§ 21.37.080. Separation of uses, transition buffers.

To assure that different land uses are adequately separated (i.e., to protect the character of residential areas and at the same time minimize interference with business operations), the following transition buffers and setbacks shall be utilized:

A.

Buffers Separating New Businesses from Prior Residential Uses. Where adjacent property is developed or planned for residential use, a business use must meet the following standards:

1.

Setbacks of thirty-five feet from any property line shared with a residential site;

2.

Landscaping within required buffer areas to a minimum width of ten feet unless existing natural vegetation forms a view-obscuring screen;

3.

No parking shall occur within a required buffer.

B.

Buffers Separating New Residential Uses from Prior Business Uses. Where adjacent property is developed or planned for business uses, a residential use must meet the following standards:

1.

Setbacks from adjacent streets equal to those specified in Section 21.18.040 and a thirty-five foot setback from any property line shared with a business site;

2.

Landscaping within required buffers as provided in Section 21.37.080A2.

(Ord. 11274 § 1 (part), 1996)