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<br /> STAFF COMMENT: Staff recommends the minimum linear <br />foot of planting be reduced to 100 ft. (i.e. the number of trees <br />for every 100 ft. of required buffer area versus 150 ft. as <br />proposed by the applicant) consistent with Section 6.8.6 (F) <br />of the UDO. 33 <br />Permitted breaks within this required 100 ft. perimeter buffer are <br />detailed within this document, specifically Section III (c) establishing <br />setback standards for structures and vehicular use areas, and on the <br />approved master plan. 34 <br />iii. Interior landscaping shall be consistent with the following: <br />1. Parking lot: <br />a. A ten-foot vegetated buffer shall be provided between <br />vehicular use areas and internal access roads. <br />Consistent with Section 6.8.7 (D) of the UDO, this <br />buffer shall be composed of shrubs and flowering <br />plants forming a continuous opaque landscape barrier <br />reducing glare and visual distractions to passing <br />motorists. 35 <br />                                                             <br />33 This issue is still being discussed, based on staff’s notes.  Staff had recommended minimum planting requirement  <br />as follows:  7 canopy trees, 1 evergreen tree, 5 deciduous understory, 12 evergreen understory, 85 shrub trees to  <br />form the recommended opaque buffer along external property lines consistent with the UDO and desire of the  <br />BOCC.  <br />34 The applicant has agreed to a 100 ft. perimeter buffer, with the exception of an area near the southern  <br />boundary line to accommodate an access road to the Davis Road property.  Staff has no objection(s) to the  <br />reduction allowing for the proposed roadway.  <br />35 Language added to address comments from the BOCC’s October 6, 2020 regular meeting.  <br />25