Natural Buffer definition

Natural Buffer means an area of undisturbed cover surrounding surface waters within which construction activities are restricted. Natural buffer includes the vegetation, exposed rock, or barren ground that exists prior to commencement of earth‐disturbing activities.

Natural Buffer means an undisturbed area adjacent to, or surrounding surface waters within which construction activity is restricted. A natural buffer may include natural vegetation, exposed rock, overflow channels, or barren earth that existed prior to land-disturbing activities.

Natural Buffer. , in reference to this permit, means an area, strip, or plot of undisturbed, natural cover adjacent to surface waters that may be utilized to provide water quality control of stormwater discharges from adjacent land-disturbing activities. Natural cover includes the vegetation, exposed rock, or barren ground that existed prior to commencement of land-disturbing activities.

Examples of Natural Buffer in a sentence

• Natural Buffer –means an undisturbed area with natural cover running along a surface water (e.g. wetland, stream, river, lake, etc.).

• Natural Buffer means, for the purposes of this permit, an area of undisturbed natural cover surrounding surface waters within which construction activities are restricted.

• Natural Buffer Areas Policy StatementThe following is the policy statement of the District as it regards the natural tree protection, wetland and upland buffer areas that are scattered in large numbers throughout the Community.

• Natural Buffer for Large-Scale-Solar Projects: The site plan shall provide a natural vegetative buffer of fifty feet (50’) between a large solar energy facility and a property in residential use, including houses across a street.

• Natural Buffer Areas Policy Statement The following is the policy statement of the District as it regards the natural tree protection, wetland and upland buffer areas that are scattered in large numbers throughout the Community.

• Front Yard Setback, Natural Buffer Area: The minimum front yard building setback for lots with frontage only on Route 28 shall be fifty (50) feet, which shall be left wooded and in its natural state.

• Compliance with the Natural Buffer Zone requirements of Section 13.2.4, or the equivalent compliance alternative.

• The appropriate funding of VCSE organisations involved in social prescribing projects was cited as a critical issue.

• A tree preservation easement shall be established within the Preserved Natural Buffer Yard.

• Campagna, seconded by Mr. Smith, with all in favor, the Board of Supervisors approved the Natural Buffer Areas Policy for Mitchell Ranch Community Development District.

More Definitions of Natural Buffer

Natural Buffer means, for the purposes of this permit, an area of undisturbed natural cover surrounding surface waters within which construction activities are restricted. Natural cover includes the natural vegetation, exposed rock, and barren ground that existed prior to commencement of earth-disturbing activities.

Natural Buffer means an area comprised of existing and enhanced vegetation with preferential use of local native species, free of buildings or structures, which is intended to provide separation from and to create a zone of transition that will mitigate encroachment and impacts on the Environmental Protection Area.

Natural Buffer means an area set aside for the preservation of natural vegetation and subject to subsection (2). This term does not preclude the clearing of understory/secondary vegetation. Trees that are three inches DBH or more are considered protected trees within a natural buffer. Any tree removed from a natural buffer shall be mitigated for within the natural buffer. Replacement trees mitigated for within a natural buffer shall be at least three inches DBH and shall not count towards meeting other tree planting requirements as described in 656.1222(e) or individual planting requirements on a residential lot.