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<br /> <br /> <br />26 NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH LLP <br /> For informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future legal representation. <br />4. Land Use Buffers <br /> <br />a. The required land use buffers shall be in accordance with the following: <br /> <br />i. For all Development Areas, land use buffers will utilize existing vegetation to meet <br />the proposed planting standards when possible. If existing vegetation is utilized, a <br />minimum of fifty percent (50%) of the critical root zone of the existing tree must be within <br />the buffer and must remain undisturbed in order to apply towards land use buffer standards. <br /> <br />ii. For all Development Areas, if a portion of any land use buffer must be disturbed to <br />facilitate development, the disturbed portion will be planted in conformance with the buffer <br />type and option (mixed / overhead utility / deciduous) as depicted on the approved <br />Landscape Buffer Plan (Sheet C6.0) included in the Rezoning Plan. <br /> <br />iii. For all Development Areas, all landscape buffers will match the widths illustrated <br />on the approved Landscape Buffer Plan (Sheet C6.0). This applies to both disturbed and <br />undisturbed buffers. In addition, for Development Areas 3 and 5, a fence at least six feet (6’) <br />in height shall be provided along the interior of the perimeter landscape buffer to provide a <br />further transition for the residential neighbors to the north. <br /> <br />5. Buffer Types: When necessary, constructed Land Use Buffers will be installed consistent with <br />Section 6.8.6.F of the UDO. The following types of constructed Land Use Buffers are planned to be <br />installed as shown on the Landscape Buffer Plan (Sheet C6.0) included in the Rezoning Plan: <br /> <br />LANDSCAPE BUFFER REQUIREMENTS & CALCULATIONS <br />Buffer Type Required Plantings Per 100 Linear <br />Feet <br />Linear Footage <br />(As Depicted on Sheet C6.0 <br />Landscape Buffer Plan) <br />10’ or 20’ Type A <br />Mixed Option <br />1 Deciduous Canopy Tree <br />1 Deciduous Understory Tree <br />2 Evergreen Understory Trees <br />13 Shrubs <br />9,903 LF <br />40' Type C <br />Overhead Utility <br />Option <br />7 Deciduous Understory Trees <br />5 Evergreen Understory Trees <br />30 Shrubs <br />2,610 LF <br />40' Type C <br />Mixed Option <br />3 Deciduous Canopy Trees <br />1 Evergreen Canopy Tree <br />2 Deciduous Understory Trees <br />5 Evergreen Understory Trees <br />40 Shrubs <br />631 LF <br />40' Type B <br />Deciduous Option <br />2 Deciduous Canopy Trees <br />2 Deciduous Understory Trees <br />12 Shrubs <br />1,219 LF <br />Enhanced <br />40' Type D <br />Mixed Option <br />6 Deciduous Canopy Trees <br />1 Evergreen Canopy Tree <br />4 Deciduous Understory Trees <br />9 Evergreen Understory Trees <br />4,431 LF <br />30