§ 30-94. Location of restoration areas and planned landscape areas.

(a)

Setback. A restoration area or a planned landscape area must provide the following minimum setbacks:

(1)

Front street or side street (as measured from the traveled portion of the street): 20 feet.

(2)

Side yard or rear yard: five feet;

provided, however, for the exception in the required side yard or rear yard setback, as shown in subsection (b) of this section.

(b)

Mitigations for reductions in side or rear yard setback. A required side yard or rear yard setback may be reduced to zero feet if:

(1)

A fully opaque fence at least five feet in height is installed on the lot line adjoining the restoration area or planned landscape area;

(2)

The restoration area or planned landscape area abuts:

a.

A restoration area on any adjoining lot;

b.

A public park or open space;

c.

A vacant lot;

d.

A wetland, pond, lake or stream;

e.

Natural area; or

(3)

The restoration area or planned landscape area is located on slopes equal to, or greater than, three feet horizontal to one foot vertical (3:1).

(c)

Composition of setback area. The setback area required by subsection (a) of this section shall be composed of pavement, rock, gravel, wood chips, regularly mowed turf grasses, trees or shrubs.

(Code 1970; Code 1992, § 1050.04; Ord. No. 1031; Ord. No. 1031-A1, 1-3-1980; Ord. No. 1031-A2, 6-29-1983; Ord. No. 1031-A3, 3-28-1990; Ord. No. 1993-4, 4-5-1993)