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incompatible use types or incompatible tracts in a planned development. An <br />incompatibility buffer with a minimum width of ten (10) feet shall consist of a <br />continuous, opaque landscape barrier. The landscape barrier shall either be a hedge, <br />fence or a wall. Should the building height difference between adjacent uses be <br />greater than thirty (30) feet the buffer shall be increased to a minimum of fifteen <br />(15) feet. <br />"5. Trees and shrubs. Trees and shrubs shall be provided in all perimeter buffers in <br />accordance with the following standards: <br />"a. Trees. <br />"(1) ROW buffers. One canopy tree per 35 lineal feet of frontage. <br />"(2) Compatibility buffers. One tree per 50 lineal feet along property line. <br />"(3) Incompatibility buffer. One canopy tree per 35 lineal feet along property <br />line. <br />"b. Shrubs. <br />"(1) ROW buffers. Ten evergreen shrubs per 30 lineal feet. <br />"(2) Compatibility buffers. Ten evergreen shrubs per 30 lineal feet. <br />"(3) Incompatibility buffers. Ten evergreen shrubs per 30 lineal feet. <br />"6. Walls and fences. If a masonry wall is required within an incompatibility buffer or <br />otherwise provided as part of the proposed landscaping, the wall shall adhere to the <br />masonry wall standards provided herein below. <br />"7. Area measurement. The width of access ways that traverse required perimeter <br />landscape buffers shall not be included in the calculation of linear dimension. <br />"8. Buffer width reduction. The required buffer width may be reduced by fifty percent <br />(50%) where a project is separated from a ROW by a lake, stream, open space, or <br />combination thereof, with a minimum width of eighty (80) feet. The city engineer or <br />his/her designee may reduce the required incompatibility buffer width by fifty <br />percent (50%) for development tracts adjacent to a lake, stream, or open space area <br />one hundred (100) feet in width or if the same type of buffer exists on the adjacent <br />property. <br />"30-200 SCREENING STANDARDS. <br />"30-201. General. The placement of natural landscape materials (e.g., trees, shrubs, and <br />hedges) is the preferred method for buffering differing land uses, for providing a transition <br />between adjacent properties, and for screening the view of any parking or storage area, <br />refuse collection, utility enclosures, or other service area visible from a public street, alley, <br />or pedestrian area. Plants may be used with fences or berms to achieve the desired <br />screening or buffering effect. Plant material should be mature enough at the time of planting <br />to provide an effective buffer or screen, and should be planted in an appropriate location to <br />4 <br />