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 Prince George County
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 90. ZONING
 Article XVIII. PERMITS, CERTIFICATES

  § 90-826.2. Standards for buffer yard plantings and screening.  

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  • (a)

    Plantings required by this section shall be provided in accordance with:

    (1)

    Where required, all evergreen shrubs shall have a height of at least 24 inches at the time of planting and an ultimate height of six feet or greater within five years or less. One shrub shall be planted for each three linear feet of buffer yard.

    (2)

    Where required, each small evergreen tree or shrub shall have a height of at least six feet at the time of planting and an ultimate height of 15 feet or greater within five years or less. One tree or shrub shall be planted for each five linear feet of buffer yard.

    (3)

    Where required, each large evergreen tree shall have a height of at least eight feet at the time of planting and an ultimate height of 50 feet or greater within five years or less. One tree shall be planted for each 15 linear feet of buffer yard.

    (4)

    Existing evergreen trees and shrubs which meet the requirements of this section may be counted as contributing to the total planting requirements. All portions of buffer yard areas not containing plantings shall be seeded with grass or other approved vegetative ground cover for stabilization and decorative landscaping purposes.

    (b)

    Screening required by this section shall be provided in accordance with the following standards:

    (1)

    Screening shall be visually opaque and shall be constructed of a durable material. It shall be installed within the required buffer yard and shall be continuously maintained by the property owner or by the lessee.

    (2)

    Acceptable screening materials shall include but are not limited to: decorative fences, decorative masonry or brick walls matching the building, and earthen berms with landscaping and other existing vegetation, or a combination of the above to screen outside storage areas.

    (3)

    If screening is to be accomplished by landscaping, the landscaping materials shall achieve the standards stated within a period of five years or less.

    (Ord. No. O-14-24, 10-28-2014)

(Ord. No. O-14-24, 10-28-2014)