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other purposes such as future parking and driveways, building expansions, or other activities that are not in keeping with the purposes of buffering and screening. 1. Bufferyards are intended to provide additional screening of businesses that are adjacent to residential areas. The following table details the width of the bufferyard along the common adjacent property line. An additional increase of landscape plantings would be required in the bufferyard. That increase is expressed in the table below as a percentage of the total required site landscaping: Existing Adjacent Development R-1 R-2 R-3 NBD ` 40 ft. 30 ft. 20 ft. Bufferyard width Proposed Development % increase in plantings required 25% 20% 20% NBD 50 ft. 40 ft. 30 ft. Bufferyard width % increase in plantings required 30% 25% 20% 2. As an alternative method for screening, fences that are 100 percent opaque may be used to mitigate the impacts of businesses that are adjacent to residential areas. Fences shall be subject to the provisions found in all applicable ordinances. When a fence is used for screening purposes,the bufferyard planting requirements may be reduced by ten percent from the stated minimum requirement. SECTION 3. SUMMARY The following official summary of Ordinance #19-05 has been approved by the City Council of the City of Ramsey as clearly informing the public of the intent and effect of the Ordinance. Ordinance #19-05 creates a new zoning district, B-3 Neighborhood Business District, focused on business districts within or adjacent to residential neighborhoods not generally located on Highway 10 or Highway 47. SECTION 4: EFFECTIVE DATE This ordinance becomes effective 30 days after its passage and publication, subject to City Charter Section 5.04. PASSED by the City Council of the City of Ramsey, Minnesota the 12th day of March, 2019. Ordinance#19-05 Page 6 of 7