§ 165-203.02
Extracted standards
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- Chain-link fence with slats colors
Chain-link fencing with slats shall only utilize the following colors: dark green, brown, black, or tan.
- Chain-link fence with slats privacy factor90 pct
Chain-link fencing with slats must have a privacy factor of 90% or greater.
- Chain-link fence with slats prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. materials
The use of wood slats or plastic slats without interlocking wings and double walls shall be prohibited.
- Chain-link fence with slats type
Chain-link fencing with slats shall consist of double-walled winged slats.
- Common shared buffer distance reduction50 pct
The required buffer distance may be reduced by 50% for a common shared buffer easement if existing vegetation achieves the functions of a full screen.
- Full screen additional evergreen rows2 rows
or an additional two rows of evergreen trees that are six feet tall at time of planting.
- Full screen mature woodland width50 ft
A fifty-foot strip of mature woodlands may be allowed as a full screen.
- Full screen opaque element heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft
A full screen provides all the elements of a landscape screen and also includes a six-foot-high, opaque hedge, fence, wall, mound, berm
- Deciduous tree minimum caliper1.25 in
Deciduous trees shall be planted at a minimum of one-and-one-quarter-inch caliper
- Evergreen tree minimum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.4 ft
evergreen trees shall be a minimum of four feet in height
- Landscape screen minimum depth10 ft
A landscape screen consists of a totally landscaped area at least 10 feet in depth
- Landscape screen minimum planting density3 plants per 10 linear feet
Within the area, there shall be a minimum landscaping density of three plants per 10 linear feet.
- Landscape screen plant mix
The buffer shall consist of a combination of 1/3 deciduous trees, 1/3 evergreen trees and 1/3 shrubs.
- Shrub minimum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.18 in
shrubs shall be 18 inches in height at time of planting.
- Reduced buffer evergreen spacing8 ft
a double row of evergreen trees that are a minimum of six feet in height and planted a maximum of eight feet from center to center.
- Reduced buffer full screen berm heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft
A full screen is required to be created within the reduced buffer distance area which shall be comprised of a continuous earth berm that is six feet higher in elevation than the highest elevation within the reduced buffer distance area
- Age-restricted multifamilyMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive. buffer evergreen heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft
When age-restricted multifamily housing adjoins other housing types, the evergreen element of the residential separation buffer shall be planted at a height of six feet.
- Road efficiency buffer evergreen heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. at maturity20 ft
All road efficiency buffers shall contain landscaping evergreen trees intended to reach a minimum height of 20 feet at maturity.
From the ordinance
Distance buffers are based on the nature of an activity and its proximity to an activity of a different nature. They are linear distances measured from property lines inward.