(A) The owner of a parking lot or vehicular use area which abuts a public right-of-way shall install and maintain landscaping between such area and such right-of-way, unless the parking lot or vehicular use area is visually screened by a building or structure or existing landscaping which meets the buffering requirements.
(B) Where an off-street parking lot or vehicular use area in the NMD zoning district abuts a public right-of-way, screening shall be placed at all locations, excluding sidewalks and driveways, which are between any portion of the right-of-way and the parking lot or vehicular use area visible from the right-of-way as follows:
(1) A strip of land at least 5 feet in width located between the abutting right-of-way and the parking or vehicular use area exposed to the abutting right-of-way.
(2) One tree per 50 feet lineal, or fraction thereof, located between the abutting right-of-way and parking or vehicular use area.
(3) A hedge wall, berm, change of grade or any combination of these landscape elements forming a continuous screen at least 3 feet in height. If a wall or fence is used, a minimum average of 1 shrub or vine per 10 lineal feet of wall length shall be provided.
(4) Grass or ground cover shall be planted and maintained on all portions of the required landscape strip not occupied by other landscape material or existing vegetation.
(5) In cases where the parking areas or vehicular use areas are 50 feet or more from the public right-of-way, and provided that such an area has trees and shrubs which serve to buffer the parking area or vehicular use area, buffering (as required in this section) may be reduced, provided the intent of this section is carried out to the satisfaction of the Building Inspector.
(Prior Code, App., § 2008) (Ord. 88-1, passed 3-17-1988; Am. Ord. passed 10-21-2021)