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Business Districts <br />if the reviewing authority determines that such areas will enhance the appearance of <br />the street lawn and will not jeopardize either the survival of plant material or public <br />safety. <br />Section 1139.06 Buffer Zones (Side and Rear Yards) <br />A. Requirement. Landscaping shall be provided to buffer the negative impacts between <br />incompatible land uses, to minimize the adverse effects of certain activities upon their <br />surroundings and to improve the appearance of Business Districts within the community. <br />B. Buffer Zone Standards. Buffer zones shall be required along the property line between <br />adjacent lots as specified in Table 113906-2 and defined in Table 1139,06-3. <br />Figure 1139.06-1, Buffer Zones <br />Residential -zoned lot commercial -zoned lot <br />r. ,..... — — _... .-,,.. — .,..,.. — T .,-.,. .,.,... ..... .,.,._ ,.... ,.-_ — � <br />I 1 <br />rl i <br />Str<=tai ¢�ir�fa'-a3-4"aYy. <br />1. A'buffer zone shall be required even where the adjacent property is unimproved. <br />2. Prior to changing the use of a property to a more intense land use (for example, <br />residential to commercial), or when a property is rezoned to a more intense district, a <br />buffer zone meeting the applicable requirements of this section shall be installed. <br />3. All areas of the buffer zone outside of planting beds shall be planted with grass or other <br />living ground cover or preserved in a natural wooded state. <br />4. Storm water management facilities may be located within a required buffer zone <br />provided they do not reduce the screening effect. <br />Page 1139-7 City of North Olmsted Zoning Code <br />