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ORDINANCE NO. 96- 24 provided with a solid wall at least 8' in height above the loading area grade to buffer adjacent roadways and residentially designated sites from noises and sights associated with docks. Man-made opaque screens which are visible from any public or private right-of-way or street, or any residentially designated area, shall be constructed of a material which is architecturally similar in design, color and finish to the principal structure. jqj US 1 and CR 510 Landscape Buffer: Within the plan area the following landscape requirements shall apply: The county -wide landscaping requirements of LDR Chapter 926 shall apply except as noted herein. The following landscape buffer shall be provided along the entire length of a site's CR 510 and US 1 frontages, except for approved driveways: Minimum Planting/Berm Buffer Width Requirements per 100' 4 canopy trees 5 understory trees 20' or more Continuous hedge*: 1j'-22' high at planting Berm: 12'-3' high* 4.5 canopy trees 5.5 understory trees 15' Continuous hedge*: 12'-3' high at planting Berm: l'-21' high* 5 canopy trees 6 understory trees 10' Continuous hedge*: 21'-3' high at planting Berm: l'-12' high* *NOTE. The intent of the hedge and berm combination is to provide a visual screen 4' high above the grade of the project site parking area. Therefore, at the time of a certificate of occupancy (CO) for the project site, the combination of berming and hedging shall provide a 4' visual screen. Undulations in the berm and corresponding hedge height are encouraged. Hedge shrubs shall be planted no further apart than 24" on center, in a serpentine pattern along the length of the buffer strip. Berms shall have a slope no steeper than 3 horizontal to 1 vertical, and shall be continuous along the length of the buffer strip, except where berm modifications may be necessary for tree preservation as determined by the community development director or his designee. To provide a less formal appearance, clustering trees along the buffer strip is encouraged and uniform spacing of trees is discouraged, except where used to emphasize a particular planting theme or development style. See Figures F-4 & F-5 at End of Section 911.182 Coding: Words in . . -. . type are deletions from existing law. Words underlined are additions.