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Chapter 915: General Development Requirements <br /> <br />Page 915-30 <br /> <br />Required <br />Buffer <br />Area <br />Overstory Trees <br />(Deciduous or <br />Coniferous) <br />per 100 lineal feet of <br />buffer <br />Plus <br />Ornamental Trees <br />per 100 lineal feet of <br />buffer <br />Plus <br />Shrubs per 100 lineal <br />feet <br />of buffer <br />A 2 0 0 <br />B 3 2 4 <br />C 4 4 10 <br />D 6 6 12 <br />(b) The buffer requirement may be reduced one step (not lower than A) if: <br />i. If there is a public street between differing zoning districts, <br />ii. The property owner on the opposite side of the buffer line has already <br />installed a transition buffer that meets these requirements; <br />(c) The buffer requirement may be reduced two steps (not lower than A) if a berm <br />and/or an opaque fence or wall totalling at least 6 feet tall is used. In that case, <br />any required shrubs shall be placed on the outer side of the fence or wall with <br />the intent of softening the barrier. <br />(I) Screening of Storage, Loading or Trash Collection Areas <br />(1) Intent and Applicability <br /> In addition to the other planting requirements in this sub-section, screening shall be <br />required in all districts to shield the view to certain site elements from either off- <br />site or on-site locations. <br />(2) Items to be Screened <br /> The following areas shall be screened from view from the public street or from <br />nearby housing: <br />(a) Trash and recycling areas; <br />(b) Loading and truck service areas; <br />(c) Outdoor storage areas. <br /> It is not the intention of this Code to require visual screening of these items in the I- <br />1, Limited Industrial District, from views between industrial sites. <br />(3) Methods of Screening <br />(a) All items to be screened shall be provided with a visual screen consisting of <br />fences, walls, gates, berms, approved plants or some combination of those <br />elements. <br />(b) Fences or walls shall be compatible with the architectural materials and <br />patterns of the principal structure. <br />(c) Truck dock doors on new (future) buildings shall face away from the public <br />street. Wing walls shall be used to screen the view from the public street of <br />truck docks that are on a wall that is perpendicular to the street.