[Amended 12-16-1985 by Ord. No. 699; 12-12-2012 by Ord. No.
1331]
All lots or parts of lots in the following zones which are improved
with a predominately nonresidential use and whose side or rear lines
are adjacent to a residential zone shall be screened from such residential
zone by landscaped buffer strips or such other screening along said
side or rear lines as may be approved by the Joint Land Use Board:
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OP-1
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Office and Professional
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B-1
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Neighborhood Business
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B-2
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Highway Business
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I-1
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Light Industrial
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A.Â
Within required buffer areas, a solid and continuous landscape screen
shall be planted and maintained. Said landscaping shall consist of
massed evergreen or a combination of evergreen and deciduous trees
at least five feet in height so as to continually restrict a clear
view beyond said buffer strip.
B.Â
The required height of the buffer strip shall be measured in relation
to the elevation of the edge of the adjacent area to be screened.
In cases where the ground elevation of the location at which the screen
is to be planted is less than the elevation of the edge of the adjacent
area, the required height of the screen shall be increased in an amount
equal to said difference in elevation. In the event that the ground
elevation of the location at which the screen is to be planted is
greater than that at the edge of the adjacent area, the required height
of the screen may be reduced in an amount equal to said difference
in elevation, provided that in no case shall the required height be
reduced more than two feet.
C.Â
The entire buffer strip shall be at least 25 feet in width and shall
be graded and planted with grass or sod and such other shrubbery or
trees as may desired by the owner. The entire area shall be attractively
maintained and kept clean of all debris and rubbish.
[Amended 12-26-2007 by Ord. No. 1217]
D.Â
In the event that any of the plantings in accordance with the above
requirements do not live, they shall be replaced within one year.
E.Â
The certificate of occupancy for the use of the premises shall not
be issued until such time as the landscaping requirements, buffer
strips and/or other approved dividers as required by this chapter
and as approved by the Joint Land Use Board are actually installed
in full compliance herewith or, in the event that the season is not
appropriate, a performance guaranty of 125% of the cost, as estimated
by the Borough Engineer, has been deposited with the Borough Building
Inspector. Such guaranty shall be in the form of cash, and the depositor
shall agree, in making the deposit, that if performance is not completed
within the time specified by the Building Inspector on the receipt
delivered to the depositor, the Borough may complete the requirements,
charging the cost against the deposit; otherwise, the deposit shall
be returned in full after the satisfactory completion of the work.
[Amended 12-12-2012 by Ord. No. 1331]
F.Â
In required buffer areas where a natural buffer strip is considered
by the Joint Land Use Board to be impracticable or inappropriate,
an opaque fence may be substituted in whole or in part for a natural
buffer, provided that its specifications are approved by the Joint
Land Use Board.
[Amended 12-12-2012 by Ord. No. 1331]
