Sec. 24.1-243

Other

• Buffer waiver for ROW 90 feet or greater

  Where the zoning district boundary line which requires a transitional buffer follows a public street or highway right-of-way ninety feet (90') or greater in width, no transitional buffer shall be required.

• Buffer waiver for public ownership

  Where the adjacent property giving rise to the need for a transitional buffer is under public ownership, is likely to remain under public ownership, and is managed for watershed purposes, the otherwise required transitional buffer shall be waived.

• Buffer modification for public park land

  Where the adjacent public land is managed as public park land, the zoning administrator may modify or waive the transitional buffer requirement consistent with the public interest in the park land.

• Buffer width modification for industrial abutting residential25 pct

  The required buffer width may be modified by up to twenty-five percent (25%) through administrative approval if the applicant demonstrates that the property's existing conditions or site constraints limit the ability to meet the full buffer requirement and alternative screening methods (such as enhanced landscaping or berms) will effectively mitigate impacts despite reduced width; however, in no case shall the planting ratio be less than that required for a Type 35 buffer;

• Buffer width reduction for other cases20 ft

  the required transitional buffer may be reduced to one-half (½) the normally required width, or twenty feet (20'), whichever is greater.

• Utilities in transitional buffer

  Aboveground or underground utilities shall not be located within transitional buffers except those which cross the buffer at a right angle.