Agenda - Planning Commission - 04/04/1995

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THE ZONING REPORT ..Page E~ight "Berms have 5 ft minimum height, 2:1 maxi- mum slope and 2 ft minimum crown width. "Minimum Plant Size: Large tree: single stem 1-1/2 inches caliPer; multi-stem' clump: 6 ft height; Small tree: 4 ft.height; Evergreen shrubs: I2 inches height. "The buffer~ard provisions of this Section shall not apply to PUDs. "The provisions contained in the bufferyard requirements shall not app.l.¥ to' those uses lo- cated ~ithin 'the DM "Downtown Mall" and CD "Downtown Commercial" zoning district." [Greenville NC] "Responsibility for 'Bufferyard "(1) When a use is first to develop on two adjacent vacant pa.rcel.s; the first use shall provide the buffer, specified by the Table of Bufferyard Requirements for vacant' land.. "(2) The second use to develop shall at the time it develops, provide all additional piant material and/or land necessary to provide the total bufferyard required between the two uses~ as specified by the Table of Bufferyard Requirements. "... The requirements of a bufferyard may be satisfied by any one of the options illustrated [for the bufferyard]. The "plant unit multiplier" is a factor by which the basic number of plant materials required for a given bufferyard is determined given a change in the width of that yard... "Ail bufferyard areas shall be seeded with lawn grass or suitable ground cover." [Florence SC] "All areas for screening and buffering shall remain void of buildings, parking, signing, lighting (except lighting of pathways) and utili- ties (unless underground). "Area required for screening and buffering may be used to satisfy landscape and open space requirement.s, and be included in the den- sity calculations of the site [ed. note: and be included in lot area for calculating impervious surface ratios, lot coverage and FAR]. "I~/alls, fences and berms shall be the re- quirement of the higher intensity use. "All plant unit fractions are rounded up, and existing vegetation [in the buffer area] may be used to satisfy planting requirements." [Washington Co, HiIIsboro OR] "Expansion' of existing uses: Approved plans and development existing prior to the effective date of [the ordinance enacting the bufferyard concept as a chapter in the zoning code] shall comply with the regulations under which ap- proval was given, and shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter if proposed expansion will exceed 25% of the gross floor or lot area of the existing development. The area and type of landscaping required shall be determined relative to the entire area of the develop- ment.'' [Pima Co, Tucson AZ] IN THE NEXT FEW ISSUES . . . . . . In two weeks~ on April 7th, you get Part One of two parts on a major topic: how to write special neighborhood zones. You get Part Two on April 21st, two weeks later. Then, for May 19th, we discuss zoning regu- lations for mixed uses. For June 23rd: getting it straight--defining lot, parcel, tract, lot of record and zone lot. For July: another two-issue major topi~: a complete checklist for shoreline zoning and subdivision regulations. For August, you get our comprehensive cumulative index and list of titles of ali past issues. We make every effort to present accurate in- formation and sound opinion in this report. However, we do not guarantee results, accu- racy, or assume liability for errors, omissions, or for information you may act upon. This pub- lication does not purport to be engaged in the practice of law or give legal advice~ but is the opinion of the editor and publisher solely as a professional urban planner. March 24, 1995 issue