§ 255-251.   Landscaping and buffering.
[Amended 8-11-2020, by Ord. No. 20-1361, § 7]
   A.   Existing trees with a caliper of 16 inches or more shall not be removed unless they are either relocated on the or are each replaced by at least four trees of similar type, each with a minimum of 3½ inches to 4 inches caliper.
   B.   Buffer requirements: When any proposed mixed- , , or nonresidential abuts a residential , a screen buffer, as required in Subdivision and Land Development Code, § 212-32.F(3), shall be provided. In addition:
      (1)   There shall be a solid six foot tall fence and a mixture of evergreen landscaping to create a solid visual barrier that will grow to a minimum of 12 feet high within three years.
         (a)   If required by the Board of Commissioners, safe, comfortable and inviting access between the residential and the site shall be created by providing a gate in the fence and an improved pathway through the buffer plantings.
      (2)   A landscaped buffer, a minimum five feet in depth, shall screen the view of all parking lots from any existing . The buffer shall include shrubs and shade trees and be designed pursuant to the requirements of § 212-32.F(4).
      (3)   Parking lot landscaping shall also be provided for residential parking lots as delineated in § 212-32.F(4).
      (4)   A planting strip at least five feet wide shall be placed between the public cartway edge and the edge of the sidewalk.
   C.   Refuse facility: All trash refuse and recycling facilities shall be maintained in a common trash facility that is totally screened with masonry walls with wooden gates that are a minimum of eight feet in height. Such refuse areas shall be located at least 100 feet from any adjacent residential and they may not be located in front of the .