§ 72-1309. Landscaped buffer area.

Landscape requirements shall be subject to section 72-284, and the following additional regulations:

(1)

Buffer widths. Buffer widths shall comply with the following table:

Table 3: Landscape Buffer Width (indicated in linear feet)

Development Zoning Classification	Adjacent Zoning Classifications and Roadways
	OCV	OMV	OTC	OUR	OTR	ORE	OCR	S.R. 415 Doyle Rd. Lemon Bluff Rd. Maytown Rd.	All Other Roads & Zoning Classifications
OCV	10	10	10	15	25	NA	NA	25	15
OMV	10	10	NA	10	25	NA	NA	25	15
OTC	10	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	25	15
OUR	15	10	NA	10	15	NA	NA	25	15
OTR	25	25	NA	15	15	15	25	25	15
ORE	NA	NA	NA	NA	15	15	25	25	15
OCR	NA	25	NA	NA	15	15	25	25	15

 

(2)

Minimum landscape material. The minimum amount of required landscape material shall be allocated based on buffer width and shall be calculated per each 100 linear feet, or fraction thereof.

a.

Ten-foot buffer width: 6 group B, 18 group C or D.

b.

15-foot buffer width: 4 group A, 4 group B, 27 group C or D.

c.

25-foot buffer width: 6 group A, 6 group B, 27 group C or D.

(3)

One hundred percent of all required plant material shall be considered drought tolerant, Florida-friendly species. Fifty percent shall be considered Florida native species.

(4)

Perimeter landscape buffers may be eliminated or reduced in order to facilitate shared parking, shared access, frontage and/or rearage roads, and to enable a continuous, unified building facades. This buffer elimination shall only be applicable to properties located in the OCV, OMV and OTC districts, and may be approved by the zoning enforcement official.

(5)

Pedestrian walkways. Pedestrian walkways shall be provided along all public street frontages adjoining the property. Pedestrian ways, linkages and paths shall be provided from the building entry to surrounding streets, external sidewalks and outparcels. Pedestrian ways shall be designed to provide access between parking areas and the building entrances in a coordinated and safe manner. Pedestrian ways may be incorporated within a required landscape buffer. Shared pedestrian walkways are encouraged between adjacent commercial projects and between commercial and residential uses. Walkways shall be a minimum of five feet in width, and should be constructed to compliment the overall design theme of the project.

(6)

Hardscape. Nonresidential and multifamily developments shall be located close to the street to enhance traditional street/building relationships with a maximum 30-foot front yard setback to permit outdoor seating, plazas, courtyards or similar public assembly use. All landscape buffers may include hardscape elements such as:

Trails, walkways and bikeways;

Courtyards, plazas;

Benches, outdoor seating;

Decorative landscape planters;

Water features and sculptured art;

Canopies, arbors, trellises or pergolas;

Street furniture.

(7)

Buffers adjacent to thoroughfare roads shall be so designed as to encourage pedestrian activities. In addition to pedestrian walkways, the buffer shall contain at least two hardscape elements listed above.

(8)

The landscape buffer requirements of this section shall not apply to standalone, single-family dwellings.

(Ord. No. 2012-06, § VI, 5-3-12)