Vegetative buffer requirement. There shall be a vegetative buffer zone of 25 feet next to the right-of-way lines of all streets and roadways.
(A) No improvements, including parking areas, water quality ponds, and fences, shall be allowed in the vegetative buffer zone. Driveways will only be allowed within the vegetative buffer when perpendicular (center line of driveway) to the right-of-way thus allowing access from a public street to a parking facility.
(B) Except for clearing necessary to provide utilities access and site line visibility to the site, no clearing of vegetation shall be permitted within the vegetative buffer zone. Indiscriminate clearing regulations are found within § 150.785.
(C) In cases where the buffer area has previously been substantially disturbed, it shall be restored to provide a varied landscape buffer utilizing trees, shrubs, and grasses in accordance with the other provisions of this chapter.