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(i) In cases where the abutting useldistrict is separated from the project site by a local <br />road. the buffer We shall be reduced one catego1y We (e.g. from Type "A" or <br />Lme "B"). but the height of the opaque feature shall remain the same In uses <br />where the abutting use/district is separated from the project site by a Thoroughfare <br />Plan road, the buffer type shall be reduced two category types (e.g. "A" to "C") <br />but in all cases shall require at least a Type "D" buffer. Reference section <br />915.16(3). <br />01 Required 3' and 6' opaque features shall be measured from the finished floor <br />elevation of the proposed structure(s). This requirement can be modified by the <br />Planningand Zoning Commission based upon gElde differences and the <br />relationship between the height and mass of the proposed building and its <br />setback from the property line. The maximum required hekht of an onaaue <br />feature shall be 8' above the site grade where the feature is located <br />u Hedge or shrub material within buffers may be reduced by 50'/o when a 6' wall or <br />fence is provided within the buffer if the remaining amount of requirrd shrub <br />material and at least 50% of required understoly tree material are lanted between <br />the project site perimeter and the wall or fence Alternative planting locations may <br />be approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission <br />The standards for the buffer categories are set forth in the illustrations herein that specify <br />the number of plants required per one hundred (100) lineal feet. To determine the total <br />number of plants required, the linear footage of each side of the property requiring a <br />buffer shall be divided by one hundred (100) and multiplied by the number of plants shown <br />in the illustration. The plants shall be spread in a reasonably even manner along the length <br />of the buffer. Buffer opaque feature options are also illustrated herein and are further <br />defined in Chapter 901, Definitions, of the County Land Development Code. <br />5. BUFFERS BETWEEN COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL <br />Amend zoning chapter section 911.10(8), as follows <br />(8) Required buffer yards: <br />Notes: Buffer yards are required along rear/side property lines and measured at <br />right angles to lot lines. All screening and buffering requirements shall meet the <br />standards established in section 926, Landscaping and Buffering. No parking or <br />loading shall be permitted within buffer yards. <br />Note- When a lnari;^p pock is ptoposed to serve a use that normallLregutres <br />fent dock use/e g_Mcery st_ ori d Parrment store. bip box retain. and :s to <br />be located adiacent to a residentially designated site and will not be screened <br />one view from an adiacent residential site by an interpeninr buiIdMne or <br />s_tractare. m 8' high wall shall be required between the loading dock and the <br />restderrttal site Wall height shall be measured from the grade elevation of the <br />parldna are s adiacent to the loading dock Plantings along the wall are renuired in <br />a rdance with the standards of landscape section 926.08. <br />6. BUFFERS BETWEEN INDUSTRIAL & RESIDENTIAL <br />Amend zoning chapter section 911.11(7), as follows: <br />(7) Buffer yard requirements. Where a nonresidential use within an industrial district <br />directly abuts a single family or multi -family residential zoning district or use, a <br />landscaped buffer yard meeting the following specifications shall be required along <br />the side and/or rear property lines. <br />District Single Family Zoning Multi -Family Zoning <br />IL Type A 6 R Opaque Feature <br />IGType A 6 & Opaque Feature <br />Type A 61 Opaque Feature Type A 6 R Opaque Feature <br />DECEMBER 1, 1997 -17- BOOK <br />Abutting Use/District <br />Single Family <br />Multi -Family <br />District <br />Buffer Type <br />Buffer Type <br />PRO <br />C - 6 ft. Opaque <br />D - 3 ft. Opaque <br />OCR <br />C - 6 ft. Opaque <br />D - 3 ft. Opaque <br />MED <br />C - 6 ft. Opaque <br />D - 3 ft. Opaque <br />CN <br />B - 6 ft. Opaque <br />C - 6 ft. Opaque <br />CL <br />B - 6 ft. Opaque <br />C - 6 ft. Opaque <br />CG <br />8 - 6 ft. Opaque <br />C - 6 ft. Opaque <br />CH <br />B - 6 ft. Opaque <br />B - 6 ft. Opaque <br />Notes: Buffer yards are required along rear/side property lines and measured at <br />right angles to lot lines. All screening and buffering requirements shall meet the <br />standards established in section 926, Landscaping and Buffering. No parking or <br />loading shall be permitted within buffer yards. <br />Note- When a lnari;^p pock is ptoposed to serve a use that normallLregutres <br />fent dock use/e g_Mcery st_ ori d Parrment store. bip box retain. and :s to <br />be located adiacent to a residentially designated site and will not be screened <br />one view from an adiacent residential site by an interpeninr buiIdMne or <br />s_tractare. m 8' high wall shall be required between the loading dock and the <br />restderrttal site Wall height shall be measured from the grade elevation of the <br />parldna are s adiacent to the loading dock Plantings along the wall are renuired in <br />a rdance with the standards of landscape section 926.08. <br />6. BUFFERS BETWEEN INDUSTRIAL & RESIDENTIAL <br />Amend zoning chapter section 911.11(7), as follows: <br />(7) Buffer yard requirements. Where a nonresidential use within an industrial district <br />directly abuts a single family or multi -family residential zoning district or use, a <br />landscaped buffer yard meeting the following specifications shall be required along <br />the side and/or rear property lines. <br />District Single Family Zoning Multi -Family Zoning <br />IL Type A 6 R Opaque Feature <br />IGType A 6 & Opaque Feature <br />Type A 61 Opaque Feature Type A 6 R Opaque Feature <br />DECEMBER 1, 1997 -17- BOOK <br />