1113.05 BUFFER YARD REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Buffer Yard Required. Applicable development types shall provide a buffer yard type per Table 1113.05B - Required Buffer Yards, which shall meet the associated specifications of Table 1113.052A - Buffer Yard Specifications.
TABLE 1113.05A BUFFER YARD SPECIFICATIONS | |||
BUFFER YARD TYPE | |||
BUFFER YARD SPECIFICATIONS | SMALL | MEDIUM 1 | LARGE 1 |
Minimum Width | 20' | 30' | 40' |
Evergreen Trees | 1 per 33' of lot frontage | 1 per 25' of lot frontage | 1 per 20' of lot frontage |
Minimum Ornamental Trees | 1 per 50' of lot frontage | 1 per 33' of lot frontage | 1 per 25' of lot frontage |
Minimum Shrubs | 1 per 10' of lot frontage | 1 per 7' of lot frontage | 1 per 5' of lot frontage |
1 the minimum width of a medium or large buffer yard may be reduced by 10 feet where a 6-foot-tall high-quality fence of wood or masonry is constructed within the required buffer yard area. the remaining balance of required buffer yard (and associated landscaping) must be installed on the street-facing or adjacent-property-facing side of the fence.
(b) Exemption for Certain Commercial Properties. Where a major commercial use is proposed, if the difference between an abutting minor commercial use and the proposed major commercial use is less than 10,000 square feet of gross floor area, then a buffer yard is not required between those uses or properties.
TABLE 1113.05B REQUIRED BUFFER YARDS | ||||
DISTRICT WHERE DEVELOPING USE/CONSTRUCTION IS LOCATED | ||||
DISTRICT OF ADJOINING PROPERTY | MUR/STUR | BRD/MAIN/SH/CCD/YEAR | INDD/MILO | ID |
MUR/STUR | N/A | Small | Medium | Large |
BRD/MAIN/SH/CCD/YEAR | Small | N/A | Small | Medium |
INDD/MILO | Medium | Small | N/A | Small |
ID | Large | Medium | Small | N/A |
(c) Buffer Yard Locations. Except for within applicable residential subdivisions:
(1) Buffer yards are required along the full length of shared lot lines that separate different district(s) or use(s) per Table 1113.05B - Required Buffer Yards.
(2) Buffer yards are not required along lot lines that abut a public right-of-way.
(d) Residential Subdivision Buffer Yards. For applicable residential subdivisions, a twenty (20)-foot-wide buffer yard shall be constructed around the perimeter of the development wherever such edges of the development abut a public right-of-way, irrespective of whether front, side, or rear yards abut the thoroughfare. Such buffer yards shall be located within common areas and not on an individual lot or lots. Required trees shall be evergreen and be a minimum of ten (10) feet tall at the time of planting.
(e) Substitution for Berms. Undulating mounds or berms may be substituted for a required buffer yard provided:
(1) Mounds or berms shall be a minimum height of six (6) feet.
(2) The crown width of the mounds or berms shall be a minimum of two (2) feet.
(3) The side slope of the mounds or berms shall be no greater than three (3) feet horizontal to one (1) foot vertical.
(4) Mounds or berms shall be planted and covered with live vegetation.
(5) One (1) tree shall be planted on the mounds or berms for every forty (40) feet in length.
(6) Required trees shall be evergreen and be a minimum of ten (10) feet tall at the time of planting.
(Ord. 081-2023. Passed 10-3-23.)