A.Â
Landscaping consisting of attractive trees, shrubs,
plants and grass lawns shall be required and planted in accordance
with the site plans submitted and approved by the Zoning Board of
Appeals. Buffer planting as defined in this chapter shall be provided
along the property lines of all business, industrial and other nonresidential
districts or uses so as to provide protection to adjacent properties.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
(1)Â
Where such lot lines abut a residential district or
use, such buffer planting shall be subject to the terms of this chapter
and shall not be less than 10 feet in depth.
(2)Â
Where a nonresidential use abuts a residential zone,
it shall be screened by a buffer area not less than 10 feet in depth
composed of densely planted evergreen shrubbery or solid fencing,
or a combination of both, which, in the opinion of the Zoning Board
of Appeals, will be adequate to prevent the transmission of headlight
glare across the zone boundary line. Such buffer screen shall have
a minimum height of six feet. The materials used shall be in keeping
with the character of the adjacent residential area. If said shrubbery
becomes decayed and fails to provide an adequate screen, the Building
Inspector/Code Enforcement Officer shall direct the property owner
to replace said shrubs.
(3)Â
Where an industrial use abuts a residential district,
a buffer strip of not less than 25 feet in depth shall be provided.
No industrial use, including parking, may be permitted in this buffer
area.
B.Â
Business or industrial properties.
(1)Â
In addition to such buffer planting, the owner of
the business or industrial property shall erect on the buffer area
a fence or evergreen hedge six feet in height at maturity for the
purpose of protecting the residential property from litter, debris
and light glare and such other nuisances that would disturb peaceful
possession. Such fence erected for screening purposes shall contain
not more than 25% of open space.
(2)Â
Maintenance of the business or industrial property
referred to herein shall be the shared responsibility of the owners
of the property and any other tenants who may be in possession thereof.
(3)Â
As specified in the Schedule I,[1] a portion of the lot area for any business, office, manufacturing
or industrial construction or institutional use shall be devoted to
seeding, planting and retention of tree cover (green space) and shall
be used for no other purpose.
[1]
Editor's Note: Schedule I is included as an
attachment to this chapter.
