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Business Districts <br />B-1 Local Business <br />B <br />C <br />B B <br />D <br />B-2 Office/Service <br />B <br />C <br />B B <br />D <br />B-3 General Business <br />A <br />A <br />A A <br />D <br />B-4 Mixed-use Business, <br />A <br />B <br />B B <br />D <br />single use <br />B-4 Mixed-use Business, <br />Perimeter and interior buffers shall be established <br />as part of the <br />multiple uses <br />development <br />plan review process <br />Table 1139.06-3, Buffer Zone Specifications <br />�Oqulre e � ;- <br />� <br />�' <br />Buffer Zones <br />,� <br />1Plantquentities require0 per 100 <br />A <br />llnearleevdf bro ert 'line <br />B <br />Minimum depth <br />30 ft. <br />20 ft, <br />10 ft. <br />10 ft. <br />Canopy trees <br />1 <br />2 <br />2 <br />May vary based <br />upon existing <br />Ornamental trees <br />33 2 <br />Evergreen trees <br />5 <br />3 <br />2 <br />conditions and <br />land <br />abutting use <br />Shrubs <br />10 <br />6 <br />4 <br />C. Buffer Zone Exceptions. A buffer zone shall not apply where the reviewing authority <br />determines that existing natural conditions are such that a lot cannot reasonably <br />accommodate a required buffer or where existing natural conditions on the lot act as a <br />buffer. Alternately, where the reviewing authority determines that a vegetative buffer is <br />inappropriate for a lot, they may approve the installation of a fence or wall to meet the buffer <br />requirements. The following factors shall be considered when evaluating any request for <br />exception: <br />1. Physical characteristics of'the site and surrounding area such as topography, vegetation, <br />water features, etc; <br />2. Views and noise levels;, <br />3. Proximity or potential proximity to residential uses; <br />4. Building and parking,, lot placement; and <br />5. Location of outdoor storage, display or sales areas. <br />Section 1139.07 Screeninq <br />A. Requirement. Screening shall be required as follows, except as may be provided elsewhere <br />in this_chapter. Screening shall be required even where the adjacent property is unimproved. <br />1. Around all trash dumpsters in all districts. <br />2. Around designated outdoor storage areas. <br />3. Around any loading/unloading area visible from an adjoining street or parking area. <br />4. Around heating and cooling units for all non-residential uses. <br />5. Around essential public services and related accessory structures. <br />B. Screening Standards. Except as otherwise permitted by this section, a required screen <br />shall be comprised of a solid, sight -obscuring fence or wall meeting the requirements in <br />Page 1139-8 City of North Olmsted Zoning Code <br />