Sec. 24.1-243 (Transitional buffers)
Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Applies to transitional buffers along zoning districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. boundaries, with modifications based on adjacent street right-of-way width and land use.
Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Berm reduction25 pct
the zoning administrator may authorize up to a twenty-five percent (25%) reduction in the required buffer width.
- Buffer width reduction industrial-residential25 pct
The required buffer width may be modified by up to twenty-five percent (25%) through administrative approval... in no case shall the planting ratio be less than that required for a Type 35 buffer.
- Buffer width reduction other situations20 ft
the required transitional buffer may be reduced to one-half (½) the normally required width, or twenty feet (20'), whichever is greater... planting ratio not less than that required for a Type 25 Buffer.
- Buffer waiver for wide right-of-way90 ft
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.
- 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.
From the ordinance
Aboveground or underground utilities shall not be located within transitional buffers except those which cross the buffer at a right angle.