§ 5.10. Minimum Required Landscape Strips and Buffers.

(a)

No lot shall hereafter be developed, and no building or structure shall hereafter be erected or use established unless it meets the minimum landscape strips and buffers required by this zoning ordinance for the zoning district in which said building, structure, or use is located, or for the specific use if buffer and landscape strip requirements are established for said use in this zoning ordinance.

(b)

No lot shall hereafter be developed, and no building, structure, or improvement shall hereafter be erected, installed or altered in a manner that reduces the minimum required width of a landscape strip or buffer specified for the zoning district (or if applicable and controlling, by the overlay zone) in which the property is located, or for the specific use if a landscape strip or buffer for the specific use is required by this Ordinance, except as otherwise specifically provided in this Ordinance.

(c)

No part of a required landscape strip or buffer shall be included as a part of the buffer required for another lot, building, or use.

(d)

Buffer and landscape strip requirements, if larger than minimum required yards, supersede minimum required yards established by this zoning ordinance.

( Ord. No. 348-16, § 1 (Exh. A), 7-19-2018 )