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02; BOUN '1$ P!CE 5 c. An additional row of smaller deciduous or evergreen shrubs shall be planted in the buffer on the opposite side. These shrubs shall be spaced no more than 3 feet apart and shall be of a size and species that will reach a height of two feet or more after one full growing season and will eventually grow to a height no less than five feet. d. In addition to the requirements of subsections (1) a through c of this section, a solid visual barrier fence up to eight feet in height shall be required to be erected along that portion of a boundary separating any loading, unloading, mechanical systems, and refuse storage areas from the abutting residential district. e. A solid visual barrier fence up to eight feet in height and one row of shrubs may be permitted as an alternative buffer in lieu of that designated in subsections (1) a, b and c of this section. The shrubs shall be planted on the side of the fence facing the residentially zoned lots and shall be planted no more than three feet apart. The fence shall be maintained in good repair, including necessary periodic painting. (2) Where the adjacent or abutting lot does not contain a residential use closer than 120 feet to the use to he buffered, the required buffer shall be planted as follows: a. Two rows of evergreen trees planted in a staggered pattern and located approximately in the center of the buffer. The two rows shall be no more than five feet apart and the trees shall be planted no more than ten feet apart. b. The evergreen trees used in this planting may be of seedling size, but must be healthy, top grade nursery-grown plants, staked when planted and protected. (b) The buffers and screening planting requirements in this section may be modified in situations where adequate natural buffering exists in the form of significant vegetation or terrain, as determined by the Zoning Administrator. Plants required in the buffer shall be carefully planted in accordance with good nursery practice and shall be maintained in good condition. Unhealthy or dead plants shall be replaced promptly. Section 3. Alternate Buffers and Screening. In lieu of compliance with the above buffers and screening requirements, a developer may submit to the Planning Board for its approval alternate landscaping plans which proposes different plant materials or planting methods that will afford a degree of buffering and screening equivalent to or exceeding that required by this Ordinance. The Planning Board will review the alternate landscaping plans to determine if the alternate plan meets the intent and purpose of the Ordinance. The determinations shall take into account the land use classification of adjacent property, number of plantings, species, arrangement and coverage, location of plantings on the lot, and the level of screening, height, spread, and canopy of the plantings at maturity.