifications and locations of the following screening, buffering and landscaping components, when applicable:
(a) The species and size of all existing trees 1¼ inch caliper or larger, showing those that are proposed for removal and those proposed for retention;
(b) The species and size of all proposed trees 1¼ inch caliper or larger;
(c) The species and size of all other plantings, including shrubs and ground covers, indicating common names, scientific names and varieties, quantities, and sizes for all plant materials proposed;
(d) All proposed man-made barriers such as fences and walls;
(e) Proposed grading, drainage and erosion control measures;
(f) The irrigation system, if any; and
(g) The maintenance plan, if any.
(Ord. 34-17. Effective 12-7-17.)
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