One of the following
options is required on
abutting City
or where otherwise referenced.
a. Greenbelt: A meeting the following standards:
1. Minimum width of ten (10) feet; all required
be within the required
.
(Amended 2-14-1996)
2. At least one (1) deciduous
(minimum 2.5 inch
) and two (2) minimum eighteen inch (18”) high shrubs per each thirty (30) lineal feet of
frontage. Location of the trees and shrubbery along the length of the
is discretionary (refer to Section 2308). The body or individual with authority to approve the plan
approve evergreens at least five foot (5’) high as a substitute for some of all or the canopy trees.
3. The
area
contain
,
, six-inch (6”) deep wood chips, or six-inch (6”) deep crushed stone and curbed or edged as necessary. Black edging shall be used for any planting beds.
4. Where headlights from parked vehicles will shine into the roadway, the City
require
of a totally obscuring
.
b. Berms: A combination of a raised earth and plantings meeting the following standards:
1. Minimum height of two (2) feet with a crest at least three (3) feet in width. The height of the
meander if the intent of this Article is met.
2. The exterior face of the
be constructed as an earthen slope, with a slope not to exceed one (1) foot of vertical rise to three (3) feet of horizontal distance (1:3). The interior face of the
be constructed as an earthen slope or retained by means of a wall, terrace or other means acceptable to the
.
3. At least one (1) deciduous
(minimum 2.5 inch
)
be provided for each thirty (30) lineal
length.
4. At least one (1) minimum eighteen inch (18”) high
be provided for each one hundred (100) square feet of
surface area (calculated from a plan view).
5.
slopes
be protected from erosion by sodding or seeding. If slopes are seeded, they shall be protected, until the seed germinates and a permanent lawn is established by a straw
, hydromulching of netting specifically designed to control erosion.
6. The base of any signs placed within the
be at, or below, the average
along the
.
c. Buffer Strip: A buffer strip be required, particularly where the uses across the are less intense than the of the subject site. The intend of the buffer strip is to have a minimum five (5) foot high obscuring area. A buffer strip meet the following requirements:
1. Minimum width of ten (10) feet.
2. All trees
be evergreens a minimum five (5) feet high at
.
3. The buffer
area
contain
,
, six-inch (6”) deep wood chips, or six-inch (6”) deep crushed stone and curbed or edged as necessary.
4. The following species and
spacings are recommended:
Common Name | Scientific Name | (Ft. on Center) |
Common Name | Scientific Name | (Ft. on Center) |
“Burki” Red Cedar | Juniperus in Virginia “B” | 5 |
Stone Pine | Pinus Cembra | 10 |
Mugo Pine | Pinus Mugo | 5 |
American Arborvitea | Thuga Occidentalis | 5 |
Canadian Hemlock | Tsuga Occidentalis | 12 |
Serbian Spruce | Picea Omoriac | 10 |
Irish Juniper | Juniperus Communis | 3 |
White Fir | Abies Concolor | 8 |
Japanese Cryptomeria | Cryptomeria Japonica | 8 |
White Pine | Pinus Strobus | 10 |
Ketleeri Juniper | Juniperus Chinensis “Ketleeri” | 5 |