The purpose of the buffering and screening requirements is to reduce the impacts of a proposed use on sites of 30,000 square feet or greater on adjacent zones which provide for different types of uses.
(Ord. 24-05, 6/5/2024)
A.
A 20-foot buffer, measured horizontally from the property line, shall be required between land uses and specific zones as follows:
1.
Commercial uses, except motels, when they abut an RVL, RL, R1, R2, R3, RM, RAM, MP, OSR, or IN zone;
2.
Motels when they abut an RVL, RL, R1, R2, R3, RAM, or IN zone;
3.
Multifamily structures containing three or more units when they abut an RVL, RL, R1, R2, RAM, or OSR zone;
4.
Manufactured dwelling subdivision or manufactured dwelling park when it abuts an RVL, RL, R1, R2, R3, RM, or IN zone; or
5.
Governmental uses and structures when they abut an RVL, RL, R1, R2, R3, or RAM zone.
B.
The buffer area may only be occupied by screening, utilities, and landscaping materials.
(Ord. 24-05, 6/5/2024)
A.
The screening in the buffer area shall consist of at least one row of deciduous or evergreen trees or a mixture of each, not less than eight feet high at the time of planting and spaced not more than 15 feet apart, and at least one row of evergreen shrubs spaced not more than two and one-half feet apart, which will grow to form a continuous hedge at least five feet in height within three years of planting, with lawns, low-growing evergreen shrubs or evergreen ground cover covering the balance of the buffer.
B.
The design review board may reduce or waive the buffering requirement where it finds that due to topography, existing vegetation, or other site characteristics a reduced buffer area will achieve the purpose of the visual and physical separation of uses that is the intent of the buffer requirement. Proposals for a reduction in the depth of the buffer area shall include a detailed plan and specifications for the proposed landscaping and screening.
(Ord. 24-05, 6/5/2024)