The security shall be released once the tree plantings have been verified and a final inspection has been approved by the Building Department. No transitional buffer yard shall be less than 10 feet. A transitional buffer yard shall be maintained as a planted or landscaped area. Also creates a flexible point system to determine the amount of landscaping required, based primarily upon the overall length of the transitional buffer yard, and allows for the use of both trees and shrubs. Requires on-going maintenance of landscaped areas.
Violations are subject to the city's hearing officer with circuit court review.
Screening All trash dumpsters and other refuse disposal areas shall be screened on four sides by a solid, commercial grade wood fence, wall or equivalent material with a minimum height of six feet but not higher than seven feet. Any material storage area, loading area or production area that is adjacent to a transitional buffer yard is required to be visually screened with a wall, berm, evergreen planting or combination thereof which achieves a solid six-foot visual barrier. Any scrap, junk or salvage yard shall be screened by a solid wall or fence on all lot lines and at such a height that its contents cannot be seen from the centerline of the street nearest to the fence. Commercial Lighting Site lighting, other than security lighting, is allowed only when a development is open for operation. Outdoor display lots for vehicles and similar sales facilities are to reduce illumination 30 minutes after closing.