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ORDINANCE 2005-030 located within the urban area proposing new residential lots adjacent to active agricultural operations (e.g. citrus groves and field crops) shall include provisions for a special buffer. Type "B" buffer with a six foot opaque f ature, as described in Chapter 926. Where project or project phase in which the buffer is to be located. The buffer and opaque converted to a non agricultural use. 5. Residential lots and units adjacent to the Urban Service Area Boundary. Residential subdivision projects, site plan projects, and planned development projects located inside the Urban Service Area where new residential lots or units are proposed adjacent to the Urban Service Area Boundary shall include provisions for a special buffer. Project sites are considered adjacent to the Urban Service Area Boundary when adjoining that boundary and when separated from that boundary by intervening road and canal rights-of-way. Said buffer shall be provided in a separate tract and provided between the proposed residential lot (single-family) or unit (multi -family) and the Urban Service Area Boundary and shall consist of native vegetation planted in a fifty -foot (50') or wider Type "B" buffer with a six-foot opaque feature, as described in Chapter 926. Where walls are used, the wall variation requirements of subdivision ordinance section 913.09(9) shall apply. Where required, said buffer shall be treated as a required improvement for the project or project phase in which the buffer is to be located. PART III: AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 913, SUBDIVISIONS AND PLATS OF THE INDIAN RIVER COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS ORDINANCE 3. Arterial and Collector Road Buffer. LDR Section 913.09(3)(C)5 is hereby amended, to read as follows: 5. Abutting collector and arterials. Where a residential subdivision abuts or contains an existing or proposed major or minor arterial or collector street, special provisions shall be made to minimize vehicular traffic noise to residential sites, provide landscape buffering between residential subdivisions and major roadways, and to provide tree canopy along major roadways. The special provisions shall include a Type " " "A" or Type "B" buffer, as specified in Chapter 926, with a minimum width of twenty-five (25) feet and one (1) or more of the following: a. A berm or berm/hedge opaque feature, at least six (6) feet in height at the time of installation, measured from the finished floor elevation of the proposed adjacent residential structure. The berm shall be constructed with a slope not greater than thirty-three (33) percent. Adequate irrigation shall be provided together with maintenance provisions by a homeowner's association. Bold Underline: Additions to Ordinance 3 tr-ilEe thfe..gt,: Deleted Text from Existing Ordinance C:\Documents and Settings\kmassung\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLKF\2005-_ Chapters 911 913 and 915.rtf