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existing residential structure to house a professional office or similar professional <br /> service (i.e. doctor, beautician, dentist, etc), the screening standard(s) shall be as <br /> follows: <br /> a. Existing single family residential structures shall only be permitted to be <br /> utilized in supporting professional office or similar service development. <br /> b. Buffers along road rights-of--way or along identified highway corridors shall <br /> be in accordance with previously established standards as detailed herein. <br /> c. There shall be a minimum twenty (20) foot vegetative buffer along all common <br /> side and/or rear property lines separating non-residential and residential land <br /> uses. <br /> d There shall be a minimum ten (10) foot landscaped strip along all aide and/or <br /> rear property lines separating non-residential uses from other similar non- <br /> residential uses <br /> e. The required plantings shall be in accordance with those required within this <br /> Section of the Ordinance. <br /> f. The landscaped strip shall be comprised of vegetation that forms asemi- <br /> opaque intermittent visual obstruction, with a minimum initial planning height <br /> from the ground of at dealt thirty-six (36) inches that will achieve a height of at <br /> least fi, f teen (1 S) feet at maturity. <br /> g. In cases where a joint use agreement(s) exists between adjacent property <br /> owners allowing for shared ingress/egress and/or parking; the Zoning Off cer <br /> shall be authorized to grant a waiver regarding the exact location(s) of the <br /> required buffers to avoid conflict. <br /> Staff recommends the revision for the following reasons: <br /> 1. By modifying the landscaping requirement, it is expected the County will <br /> actually be encouraging the preservation, and continued use of, existing <br /> residential structures in an effort to preserve the visual appeal of the <br /> identified roadway corridors. <br /> 2. As professional offices have different operational characteristics from other <br /> non-residential land uses {i.e. restaurants, retail, etc) the need for a large <br /> buffer is reduced as the impacts will not be the same. <br /> 7. In the LO district, the buffer may be limited to 50' <br /> Staff is recommending that this provision be deleted as it is in conflict with the other <br /> requirements of this Section of the Ordinance. <br />