Guttenberg City Zoning Code
§ 28-5.7
Buffer Areas.
[Ord. 3/87 § 4.315]
A buffer area shall be provided on every lot in a commercial district that abuts a residential district, and as specified in connection with uses requiring a special permit. This buffer strip shall extend along all side and rear lines abutting residence district properties, but shall not be required in any front yard. This buffer strip shall more particularly be provided and maintained as follows:
a.
Width of buffer strip shall be at least five feet.
b.
This strip shall be in addition to any side or rear yard measurement.
c.
This strip shall contain no sidewalks, driveways, parking areas, drying yards, trash stations, playgrounds, or construction of any sort.
d.
A five foot high solid fence shall be erected on the inner edge of the strip; the buffer strip shall be landscaped with shrubs, trees, and lawns, so arranged and grouped to screen all service and activity areas. The fence and planting shall be subjected to approval by the Planning Board in a site plan which will be submitted.
e.
This strip shall be maintained as a landscaped area and kept free of storage, litter, etc., at all times.
f.
Buffer areas shall not be used for parking.