(A) Landscape buffer areas have been established to reduce the visual impact of vehicular use areas including parking lots, loading docks, and service areas. VUA landscape buffer area requirements have been established for each form district based on intensity. These landscape buffer areas shall be provided between any lot containing a VUA and a roadway; and between any lot containing a VUA and any lot zoned for residential use. A five-foot LBA shall be provided (containing a six-foot continuous screen and one Type A tree per 50 feet of lineal distance) between any lot containing a VUA and a non-residentially zoned lot with a first floor residential use.
VUA Landscape Buffer Area Requirements
Area of VUA (sf) | Form District | Form District |
Downtown, Village, Traditional Neighborhood, Traditional Marketplace Corridor, Traditional Workplace | Regional Center, Town Center, Suburban Marketplace Corridor, Neighborhood, Suburban Workplace, Campus | |
Up to 10,000 | 5 feet | 5 feet |
10,001 - 30,000 | 5 feet | 10 feet |
>30,000 | 10 feet | 15 feet |
(B) Loading areas/docks are not required to be screened from adjacent industrial uses.
(C) Landscape buffer areas shall be placed at the edge of pavement (or back of curb if present) when the elevation of the VUA is equal to or higher than the adjacent property. When the VUA is constructed at a lower elevation than the adjacent property, the buffer shall be placed at the common property line.
(LDC § 10.2.9)