§ 114-129. Responsibility for District Boundary Bufferyards.

(a)

Where both sides of the district boundary are vacant:

(1)

Where commercial districts abut residential districts (UR, IS, URM, URM-L, SR, SS and NA) and an E or F buffer is required, the commercial uses shall provide two-thirds ( 2/3 ) of the required buffer.

(2)

In all other cases, each side shall be responsible for half (½) of the required buffer.

(b)

Where one side of the boundary is developed:

(1)

The new use shall be responsible for all the required buffer where no solid fence exists; but all existing canopy trees, shrubs or understory trees within ten (10) feet of the property line may be counted up to fifty percent (50%) of the required plant material.

(2)

The new use shall be responsible for eighty percent (80%) of the required buffer where a solid fence exists, and may count all existing canopy trees, shrubs or understory trees within ten (10) feet of the property line up to forty percent (40%) of the specified plant material.

( Ord. No. 006-2016 , § 1(Exh. 1), 4-13-2016)