(A) The purpose of this chapter is to preserve and promote the health, safety, and general welfare of the public, and as part of the general welfare, establish landscape requirements and guidelines for review of landscape proposals for purposes of providing screening or transition buffer areas which will promote compatibility among land uses, the planting of street trees and stormwater detention/retention areas and other areas required by village ordinance. These guidelines are established to promote consistent review of landscape proposals resulting in higher quality design for the village.
(B) These regulations are intended to minimize the harmful or nuisance effects resulting from noise, heat, glare, and accumulation of dust and provide shade, air purification, oxygen regeneration, ground water recharge, storm water runoff retardation and privacy from noise and visual intrusion of objectionable sights and activities. This chapter also establishes a Village Tree Board for purposes of enforcing these guidelines. This chapter supersedes any language on landscaping contained in Ordinance No. 919, Frankfort Bicentennial Zoning Ordinance, Ordinance No. 921, the Land Subdivision Regulations.
(Ord. 1565, passed 4-1-96; Am. Ord. 2341, passed 12-18-06)