1189.10 BUFFERYARD REQUIREMENTS.
 
WHEN…
IS PROPOSED TO ABUT…
A MINIMUM BUFFERYARD OF…
PLANT MATERIAL
Any commercial land use   
Any office land use
Any R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, R-5 or I zone or land use
Any R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, R-5 or I zone or land use
30' side and/or rear yard is required with…
20' side and/or rear yard is required with…
EITHER:
1 tree (A)1 @ 25'-35' O.C.2 + a double row 6' hedge (E)1
OR
6' wall, fence or earthmound + 3' hedge (D)1 + 1 tree (A)1 @ 25'-35' O.C.2
OR
A double row, staggered planting of trees (C)1 15' O.C.2
Any industrial land use
Any R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4,
R-5, I, B-1, B-2, B-3, B-5 or O zone or land use
50' side and/or rear yard is required with…
40' wide, 6' tall earthen berm + a double row of staggered trees (C)1 @ 15' O.C.2
STORAGE YARD - 6' fence or wall + hedge (E)1 facing front yard only and/or drive
Any multi-family land use*   
Any R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4 or I zone or land use
15' side and/or rear yard is required with...
EITHER:
1 tree (A)1 @ 25'-35' O.C.2 + a double row 6' hedge (E)1
OR
6' wall, fence or earthmound + a 3' hedge (E)1
OR
a double row, staggered planting of trees (C)1 15' O.C.2
 
WHEN…
IS PROPOSED TO ABUT…
A MINIMUM BUFFERYARD OF…
PLANT MATERIAL
Any institutional land use
Any R-1, R-2 or R-3 zone or land use
15' side and/or rear yard is required with...
A staggered double row of evergreens and trees (B and C)1 @ 15' O.C.2 + a single row 6' hedge (E)1
OR
a 6' wall or fence + 1 tree (A)1 @ 25'-35' O.C.2
Any business zone or land use
The public right-of-way, public or private street
10% of total front yard area must be landscaped with....   
Trees, shrubs, planting beds, and/or perennials in a motif designed by the owner. This is in addition to other required landscaping
A Parking Area 3 associated with any zone or land use except single-family residences
Any public or private street
6½' perimeter screening easement with....
EITHER:
1 tree (A)1 @ 25'-35' O.C.2 + shrubs (D or E)1 @ 3' O.C.2
OR
1 tree (B)1 @ 20'-30' O.C.2 + shrubs (D or E)1 @ 3' O.C.2 (1 tree minimum)
         
1    (A, B, C, D or E) - Means plantings from the list(s) in parentheses following this Chapter.
2    O.C. - Means "on center" unless otherwise noted.
3    In this situation, the property perimeter screening may also count as Parking Area perimeter screening.
   Duplex and single family residences are both permitted in the R-3 and R-4 zone districts. No landscaping is required between these uses when both exist side by side within R-3 and R-4 zone districts.
   (Ord. 99-1966. Passed 5-4-99.)