Prosperity City Zoning Code

LANDSCAPING AND

BUFFER YARD REGULATIONS

§ 153.110 PURPOSE FOR REQUIRED LANDSCAPING.

Landscaped open areas are required by this ordinance to provide buffer areas or screening

between adjacent land uses to reduce the impact of incompatible activities; to improve, protect, preserve and promote the aesthetic character, natural beauty, and value of land; and to promote and protect, public interest in recreation, safety, health, reduction of pollution, and tree protection. The standards in this division shall apply to all zoning districts.

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§ 153.111 BUFFER AREAS.

Landscaped buffer areas along the perimeter of lots, but not in a street right-of-way, which areas may be used for passive recreation only, shall be maintained by property owners as follows:

TYPE	LAND USE	WHERE REQUIRED	BUFFER SIZE AND PLANTS REQUIRED
A	Multi-family complex, mobile home park, non-residential use not adjacent to residential district, and all surface parking lots.	Along street rights-of-way except driveways and visible angles.	Minimum buffer width: 5 feet. Plants required per 100 feet of street frontage: 12 ornamental shrubs, 2 evergreen understory trees, and grass or other ground cover. Shrubs may be clustered.
B	Multi-family complex, mobile home park, commercial or institutional use adjacent to single family residential use not separated by street or alley.	Along adjacent residential property lines.	Minimum buffer width: 10 feet. Plants required per 100 linger feet: 2 deciduous canopy trees 40 to 60 feet on center, and 8 evergreen plants 10 feet on center.
C	Industrial warehouse, outdoor sales or storage use adjacent to residential district not separated by street at least 18 feet wide.	Along adjacent residential district lines.	Minimum buffer width: 15 feet. Plants required per 100 linear feet: 2 deciduous canopy trees 40 to 60 feet on center, and 17 evergreen plants or understory trees in double staggered rows 10 feet on center.

Plant standards:	Minimum installation height: Evergreen understory trees and shrubs - 6 feet;
Plant standards:	Deciduous canopy trees - 8 feet.
Minimum mature size:	Evergreen -10 feet;
Minimum mature size:	Deciduous canopy trees - 25 feet.
Substitutions:	Existing plants meeting minimum standards may be retained to meet buffer requirements. Evergreens: Evergreen plants may be substituted for deciduous plants. Fence or wall: Where existing lot use, size, shape, configuration, topography or unusual circumstances prevent reasonable compliance with buffer landscaping requirements, the Zoning Administrator may approve substitution or an opaque fence or wall at least 6 feet in height, but not exceeding 10 feet in height, for a Type B or Type C buffer. Fence and walls shall be neat in appearance and have a finished surface facing adjacent property.

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§ 153.112 OPEN SPACE LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS.

The following open space landscaping requirements shall apply to land uses in all zoning districts:

LAND USE	OPEN SPACE REQUIRED	LANDSCAPING
Single-family and two family residential except clustered.	District yard requirements	None required.
Clustered residential.	15% of land area	Grass, shrubs and trees selected by owner.
Mobile home park.	2,500 square feet for each acre or major fraction of an acre in the park.	Greenbelt along all interior lot lines.
Multi-family residential, commercial and industrial, except surface parking lots.	District yard requirements. Required buffer areas, woodlands and wetlands may be used to satisfy requirements.	Grass, shrubs and trees selected by owner.
Surface parking lots.	100 square feet of planted area for each 20 parking spaces. Required buffer areas may be used to satisfy requirements.	One evergreen or deciduous tree for each 20 parking spaces. Grass and shrubs selected by owner.

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§ 153.113 TREE PROTECTION.

An existing health tree greater than ten inches in DBH (diameter breast high) is a valuable natural resource by virtue of age, size and contribution to the environment, and must be preserved and protected to the extent practical and feasible. Trees 10 inches in DBH shall be flagged and shown on a required plat or site plan for development. No more than 25% of said trees shall be removed from a lot, except by variance granted by the Board of Zoning Appeals. In the event a variance is granted, each tree removed shall be replaced by a tree at least 2 DBH in a location meeting required landscaping.

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Prosperity City Zoning Code

LANDSCAPING AND

BUFFER YARD REGULATIONS

§ 153.110 PURPOSE FOR REQUIRED LANDSCAPING.

Landscaped open areas are required by this ordinance to provide buffer areas or screening

(Ord. passed - - )

§ 153.111 BUFFER AREAS.

Landscaped buffer areas along the perimeter of lots, but not in a street right-of-way, which areas may be used for passive recreation only, shall be maintained by property owners as follows:

TYPE	LAND USE	WHERE REQUIRED	BUFFER SIZE AND PLANTS REQUIRED
A	Multi-family complex, mobile home park, non-residential use not adjacent to residential district, and all surface parking lots.	Along street rights-of-way except driveways and visible angles.	Minimum buffer width: 5 feet. Plants required per 100 feet of street frontage: 12 ornamental shrubs, 2 evergreen understory trees, and grass or other ground cover. Shrubs may be clustered.
B	Multi-family complex, mobile home park, commercial or institutional use adjacent to single family residential use not separated by street or alley.	Along adjacent residential property lines.	Minimum buffer width: 10 feet. Plants required per 100 linger feet: 2 deciduous canopy trees 40 to 60 feet on center, and 8 evergreen plants 10 feet on center.
C	Industrial warehouse, outdoor sales or storage use adjacent to residential district not separated by street at least 18 feet wide.	Along adjacent residential district lines.	Minimum buffer width: 15 feet. Plants required per 100 linear feet: 2 deciduous canopy trees 40 to 60 feet on center, and 17 evergreen plants or understory trees in double staggered rows 10 feet on center.

