Hastings On Hudson City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VI
Maintenance; Screening and Buffer Areas; Landscaping
§ 295-45 Maintenance of developed properties.
Those portions of developed areas and properties not covered by buildings, structures, parking and loading areas, sidewalks or similar improvements shall be permanently maintained in such manner as to minimize erosion and stormwater runoff and harmoniously blend the uses with the neighborhood and residential character of the Village as a whole. Such maintenance shall be conducted in accordance with landscape guidelines which may be adopted by the Planning Board.
§ 295-46 Screening and buffer areas.
In connection with the review of any site plan or any application for a special use permit, a buffer strip shall be required along all property lines abutting or directly across a local street from any property in a residence district. This requirement is in addition to any other landscaping requirements of this chapter, in particular § 295-28. Such buffer strip shall comply with at least the following minimum standards:
A.
It shall be of evergreen planting of such type, height, spacing and arrangement as, in the judgment of the approving authority, will effectively and continuously screen the activity of the lot from the neighboring residential area. Nonevergreen plantings may be included to supplement evergreen planting, but not to take its place.
B.
The buffer strip shall be at least 15 feet in width.
C.
A wall or fence of location, height, design and materials determined by the approving authority to provide screening equivalent to that required by Subsection A of this section may be substituted for part or all of the planting required by that paragraph, provided that the fifteen-foot buffer required by Subsection B of this section is maintained.
D.
Where the approving authority determines that the existing topography or landscaping provides adequate screening for the neighboring residential areas, the approving authority may modify the screening and buffer requirements of this section.
E.
In cases of conflict between the requirements of this section and other landscape requirements established in this chapter, the approving authority may, in its discretion, decide which of the conflicting requirements shall be applicable.
§ 295-47 Maintenance of plantings.
All plantings shown on an approved site plan or special use permit plan shall be maintained in a vigorous growing condition throughout the duration of the principal use, and plants not so maintained shall be replaced with new plants at the beginning of the next growing season.
§ 295-48 Landscaping.
In connection with the review of any site plan or any application for a special use permit, for a multifamily or nonresidential use, those portions of such multifamily or nonresidential properties which are not proposed as locations for buildings, structures, off-street parking and loading areas, sidewalks or similar improvements shall be required to be landscaped and permanently maintained in accordance with § 295-47 above.