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108 such as future parking and driveways, building expansions, or other activities that are not <br />109 in keeping with the purposes of buffering and screening. <br />110 <br />111 1) Bufferyards are intended to provide additional screening of businesses that are <br />112 adjacent to residential areas. The following table details the width of the bufferyard <br />113 along the common adjacent property line. An additional increase of landscape <br />114 plantings would be required in the bufferyard. That increase is expressed in the table <br />115 below as a percentage of the total required site landscaping: <br />116 <br />117 <br />Proposed Development <br />B-1 District <br />Bufferyard width <br />% increase in plantings required <br />Existing Adjacent Development <br />R-1 R-2 R-3 <br />40 ft. 30 ft. 20 ft. <br />25% 20% 20% <br />B-2 50 ft. 40 ft. 30 ft. <br />Bufferyard width 30% 25% 20% <br />% increase in plantings required <br />Proposed Development Existing Adjacent Development <br />R-1 R-2 R-3 B-1 B-2 <br />60 ft. 60 ft. 60 ft. 35 ft. 35 ft. <br />30% 30% 30% 20% 20% <br />E-1 and E-2 Districts <br />Bufferyard width <br />% increase in plantings required <br />118 <br />119 2) As an alternative method for screening, fences that are 100 percent opaque may be <br />120 used to mitigate the impacts of businesses or industrial buildings that are adjacent to <br />121 residential areas. Fences shall be subject to the provisions found in all applicable <br />122 ordinances. When a fence is used for screening purposes, the bufferyard planting <br />123 requirements may be reduced by ten fifty percent (50%) from the stated minimum <br />124 requirement. <br />125 <br />126 <br />127 SECTION 3 SUMMARY <br />128 <br />129 The following official summary of Ordinance #12- has been approved by the City Council of the City <br />130 of Ramsey as clearly informing the public of the intent and effect of the Ordinance. <br />131 <br />4 <br />