This landscaping section applies to the following zoning districts: Industrial, Manufacturing, and High Impact.
(a) Buffer Yards: Within the buffer yard, a reasonable attempt shall be made to screen the more intensive land use from the less intensive land use through the installation of landscaping, mounding, and/or fencing materials. The following standards apply:
(1) Applicability: The buffer yard standards only apply along the property lines (side and rear property lines included) where conflicting zoning districts meet.
(2) Installation: The property that is being developed is responsible for installing the buffer yard.
(3) Arrangement: Plant material shall be installed within the buffer yard such that visual breaks from less intensive land uses are no greater than ten (10) feet as measured perpendicular to the adjacent property line.
(4) Minimum Depth: Buffer yards are required to be a minimum of one hundred-fifty percent (150%) of the side setback and rear setback for the zoning district.
(5) Fencing or Mounding: In addition to the approved trees and shrubs standards, either fencing or mounding or a combination of both shall be installed as follows:
A. A solid ornamental wall and/or fence along the entire length of the buffer yard shall be used for screening. The fence shall be installed along the edge of the buffer yard closest to the more intensive land use with the required landscaping outside the fence.
B. Undulating mounds with a minimum height of four (4) feet and a maximum height of eight (8) feet shall be installed for a distance equivalent to sixty percent (60%) of the distance contiguous to the conflicting property. The mounds shall be installed along the edge of the buffer yard closest to the more intensive land use with the required landscaping on the outside or on top of the mound.
(6) Screening: A reasonable attempt to screen the most obnoxious, noise producing, unsightly, tallest, most intrusive or most visible parts of buildings on the property should be made. Buffer yard plantings shall be sufficient to screen the less intensive use from unattractive views of the adjoining property, to prevent light pollution, and to dampen noise.
(Ord. 22-089. Passed 12-5-22.)