(A) (1) Whenever a change in a zoning district or establishment of a zoning district shall be considered, the City Council may require the establishment of a buffering strip consisting of such green items or fencing and located as the Council shall specify.
(2) Construction of buildings and improvements shall be prohibited on the buffering strips, except for shrubbery, fencing or other buffering items.
(3) Whenever a buffering strip has been established, the Council may when issuing a building permit for any construction upon property adjacent to a buffering strip, require the owner to construct plantings, fences or other screening materials.
(4) The restrictions of buffer zones may be altered or reduced by variance with respect to specific construction if the Council determines that the construction will not be injurious to adjacent property.
(B) The ordinance codified herein was published on 6-19-1981.
(Ord. 8.25, passed 6-15-1981) Penalty, see § 154.999