Ordinance 3121-09 - Laserfiche WebLink

i. A minimum of two staggered rows of evergreen plant material planted along the entire length of the required buffer. Plant material shall be chosen and spaced so as to form an effective visual screen which creates an effective sight-obscuring barrier within three years of planting. Screening shall be a minimum of six feet high at the time of planting. ii. Type I landscaping may include a solid wood fence or masonry wall, or combination of wood and masonry, six feet in height and located along the property line. iii. The entire width of the required buffer shall be landscaped. The remaining area which is not planted with the sight-obscuring barrier shall be planted with shrubs, grasses, ground cover, and lawn. Shrubs shall be a minimum of eighteen inches high at the time of planting. Shrubs and ground cover shall be planted to attain a coverage of ninety percent of the planting area within three years. iv. A minimum of 15 feet wide landscaped area without a fence or a minimum of 10 feet wide landscaped area with a fence. b. Type II: See-through Buffer.Type II landscaping is intended to create a visual separation between uses and zones. Type II landscaping shall consist of: i. A mix of tall evergreen and deciduous plant material, with no more than thirty percent being deciduous, a minimum of six feet in height planted at intervals to achieve the equivalent quantities of 40 feet on center at Building Buffer and 25 feet on center at Arterial Buffer. ii. A mix of evergreen and deciduous shrubs or grasses with not more than thirty percent being deciduous, a minimum of eighteen inches high at the time of planting,planted at a density of five per one hundred square feet of planting area, together with other living ground cover planted to attain a coverage of ninety percent within three years of planting. c. Type III: Ornamental Effects Landscaping. Type III landscaping is intended to provide a visual separation of uses from streets; and visual separation of compatible uses so as to soften the appearance of the development from public streets along street frontages and soften the appearance of parking areas, buildings, and other improvements. Type III landscaping shall consist of: i. Tall deciduous or spreading evergreen plant material planted in wells or strips with a mix of living evergreen and deciduous ground covers, grasses, and low shrubs. Tall evergreen and deciduous plant material shall have a minimum height of six feet at the time of planting. Tall plant material shall be spaced at intervals or in groupings to achieve the equivalent of 60 feet on center at Main Street and 20 feet on center at other non-retail frontage areas. ii. Shrubs, grasses, and living ground cover shall be chosen and planted to attain a coverage of ninety percent within three years of planting. Shrubs, and grasses shall be a minimum of eighteen inches high at the time of planting and shall be planted at a density of five per one hundred square feet of that portion of the landscape area which is not planted in lawn. d. Type IV: Native Buffer Landscaping.Type IV landscaping is intended to provide a visual transition between the project and adjacent natural or restored areas. Type IV landscaping shall consist of: F - 15 FINAL ATT F.DOC 10/21/2008