AG 2009 04 20 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

•Chapter Nine Landscaping and Buffering d) Buffer requirements may be waived when their requirement would result in buffering between fundamentally compatible land uses, for example, when a use has been allowed "permitted by standards" and landscape requirements are included in those standards. Accordingly, the Zoning Administrator is authorized to waive buffer levels if, and only if, their requirement would serve no purpose. The waiver must be written and dated on the face of the zoning compliance permit of the developing use. 4) General standards for trees and shrubs placed in the buffer. All shrubs and trees for planting within buffers must be on the approved plant list found in Part V. Comparable substitutes may be approved by the Zoning Administrator. All specifications for the measurement, quality and installation of trees and shrubs must be in accordance with the American Standards for Nursery Stock published by the American Association of Nurserymen, and free of disease. Other specific requirements are: a) Trees. At least forty percent of required trees within a buffer must be large maturing trees with a minimum caliper of 2 1/2" measured 6" above ground at the time of planting; small maturing trees must have a minimum caliper of 1 1/2" measured 6". Twenty-five percent of the trees in the buffer must be evergreen. b) Shrubs. Must be evergreen and at least 2 1/2 feet tall when planted with an average height of 5 to 6 feet expected as normal growth over a four year period. Twenty-five percent of shrubs may vary from the above as follows:•may be deciduous •may be two feet tall when planted provided three to four feet growth is anticipated over a four year period •if planted on a berm may be of a lesser height provided that combined height of the berm and plantings is at least 6 feet after four years. 9-7 G-1 Attachment number 5 Page 242 of 320