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BGOn ~8 hasE 574ift 0 %V AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE 1 l OF LEE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Commissioners of Lee County, North Carolina that the Zoning Ordinance be, and it hereby is, amended as follows: Section 1. Amend Article XIV, "BUFFERING AND SCREENING" by repealing it in its entirety and replacing it with a new Article XIV, "BUFFERING AND SCREENING" as follows: Article XIV BUFFERING AND SCREENING "Section 1. Purpose and Intent of Buffer Yards. It is the intent of Lee County to require buffer and screening standards that will protect the health, safety, and general welfare of the public, and maintain and enhance the appearance of the community. The buffer and screening regulations are established herein to minimize potential nuisances such as the transmission of noise, dust, odor, litter, and glare of lights; to reduce the visual impact of the unsightly aspects of adjacent development; to provide for the separation of spaces; and to establish a sense of privacy. Buffers shall be required to separate proposed development from different adjacent land uses or zoning determinations. The buffer and screening requirements will be applied to all new development, redevelopment, or building expansion projects. Section 2. Buffers Required. a) A buffer strip shall be provided between residential and nonresidential uses and between single-family uses and multifamily uses containing four or more units. The following shall be the minimum buffer strip requirements: (1) Where the adjacent or abutting lot has been or can be developed for a residential use lying within 120 feet of the use for which buffering is required, the required buffers and screening shall be planted as follows: a. One row of deciduous trees or evergreen trees spaced not more than 25 feet apart and located approximately in the center of the buffer. Deciduous trees shall have a minimum height of six feet and evergreen trees shall have a minimum height of three feet when planted. b. Two rows of evergreen shrubs shall be planted on the side of the buffer facing the residentially zoned lots. These rows shall be no more than three feet apart and the shrubs shall be planted in a staggered pattern no more than six feet apart. These shrubs shall be of a size and species that will grow to a height of five feet or more after one full growing season and will eventually grow to a height no less than 12 feet.