Section
175-37.08 LANDSCAPING AND
SCREENING.
A.
Screening of Uses. Commercial,
institutional, and community uses shall be screened from residential
uses
within and abutting the planned neighborhood development by a buffer
yard 20
feet in width containing a minimum of three canopy trees, six
understory trees,
and nine shrubs per 100 feet of length (or an amount creating an
equivalent
effect and approved with the landscape plan) along the perimeter of the
lot
line abutting a residential use.
B.
Screening along Public Roadways.
Uses within a planned neighborhood development which abut
an
arterial street as defined in Section 148-26(C)(3) shall be screened by
a buffer
yard of 20 feet in width containing a minimum of three canopy trees,
six
understory trees and nine shrubs per 100 feet of frontage (or an
amount
creating an equivalent effect and approved with the landscape plan).
Canopy trees shall be deciduous shade trees planted with a
minimum of two
and one-half inches in caliper at six inches above the ground with a
mature
height of at least 35 feet. Understory trees shall be deciduous
shade or
fruit trees planted at minimum one and ½ inch in caliper
at six inches
above the ground with a mature height of at least 12 feet.
C. Existing
Vegetation. Notwithstanding
any other provisions of this ordinance, existing vegetation shall be
retained
and maintained to the extent feasible in order to permit existing
vegetation to
fulfill or contribute to buffer and screening requirements. In
lieu of
strict compliance with the above buffer yard requirements, a developer
may
submit a detailed landscaping plan that will afford a degree of
buffering and
screening comparable to that provided by these regulations in making
use of
existing and new vegetation. For developments utilizing more than
10
percent existing vegetation as a density bonus credit, a Certified
Arborist
shall provide a detailed description of the existing vegetation with
notation
of specimen trees, to certify compliance. The Arborist report
shall be
accompanied by the proposed measures for ensuring preservation during
and after
construction in accordance with the preservation criteria stated in the
Town of
Front Royal Landscape Preservation and Planting Guide.
D.
Screening of Refuse Collection Facilities. Uses,
except single-family homes within a planned neighborhood
development
shall provide secure, safe, and sanitary facilities for the storage and
pickup
of refuse. Such facilities shall be convenient to collection and
shall be
appropriate to the type and size of use being served. All refuse
storage
facilities shall be screened on three sides by a solid wooden fence or
masonry
wall and a tight evergreen hedge. The fourth side shall be angled
to
minimize the view of the refuse collection facility or shall be
screened by an
opaque gate made of durable materials. The screening shall be of
sufficient height and design to effectively screen the facility from
the view
from nearby residential uses, streets, adjacent properties, and
recreational
facilities.
(Ord.
No. Z-1-05 Added Entire Section 4-11-05-Effective Upon Passage)