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Extracted standards
11 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Buffer development prohibition
The required buffer shall not contain any development, impervious surfaces, or site features that do not function to meet the standards of this section.
- Buffer gradingGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume. prohibition
No grading, development, or land-disturbing activities shall occur within the buffer unless approved by the zoning administrator.
- Buffer utilities restriction
Utilities are not permitted in buffers unless no reasonable alternative exists.
- Business buffer width adjacent to public ROW10 ft
The required buffer width in the business district (except CC) and office and industrial district is ten feet.
- Business buffer tree spacing adjacent to public ROW35 ft
It shall contain one canopy tree every 35 linear feet.
- Green street canopy tree spacing35 ft
Along designated green streets, the buffers adjacent to public rights-of-way shall be augmented by an average of one canopy tree every 35 linear feet.
- Green street evergreen tree spacing70 ft
Along designated green streets, the buffers adjacent to public rights-of-way shall be augmented by an average of one evergreen tree every 70 linear feet.
- Parking screening heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. (nonresidential adjacent)3 ft
Screening shall be planted or constructed to a height of not less than three feet above grade where the property containing a parking area to be screened abuts land zoned for nonresidential use.
- Parking screening heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. (residential adjacent)7 ft
Screening shall be planted or constructed to a height of not less than seven feet above grade where the property containing a parking area to be screened abuts land zoned for residential use.
- Residential buffer width adjacent to public ROW10 ft
The required buffer width in residential districts is ten feet.
- Residential buffer tree spacing adjacent to public ROW35 ft
It shall contain one canopy tree every 35 linear feet.
From the ordinance
The required buffer width in residential districts is ten feet. It shall contain one canopy tree every 35 linear feet.