Extracted standards
3 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Landscaping & trees
- Maximum tree spacing in buffer yards40 ft
Trees must be planted at no more than 40 feet from center of tree to center of tree
Other
- Buffer width reduction if adjacent buffer exists50 pct
If an equivalent landscape buffer exists on the adjacent lot, the width of the required buffer may be reduced 50 percent
- Maximum berm heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. as percentage of screening heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.66.7 pct
not more than two-thirds of the required height of such screening may be provided by the berm.
From the ordinance
Screening and landscaped buffer yards must be provided in accordance with this Section at the time of new construction or expansion of buildings, or a change from one use classification to another non-residential use classification. ... Trees must be planted at no more than 40 feet from center of tree to center of tree