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MABASSO CORRIDOR PLAN • Landscape Huffer Along Other Streets in the Plan Area: LDR Chapter 926 requires that where parking lots abut road rights-of- way, there must be a landscaped strip that is at least 10' wide that must contain 1 canopy tree for every 30 lineal feet and a continuous hedge. In addition to these standard requirements, within the corridor plan area such landscape strips must also contain 2 understory trees for every 30 lineal feet. • Landscape suffer Along Commercial/Residential Borders LDR section 911.10(9) requires a buffer and an opaque feature where commercial development in a commercial zoning district abuts a residential district or use. Depending on the type of development and the zoning districts involved, the buffer may be type "B", "C", or "D", and the required opaque feature may range in minimum height from 3' to 61. Within the corridor plan area, where these buffers are required, 2 additional understory trees per 30 lineal feet of required buffer strip shall be provided. • Foundation Plantings The front and side faces of non- residential buildings can be stark, uninviting, and unaesthetic unless some landscape features are provided along the fronts and sides of such buildings. Along the front and side faces of buildings that are adjacent to US 1, CR 51.0, or local road rights- of-way, foundation plantings shall be provided and maintained in landscape strips having a minimum width of S', measured perpendicular to the building face. Forty percent (40%) of the foundation perimeter (excluding entranceways and overhead doors) along the building's front and sides shall be planted with shrubs and/or flowers. For example, if a building has front and side perimeters that measure 100' (excluding entranceways and overhead doors), then 401 of the building's perimeter must have a 5' wide foundation planting landscape strip located along the front and sides of the building. One(1) understory tree shall be provided for every 25 lineal feet of the required foundation planting strip. The planting strip shall be planted with the required understory trees plus at least 2 shrubs and/or flowering plants for every 10 square feet of required strip area. Foundation plantings shall be located between the building face and the adjacent roadway and any Intervening parking area. Understory trees may be clustered. INDIAN RIVER COUNTY PAGE 20