Sec. 656.399.21. - Compatibility Requirements.

Table 3. Buffer Requirements Canopy Trees (per 100 l.f.) 2 per 100 linear ft Tree CAL/Height 4" dbh Mature height Minimum 40' Understory Trees (per 100 l.f.) 3 per 100 linear fl Tree CAL/Height 1½" - 2" cal, 7' overall height Mature height Minimum 15' Shrub Screen (per 100 l.f.) Square Ft of Shrubs (33) 3 gal plants, 24" minimum at installation to create 36" - 42" high by 36" wide hedge or continuous landscape screen with a 90% opacity within 1 year of planting Container size 3 gal   The following standards are required for any non-residential development that has a rear or side yard adjacent to at least one single-family use: (1) Buffer. A buffer shall be utilized when any use other than a single family residential use abuts another single family residential use. (a) An alley shall be maintained with a minimum of ten feet of separation from the non-residential use to the single-family use. If the alley condition does not provide enough of a buffer, a continuous hedge and tree canopy shall be provided along with a maximum eight-foot fence, except for residential access. (b) A minimum ten-foot landscape buffer is required between adjacent tracts (rear property boundaries). Shrubs and groundcover shall comprise at least 30 percent of the landscaped area as detailed in Table 3. Buffer Requirements. (2) Lighting. The proposed development shall also control the effects of lights from automobiles or other sources. Where the site plan indicates potential adverse effects of parking or of other sources on the lot on which the non-residential use is to be located, such effects shall be eliminated, or at a minimum, prevented so that lights do not illuminate adjacent residential property below a height of five feet at the residential property line, or from shining into any residential window if there is to be non-residential parking on the premises after dark. (3) Building Design. The side of the building that is facing or backing up to any residential development must be treated with the same architectural design standards as the front of the building. (Ord. 2008-192-E, § 3)