Where commercial, industrial, institutional and public facility areas abut property zoned residential a landscaped buffer area consisting of shrubs, hedges, native plant perennials, trees, vines, grass, ground cover or other landscape treatment at least ten (10) feet in depth shall be provided.
(a) Such landscaped buffer shall be designed not to be less than six (6) in height (within six (6) months after planting) to form a continuous, opaque screen between the commercial or industrial area and the abutting property.
(b) Such landscaped barrier shall be located along the common lot line.
(c) A six-foot high masonry wall or wooden fence set in a ten-foot wide landscaped buffer area may be substituted for the required six-foot height planted buffer. Such fence shall be permanently maintained and kept in an acceptable state of repair.
(d) In addition, one (1) tree shall be provided for each fifty (50) lineal feet of such landscaped barrier or fractional part thereof. Each such tree shall be planted in at least twenty-five (25) square feet of planting area with a minimum dimension of at least five (5) feet. Each such planting area shall be landscaped with grass, ground cover, native plant species or other landscape material, excluding paving, in addition to the required tree.
Figure 1147.08-1 Landscaped Buffer Area Abutting Residential
(Ord. 2020-4053. Passed 1-7-21.)