§ 255-126.   Buffers.
[Amended 11-13-2007 by Ord. No. 1188, § 12; amended 5-10-2022 by Ord. No. 22-1375]
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      (1)   Supplementing the landscaping provisions of Chapter 212, a permanent buffer shall be maintained along all exterior property boundary lines, other than those adjacent to a , designed to provide screening between the and its abutting . The depth of the buffer shall be 40 feet where the boundary line abuts another , a commercial district or an industrial district. In all other cases the depth of the buffer shall be 50 feet.
      (2)   The primary component of this buffer screen shall be a row of evergreen trees, at a height of not less than six feet when planted, spaced not more than eight feet apart on- center, and these trees shall be of such species as to attain a height at maturity of not less than 20 feet. The buffer must also include an opaque fence six feet in height. The of mounding is also encouraged, provided that the slopes shall be a maximum of 3:1. Along all property boundaries which abut a public , the of a single row of deciduous trees with a spacing of not more than 40 feet on-center shall be placed at the edge of the , subject to the approval of the Shade Tree Commission.
      (3)   In cases where an edge(s) of a borders which function as buffers, including but not limited to mature woodland, severe grade changes or stream valleys, buffering may not be required along that edge(s) if approved as a conditional by the Board of Commissioners.