Route 60 Buffer. There shall be a 50 foot community character corridor buffer along the Route 60 frontage of the Property. The portion of the buffer located adjacent to buildings, parking and the BMP shown on the Master Plan shall contain enhanced (defined as 125% of Ordinance size requirements) landscaping and variable height berms from two to four feet in height generally as shown on the Master Plan. The western most portion of the buffer area and the adjacent open space shall have installed the fruit tree orchard and naturalized meadow generally as shown on the Master Plan. A landscape plan for the entire buffer shall be submitted to the Director of Planning with the initial site plan for development on the Property for his review and approval for consistency with this proffer. The buffer shall be planted or the planting bonded prior to the County being obligated to issue certificates of occupancy for buildings located on the Property.
Route 60 Buffer. (a) There shall be a variable width along the Route 60 frontage of the Property t o provide screening between the Village of Hickory Neck Route 60 and an appropriate foreground t o historic Hickory Neck Church. Owner shall submit a plan for t h i s buffer for review and approval by the Revisw This landscape plan may include a landscaped farm pond also serving as a 3MP as shown on the Master Plan and shall contain trees, shrubs, groundcovers and/or grasses, provide for the planting and harvesting of agricultural crops or agricultural operations, fencing and berming to retain and/or create a sense of open farmland or pasture while screening the Village from the direct view of vehicles traveling on Route 60. The buffer shall be graded to create a gentle slope from Route 60 to a low landscaped berm located behind the lots adjacent to the buffer. The combination of the berm and landscapinq shall, when the landscaping has reached maturity, screen the adjacent houses from the direct view of vehicles traveling on Route 60. The buffer provided shall measure a minimum of 300 feet deep. The buffer shall be exclusive of any lots or units. Agricultural activities such as planting and harvesting crops and grazing livestock shall be permitted in the buffer. The entrances, turn and stormwater management facilities as shown generally on the Master Plan, the trails, sidewalks and bike lanes as shown generally on the Master Plan, utilities, lighting,'entrance features and signs may be located in the buffer with approval of the Development Review Dead, diseased and dying trees or shrubbery, and invasive or poisonous plants may be removed from the buffer area. If a stormwater BMP pond is located within the buffer area, it shali be designed and constructed in accordance with a plan submitted to and approved by the Director of Planning to resemble a farm pond, using techniques such as less steep slopes, landscaping typical to a farm pond and berms. The buffer shall be planted in accordance with the approved buffer landscape plan or the planting bonded prior to the County being obligated to issue certificates of occupancy for dwelling units in Hickory Neck Village. All billboards now located within the buffer shall be removed before the County is obligated to issue certificates of occupancy for dwelling units on the Property.
