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Newport City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 14

18 - SCREENING AND BUFFERING BETWEEN RESIDENTIAL AND NONRESIDENTIAL ZONES

14.18.010 - Height Buffer

Non-residential sites of districts abutting or having any portion located adjacent to any residential zone shall have a height limitation beginning at a height of ten feet at the property line abutting the residential zone and increasing at a slope of 1:2 for R-1 property, 1:1 for R-2 property, 2:1 for R-3 property, and 3:1 for R-4 property until intersecting the height limit otherwise established in that district.

14.18.020 - Adjacent Yard Buffer

On any portion of a site in a non-residential zone that abuts a residential zone, a minimum interior yard of ten feet planted and maintained as a landscaped screen shall be required.

14.18.030 - Separated Yard Buffer

On any portion of a non-residential site that is opposite from a residential district and separated therefrom by a street, alley, creek, drainage facility, or other open area, a minimum yard of ten feet shall be required. The minimum yard shall be planted and maintained as a landscape screen (excluding areas required for access to the site).