When a lot in any Mixed Use District abuts a Residential District or when a nonresidential use is approved in a Residential District, buffering along the entire length of the common boundary shall be provided in accordance with the following regulations, and shall be approved as part of the development plan required by Chapter 1133.
(a) No structure shall be permitted within a required buffer area other than a wall, fence, mound, or earth berm. Driveways may cross perpendicularly across a buffer area, disturbing the least amount of buffer.
(b) Screening shall consist of one or any combination of the following:
(1) A dense vegetative planting incorporating trees and/or shrubs of a variety which shall be equally effective in winter and summer.
(2) A nonliving opaque structure such as a solid masonry wall, solidly constructed decorated fence, or louvered fence.
(3) A landscaped mound or berm.
(c) The height of screening shall be in accordance with the following:
(1) Visual screening walls, fences or mounds and fences in combination shall be a minimum of six feet high in order to accomplish the desired screening effect.
(2) Vegetation shall be planted with such minimum height to assure that the required six feet screening effect shall be achieved not later than 12 months after the initial installation.
(d) All screening shall be free of advertising or other signs, except for directional signs and other signs for the efficient flow of vehicles.
(e) Materials used in any ornamental wall or fence shall be compatible with the character of the proposed development and abutting properties.
(f) The required landscaping shall be maintained in healthy condition by the current owner and replaced when necessary. Replacement material shall conform to the original intent of the landscape plan.
(Ord. 2021-6. Passed 1-25-21.)