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146 <br /> uses will be considered when determining <br /> acceptable levels of disturbance. <br /> Additional landscaping is required within each <br /> lot to enhance site features such as entrances <br /> and parking while serving to control erosion <br /> and moderate microclimate. <br /> Wherever possible, existing vegetation shall be <br /> preserved to meet the requirements of this <br /> section. New landscaping shall consist of <br /> native and/or naturalized species suitable for <br /> the climate and soil conditions of piedmont <br /> North Carolina. <br /> a. Buffers <br /> 1) A buffer -59- 100 feet wide is required <br /> at the boundary of the Economic <br /> Development District. The buffer <br /> shall consist of existing wooded <br /> areas or, if planted, 50-75% <br /> evergreen trees reaching a mature <br /> height of at least 30 feet. <br /> 2) Buffering between adjacent <br /> conflicting uses shall be <br /> accomplished within the building <br /> setbacks. Buffers shall be <br /> similar to the buffer at the boundary <br /> of the ED District described above. <br /> The following list of more intense <br /> land uses shall provide larger <br /> buffers as shown: <br /> Land Use Buffer <br /> -airports 100 feet <br /> -manufacturing and 100 feet <br /> processing with <br /> impacts beyond the lot <br /> -military installations- 75 foot• <br /> -utility substations 75 feet <br /> -water/sewer treatment 75 feet <br /> plants <br /> -motor freight terminals 75 feet <br /> petroleum products 75 foci <br /> sterageIiis •L L • <br /> -sawmills 50 feet <br /> -steads. 7-I--fAet- <br /> 3) A 100-foot buffer shall be maintained <br /> adjacent to the right-of-way of <br /> interstate highways. If existing <br /> vegetation is not sufficient for <br />