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Kearny City Zoning Code

§ 38-5.8

General Landscaping Requirements.

[Ord. No. 10-14-87 § 138-5.700; Ord. No. 2004-(O)-12; Ord. No. 2005-(O)-09 § 2; Ord. No. 2010-26]
a. 
Enclosed Uses. Any enclosed use required by any Town Ordinance to be landscaped shall provide a fence, or a visual screen as may be required by the approving authority, designed to produce a dense cover consisting of evergreen or evergreen type hedges or shrubs, spaced at intervals of not more than six feet, located and maintained in good condition within 10 feet of the property line.
b. 
Unenclosed Uses. Any use which is not conducted within a completely enclosed building including but not limited to storage yards, lumber and building materials yards, and parking lots, shall be entirely enclosed by a fence as may be required by the approving authority. This section shall not apply to nurseries, or to automobile or trailer sales areas, except when abutting a residential zone.
c. 
Maintenance. Any fencing or landscaping installed in accordance with this section shall be maintained in good order to achieve the objectives of this section. Failure to maintain fencing or to replace dead or diseased landscaping shall be considered a violation of this chapter.
d. 
Front Yards in the R-1M Zones. The front yard areas in the R-1M Zone shall be landscaped with grass and/or other vegetative cover, shrubs and/or trees to a minimum of 70% of the front yard area. The "front yard area" is defined as the area between the front street line and the building line across the full width of the lot. In addition, no trees located on the street frontage shall be removed to provide driveway access.
e. 
Front Yards in R-2 Residential Zones. The front yard areas in R-2 Zones shall be landscaped with grass and/or other vegetative cover, shrubs and/or trees to a minimum of 45% of the front yard area. The "front yard area" is defined for purposes of this section as the area between the front street line and the building line across the full width of the lot. In addition, no trees located on the street frontages shall be removed to provide driveway access.