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Efland Area Resident Group Input/Suggestions for each Proposed Standard is in the Column on the Right <br />Efland Interstate Overlay District <br />Easy <br />Ref. <br />No. <br />Section <br />Number in UDO <br />Revisions <br />Proposed Standard Efland Area Resident Group Input/Suggestion <br />16. 6.6.3 (B)(3) In lieu of the requirements outlined in Section 6.8 of this <br />Ordinance, the following standards shall apply: <br />(3) There shall be a minimum eight feet wide landscaped strip <br />along all property lines separating non-residential uses from <br />non-residential uses. The landscaped strip shall be comprised <br />of vegetation that forms a semi-opaque intermittent visual <br />obstruction from the ground to a height of at least 15 feet. <br />Joint use agreements between adjacent property owners for <br />shared ingress/egress and/or parking may result in a waiver <br />regarding the exact location(s) of the required buffers. <br />Rewrite as follows: In lieu of the requirements outlined <br />in Section 6.8 of this Ordinance, the following standards <br />shall apply: <br />(3) There shall be a minimum eight feet wide <br />landscaped strip along all property lines separating <br />non-residential uses from non-residential uses. The <br />landscaped strip shall be comprised of vegetation that <br />forms a semi-opaque intermittent visual obstruction <br />from the ground to a height of at least 15 feet, except <br />in required sight triangles. Joint use agreements <br />between adjacent property owners for shared <br />ingress/egress and/or parking may result in a waiver <br />regarding the exact location(s) of the required buffers. <br />17. 6.6.3 (B)(4) The provisions of this subsection do not waive the buffer <br />requirements found in Section 6.6.5 (Major Transportation <br />Corridor). <br />OK as is <br />18. 6.6.3 (C)(1) <br />“Architectural <br />Design <br />Standards” <br />In addition to the requirements in Section 6.5 (Architectural <br />Design Standards), the national prototype architectural styles <br />of chain businesses shall be altered as necessary to <br />complement the surrounding area. <br />Rewrite as follows: <br />In addition to the requirements in Section 6.5 <br />(Architectural Design Standards), the national <br />prototype architectural styles of the external design of <br />chain businesses shall be altered as necessary to <br />complement the surrounding area should consider and <br />complement the existing community character.1 <br />1 Planning staff intends to invite the community to submit photos of buildings and/or design features showing what the community members believes are <br />features that should be considered and encouraged in future development. Staff will keep a compilation of the photos in the Planning office (and likely on the <br />website) so site designers, architects, and Planning staff can see the types of features/designs the community would like to see in new development. <br />Page 5 of 17 <br />January 26, 2015 <br /> <br />47