(a) A coordinated landscape design for the entire project area including landscaping of structures, parking area, driveways and walkways, and buffer strips shall be submitted for approval by the Planning Commission and Municipal Council.
(b) Wherever possible, existing trees and vegetative cover shall be conserved and integrated into the landscape design.
(c) Proper maintenance of the landscaping, including the buffer strip, shall be the responsibility of the owner, and shall be a condition of conformance with the zoning overlay district.
(d) The minimum landscaped/naturalized buffer along property lines shall be fifteen (15) feet.
(e) The landscaped buffer strip shall consist of the retention of natural vegetation supplemented with the planting of evergreen trees and shrubs.
(f) Additional buffering may be required in sensitive areas at the discretion of the Municipal Council.
(g) A six (6) foot high, five (5) foot deep landscaped buffer shall be planted along the abutting road where the rear yard of the units abut the road sufficient to screen the rear yard areas from the road.
(h) Upon the recommendations of the Planning Commission, the Municipal Council may modify or waive the buffering requirement where variations in topography, natural features and vegetation, or compatible land uses obviate the need for such a buffer.
(Ord. 08-42. Passed 8-18-06.)