Plant standards:	Minimum installation height: Evergreen understory trees and shrubs - 6 feet;
Plant standards:	Deciduous canopy trees - 8 feet.
Minimum mature size:	Evergreen -10 feet;
Minimum mature size:	Deciduous canopy trees - 25 feet.
Substitutions:	Existing plants meeting minimum standards may be retained to meet buffer requirements. Evergreens: Evergreen plants may be substituted for deciduous plants. Fence or wall: Where existing lot use, size, shape, configuration, topography or unusual circumstances prevent reasonable compliance with buffer landscaping requirements, the Zoning Administrator may approve substitution or an opaque fence or wall at least 6 feet in height, but not exceeding 10 feet in height, for a Type B or Type C buffer. Fence and walls shall be neat in appearance and have a finished surface facing adjacent property.

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§ 153.112 OPEN SPACE LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS.

The following open space landscaping requirements shall apply to land uses in all zoning districts:

LAND USE	OPEN SPACE REQUIRED	LANDSCAPING
Single-family and two family residential except clustered.	District yard requirements	None required.
Clustered residential.	15% of land area	Grass, shrubs and trees selected by owner.
Mobile home park.	2,500 square feet for each acre or major fraction of an acre in the park.	Greenbelt along all interior lot lines.
Multi-family residential, commercial and industrial, except surface parking lots.	District yard requirements. Required buffer areas, woodlands and wetlands may be used to satisfy requirements.	Grass, shrubs and trees selected by owner.
Surface parking lots.	100 square feet of planted area for each 20 parking spaces. Required buffer areas may be used to satisfy requirements.	One evergreen or deciduous tree for each 20 parking spaces. Grass and shrubs selected by owner.

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§ 153.113 TREE PROTECTION.

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Prosperity City Zoning Code

LANDSCAPING AND

BUFFER YARD REGULATIONS

§ 153.110 PURPOSE FOR REQUIRED LANDSCAPING.

Landscaped open areas are required by this ordinance to provide buffer areas or screening

(Ord. passed - - )

§ 153.111 BUFFER AREAS.

Landscaped buffer areas along the perimeter of lots, but not in a street right-of-way, which areas may be used for passive recreation only, shall be maintained by property owners as follows:

TYPE	LAND USE	WHERE REQUIRED	BUFFER SIZE AND PLANTS REQUIRED
A	Multi-family complex, mobile home park, non-residential use not adjacent to residential district, and all surface parking lots.	Along street rights-of-way except driveways and visible angles.	Minimum buffer width: 5 feet. Plants required per 100 feet of street frontage: 12 ornamental shrubs, 2 evergreen understory trees, and grass or other ground cover. Shrubs may be clustered.
B	Multi-family complex, mobile home park, commercial or institutional use adjacent to single family residential use not separated by street or alley.	Along adjacent residential property lines.	Minimum buffer width: 10 feet. Plants required per 100 linger feet: 2 deciduous canopy trees 40 to 60 feet on center, and 8 evergreen plants 10 feet on center.
C	Industrial warehouse, outdoor sales or storage use adjacent to residential district not separated by street at least 18 feet wide.	Along adjacent residential district lines.	Minimum buffer width: 15 feet. Plants required per 100 linear feet: 2 deciduous canopy trees 40 to 60 feet on center, and 17 evergreen plants or understory trees in double staggered rows 10 feet on center.

Plant standards:	Minimum installation height: Evergreen understory trees and shrubs - 6 feet;
Plant standards:	Deciduous canopy trees - 8 feet.
Minimum mature size:	Evergreen -10 feet;
Minimum mature size:	Deciduous canopy trees - 25 feet.
Substitutions:	Existing plants meeting minimum standards may be retained to meet buffer requirements. Evergreens: Evergreen plants may be substituted for deciduous plants. Fence or wall: Where existing lot use, size, shape, configuration, topography or unusual circumstances prevent reasonable compliance with buffer landscaping requirements, the Zoning Administrator may approve substitution or an opaque fence or wall at least 6 feet in height, but not exceeding 10 feet in height, for a Type B or Type C buffer. Fence and walls shall be neat in appearance and have a finished surface facing adjacent property.

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§ 153.112 OPEN SPACE LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS.

The following open space landscaping requirements shall apply to land uses in all zoning districts:

LAND USE	OPEN SPACE REQUIRED	LANDSCAPING
Single-family and two family residential except clustered.	District yard requirements	None required.
Clustered residential.	15% of land area	Grass, shrubs and trees selected by owner.
Mobile home park.	2,500 square feet for each acre or major fraction of an acre in the park.	Greenbelt along all interior lot lines.
Multi-family residential, commercial and industrial, except surface parking lots.	District yard requirements. Required buffer areas, woodlands and wetlands may be used to satisfy requirements.	Grass, shrubs and trees selected by owner.
Surface parking lots.	100 square feet of planted area for each 20 parking spaces. Required buffer areas may be used to satisfy requirements.	One evergreen or deciduous tree for each 20 parking spaces. Grass and shrubs selected by owner.

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§ 153.113 TREE PROTECTION.

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