All portions of properties, except single-family detached dwellings,
which are not used for locations for buildings, structures, off-street
parking and loading areas, sidewalks or similar purposes shall be
suitably landscaped and permanently maintained with the planting of
trees and shrubbery, as approved by the Planning Board as part of
the site plan, special use permits or subdivision approval procedure,
so as to minimize erosion and stormwater runoff and harmoniously blend
such uses with the residential and commercial character of the Town
of Beekman as a whole.
A. Buffer. A landscaped buffer area shall be required to screen and
protect neighboring residential properties from the view of uses and
parking areas of the site and is subject to the following;
(1) Depth. All landscaped buffers shall be at least 10 feet in depth
along any lot line abutting or directly across the street from a lot
in a residential district or existing residential use.
(2) Plantings. Plantings shall be of such type, height and spacing as,
in the judgment of the Planning Board, will effectively screen the
activities on the lot from view of persons standing on adjoining properties.
The plan and specifications for such planting shall be filed with
the approved plan for the use of the lot.
(3) Enclosure. A wall or fence of location, height and design approved
by the Planning Board may be substituted for the required planting.
In no case shall a chain-linked fence be permitted.
B. Modifications. Where the existing topography and/or landscaping provide
adequate screening, the Planning Board may modify the planting and/or
buffer area requirements.
C. Maintenance. All planting shown on an approved site plan or special
use permit plan shall be maintained in a vigorous growing condition
throughout the duration of the use, and plants not so maintained shall
be replaced with new plants at the beginning of the growing season.
D. Conformance to visual streetscape study. All commercial use applicants
in submitting a site plan to the Town Planning Board shall refer to
the Town of Beekman Commercial Streetscapes - A Visual Study, as adopted
by the Town Board, and to the guides of "Greenway Connections: Greenway
Compact Program and Guides for Dutchess County Communities," for guidance
in preparing a landscape plan.
All development, including extensions of previously approved plans, shall comply with provisions for soil erosion and sediment control in accordance with standards and specifications contained in Chapter
128, Stormwater Management; Erosion and Sediment Control. Applicants shall also comply with Chapter
130, Subdivision of Land, or any methods prescribed by the Town Engineer, as may be appropriate.