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17 <br /> Other than the buffers described above, screening between <br /> adjacent land uses shall be provided in accordance with the <br /> accompanying Schedule of Land Use Buffers. <br /> Buffers may consist of existing wooded areas or, if existing <br /> vegetation is not sufficient for screening, a planted buffer <br /> shall be provided, consisting of 50-75% evergreen trees <br /> reaching a mature height of at least 30 feet. <br /> 5ifItjutli Necessary access drives, utilities, and pedestrian paths are <br /> allcved within required buffers; however, no other disturbance <br /> for buildings, parking, or storage is permitted. Access and <br /> N„ d`` utility crossings are to be made perpendicular to the length of <br /> the buffer. <br /> Limited breaks in required interstate buffers may be allowed, <br /> but only if they are well designed and provide either a scenic <br /> 3 ' 3 vista or landscaped area. Landscaped berms, fences, and <br /> , wails, as well as stormwater detention ponds or fountains, may <br /> 25' minimum be used in association with such breaks, provided they are <br /> designed and located in harmony with other site features and <br /> kere t; fa ndscapee terms err uer7r ra'as&firYs, <br /> be muse ha op inkinuni srddr sfoesof3.i. functions. No more than one (1) break per lot shall be <br /> permitted, and the break shall constitute no more than <br /> twenty-five percent (25%) of the interstate frontage. <br /> 2bcnom cDevelopmentDisrrictsDesign Marotta/ Page 3.2.7 <br />