§ 1423-13. Required Buffer Yards.

Buffer yards are required between certain zone districts with the type of yard depending on the adjoining zoning district. Schedule 1423-13-A prescribes the required buffer yards between adjoining districts.

(a)

Buffer Yard Plan. A buffer yard plan must be submitted in conjunction with other application materials, as provided in Chapter 1441, Application Procedures, Fees, Permits and Certificates. The buffer yard plan must incorporate a landscaping plan. The buffer yard plan must show the location of all buffer yards on the project site, location of utility easements, roads, emergency access, walkways and existing and proposed structures on the site.

(b)

Location. Required buffer yards of Schedule 1423-13-A must be developed along the perimeter of the lot and extend inward from the property line of the development site. Buffer yards may not be located within any dedicated public or private street right-of-way.

Figure 1423-13 Location of Buffer Yard

Schedule 1423-13-A: Required Buffer Yards

District of Proposed Use	Adjoining District	Yard Condition	Buffer Type Required
RM Districts	SF	Side or Rear	A
	PR (except RMX)	Side of Rear	A
O District	SF	Side or Rear no Loading	A
		Any Yard with Loading	B
	RM	Side or Rear no Loading	A
		Any yard with Loading	B
	PR	Side or Rear no Loading	A
		Any yard with Loading	B
	Other Districts	Front, Side or Rear	None
CN-P and CC-P	SF	Side or Rear no Loading	A
		Any Yard with Loading	A
	RM	Side or Rear no Loading	A
		Any Yard with Loading	A
	PR	Side or Rear no Loading	A
		Any yard with Loading	B
	Other Districts	Front, Side or Rear	None
CN-M, CC-M and CC-A	SF	Side or Rear no Loading	B
		Any Yard with Loading	C
	RM	Side or Rear no Loading	B
		Any Yard with Loading	C
	PR	Side or Rear no Loading	B
		Any yard with Loading	C
	Other Districts	Front, Side or Rear	None
CG-A	SF	Side or Rear no Loading	C
		Any Yard with Loading	D
	RM	Side or Rear no Loading	C
		Any Yard with Loading	D
	PR	Side or Rear no Loading	C
		Any yard with Loading	D
	Other Districts	Front, Side or Rear	None
DD Subdistricts	SF	Side or Rear no Loading	C
		Any Yard with Loading	D
	RM	Side or Rear no Loading	A
		Any Yard with Loading	B
	Other Districts	Front, Side or Rear	None
UM Districts	RM SF	Side or Rear Side or Rear	A A
M Districts	SF and RM	Side or Rear	D
		Front No Storage	None
		Front with Storage	C
	O and C	Side or Rear	A
		Front No Storage or Loading	None
		Front with Storage or Loading	B
	DD	Side or Rear	A
		Front No Storage or Loading	None
		Front with Storage or Loading	B
	PR	Side or Rear	D
		Front No Storage or Loading	None
		Front with Storage or Loading	C
	Other Districts	Front, Side or Rear	None
RF Districts (Except Residential Uses of RF-R District)	SF, RM and Residential Uses of RF-R	Front or Side	D
	PR	Front or Side	D
	O and C	Front or Side	C
	DD	Front or Side	C
	Other Districts	Front or Side	None

 

See Schedule 1423-13-B

Buffer Yard Standards. Schedule 1423-13-B below prescribes the minimum width, screening and landscaping. Buffer Yards B, C and D provide the applicant with a choice of two options.

Buffer Yard Standards - Schedule 1423-13-B

	NUMBER OF PLANTS PER 50 LINEAR FEET OF BUFFER YARD
BUFFER TYPE	WIDTH	HEIGHT OF SCREEN WALL OR FENCE IN FEET	HEIGHT OF BERM IN FEET	3 FT. HIGH SHRUBS ON BERM*	6 FT. HIGH EVERGREEN TREE*	1.5 INCH CALIPER TREES	2.5 INCH CALIPER TREE
A	10	6	—	—	—	—	—
B	15	6	—	—	1	2	1
	15	—	4	12	—	2	—
C	25	6	—	—	2	2	2
	25	—	6	6	2	2	1
D	35	6	—	—	4	4	3
	35	—	8	—	3	3	2

 

^* Height of Installation

Uses Permitted in Buffer Yards. Buffer yards may be used as required yards, open space or driveways. Accessory structures and surface parking are not permitted in a buffer yard.

FIGURE 1423: A—E
The following illustrations represent examples of landscaping and buffer yards.

Figures 1423 A, B

Figures 1423 C, D

Figure 1423 E

(Ordained by Ord. No. 15-2004, eff. Feb. 13, 2004; a. Ord. No. 0221-2007, § 6, eff. July 6, 2007; a. Ord. No. 257-2007, § 3, eff. Aug. 27, 2007)