Leesburg

A continuous landscape area ten (10) feet in width, exclusive of easements, sidewalks, trails or right-of-way, shall be located between the parking lot and the property line.

A continuous landscape area at least five (5) feet in width shall be located between the property line and the parking lot.

At least five percent (5%) of the gross area of the parking lot shall be comprised of landscape area.

The requirements of this section shall apply to the construction or enlargement of any parking lot with sixteen (16) or more parking spaces.

At least five percent (5%) of the gross area of the parking lot shall be comprised of landscape area.

Buffer-yards are the combination of buffer plus screening required to physically separate and to obscure the view of adjoining land uses.

The buffer-yard requirements of this section shall apply to all new construction, including Site Plan Waiver and enlargement of existing structures constituting more than fifty percent (50%) of the floor area of the existing structure.

Site plans and subdivisions proposed adjacent to vacant parcels of property shall only be required to provide one-half of the required buffer yard set forth in Sec. 12.8.3.

Whenever a site plan or subdivision is proposed adjacent to a developed property that has provided one hundred percent (100%) of the required buffer-yard the adjacent proposed development or subdivision must provide at least one half of the width of the buffer-yard required by Sec. 12.8.3.

Whenever a site plan or subdivision is proposed adjacent to a developed property that has not provided any or all of the required buffer-yard, the adjacent proposed development or subdivision shall provide the balance of the buffer-yard required by Sec. 12.8.3.

A minimum of 35 feet wide with the following plant material per 100 linear feet of right-of-way:

Buffer-yard requirements may be reduced by up to one-third (1/3) where the developer constructs a six (6) foot high brick or stone wall if the Land Development Official finds the intent of the buffer-yard regulations is better served by inclusion of the wall.

All outdoor storage and loading areas created after the adoption of this Zoning Ordinance shall be screened from all public streets and adjacent residential properties. An opaque screen at least six (6) feet in height comprised of plants, trees, walls or other opaque materials must be provided.

Trash dumpsters and other waste/recycling containers serving multi-family or nonresidential uses shall be completely screened from view off-site.

All plant material installed to meet the requirements of this Zoning Ordinance shall comply with the minimum size requirements below at the time of planting: ... Caliper: Two inches

Any existing tree rated forty percent (40%) or less on a scale of 0 to 100 percent, with 0 representing a dead tree will not receive credits toward meeting the canopy requirements.

All plant material installed to meet the requirements of this Zoning Ordinance shall comply with the minimum size requirements below at the time of planting:

In those cases where there are twenty-one (21) or more of one plant type (such as large canopy trees) the percentage of one species within each group shall not exceed thirty percent (30%).

The owner or agent, upon written notice of the Zoning Administrator, shall repair or replace any landscape materials, screens or fencing not meeting the requirements of this section within thirty (30) days.

No tree, shrub, hedge or vegetation, whether or not required by this article, shall be planted or maintained in any way that interferes with the sight distance of any persons.