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ORDINANCE. NO. 97- 29 Within a horizontal distance of 30' of an overhead electrical transmission or distribution line (not a service line), in addition toeg nerally prohibited exotic nuisance species, the following plant species are prohibited from being used on any landscaping plan proposed for county approval: Earleaf Acacia, Woman's Tongue Tree, Norfolk Island Pine, Bischofia, Schefflera, Ear Tree, Eucalyptus, Non -Native Ficus, Silk Oak, Chinese Tallow Tree, and Java Plum. Establish landscaping chapter section 926.09(7)i as follows: (7)Landscapinz near utility poles, ,Euy wires, and transformer pads. Trees, shrubs, and vines shall be planted and maintained so as to provide a clearance of at least 5' around utility poles, guy wires and anchors, and transformer pads. Amend landscaping chapter section 926.08, as follows: (1) A perimeter buffer is a landscaped strip along parcel boundaries that serves as a buffer between incompatible uses and zoning districts, as an attractive boundary of the parcel or use, or as both a buffer and attractive boundary. Existing native vegetation and upland native plant communities as described in Chapter 929, Upland Habitat Protection, may be utilized to meet buffer requirements. (2) The width and degree of vegetation required depends on the nature of adjoining thoroughfares and uses. Chapter 915, Planned Development, and Chapter 911, Zoning, of the County Land Development Code, set forth buffer type requirements for adjacent properties, based on land use and zoning districts. (3) Buffer types and opaque features. There are four (4) buffer types to be utilized in Indian River County. They are, in order of intensity, as follows: Type A buffer; Type B buffer; Type C buffer and Type D buffer. Buffers may require opaque features, including three foot and six foot opaque features, where specified in the land development regulations. Required opaque features shall consist of a solid masonry wall or earthen berm unless the Planning and Zoning Commission approves a substitute material (such as a completely opaque living landscape barrier)based upon the use and conditions is both of the project site and adjacent site. Landscaping required along sides of a wall unless otherwise approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission. In cases where the abutting use/district is separated from the project site by a local roads the buffer We shall be reduced one catego1y type (e.g. from Type "A" or Type "B"), but the height of the opaque feature shall remain the same. In cases where the abutting use/district is separated from the project site by a Thoroughfare Plan road, the buffer We shall be reduced two category types e.g. "A" to "C") but in all cases shall require at least a Type "D" buffer. Required 3' and 6' opaque features shall be measured from the finished floor elevation of the proposed structure(s). This requirement can be modified by the Planning and Zoning Commission based upon grade differences and the relationship between the height and mass of the proposed building and its setback from the property line. The maximum required height of an opaque feature shall be 8' above the site grade where the feature is located.