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Limited Industry District <br />of this section if approved by the reviewing authority. <br />3. Healthy and viable existing trees within a proposed street lawn shall be preserved unless <br />existing site characteristics, necessary grading, location of future site improvements, <br />species of tree (see list of prohibited species in Appendix A) or other similar conditions <br />make their preservation unreasonable or undesirable. <br />4. If berms are appropriately incorporated into the street lawn, the reviewing authority may <br />reduce the required quantities of plant material. <br />5. If existing conditions are such that a lot cannot accommodate the street lawn standards, <br />the reviewing authority may modify the landscape requirements where it is determined <br />that the purpose of the street lawn will still be achieved. <br />D. Buffer Zones (Side and Rear Yards). Landscaping and screening shall be provided to <br />buffer the negative impacts between incompatible land uses, to minimize the adverse effects <br />of certain activities upon their surroundings and to improve the appearance of Limited <br />Industry Districts within the community. <br />1. Landscaping. Landscaping shall be provided within required side and rear yards where <br />the subject property abuts another zoning district so as to provide a dense visual screen <br />without obstructing necessary lines of sight required for safe pedestrian and vehicular <br />movement. Buffer zones shall meet the minimum specifications defined in Table <br />1145.04-2. <br />Table 1145.04-2, Buffer Zone <br />Requirements <br />(Plant quantities required per <br />100 linear feet of property line) <br />Specifications <br />Buffer Zones <br />Where Abutting <br />Residential Districts <br />Where Abutting All <br />Other Zoning Districts <br />Minimum depth <br />30 ft. <br />10 ft. <br />Canopy trees <br />3 <br />2 <br />Ornamental trees <br />3 <br />2 <br />Evergreen trees <br />5 <br />2 <br />Shrubs <br />10 <br />4 <br />2. Exceptions. A buffer zone is not required between two Limited Industry District parcels. <br />A buffer zone shall not apply where the reviewing authority determines that existing <br />natural conditions are such that a lot cannot reasonably accommodate a required buffer <br />or where existing natural conditions on the lot act as a buffer. Alternately, where the <br />reviewing authority determines that a vegetative buffer is inappropriate for a lot, they <br />may approve the installation of a fence or wall to meet the buffer requirements. <br />E. Fencing and Screening. <br />1. Fencing Required. Along any side or rear property line that abuts a residential district, a <br />six (6) foot high solid fence shall be provided within ten (10) feet and parallel to the <br />district boundary. The fence shall extend the full length of the district boundary and to <br />within 50 feet of a street line. <br />2. Screening. Screening in the form of a solid, sight obscuring fence or wall shall be <br />provided around all trash dumpsters, heating and cooling units, and any loading areas <br />visible from the public right-of-way. If approved by the reviewing authority, the required <br />screen may be comprised of berms or plant material, in combination with or as a <br />substitute for a fence or wall when it is determined that the alternate solution will provide <br />the same degree or better of opacity and screening required by this section. <br />Page 1145-4 City of North Olmsted Zoning Code <br />