Development standards.
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a.Buffers.1.Buffers shall provide a year-round visual screen to the extent practicable in order to minimize adverse impacts from the site on adjacent properties or from adjacent areas. Buffers shall consist of natural vegetation to the greatest extent practical, and may consist of fences, planting, berms, mounds, or combinations thereof to achieve the stated objectives as approved by the Board.2.Where required, buffers shall be measured from property lines and street rights-of-way.3.Within any frontage buffer areas, sidewalks, underground linear utilities and site access drives shall only be permitted to cross said buffers, provided their placement is designed to minimize land disturbance within the buffer. Above- or below-ground stormwater detention systems are not permitted within required buffer areas. Access drives shall cross buffer areas at a right angle or as close to a right angle as is practical to minimize land disturbance.4.Buffer areas shall be maintained and kept free of weeds, debris and rubbish.b.Fences. Fences shall not exceed four feet in height and are subject to the requirements outlined under § 34-4.26a.c.Lighting. Parking lot lighting shall comply with the standards established pursuant to § 34-6.4f.d.General design standards.1.Appropriate facade treatments should be imposed to ensure that buildings are integrated with the rest of the development.2.Exterior-mounted mechanical and electrical equipment exposed to the public view shall be architecturally screened. Roof-mounted equipment and projections should be painted the same color as the roof and, where possible, located to the rear of the building, away from the public view.e.General landscape design and planting requirements. Those portions of all front, rear and side yards that are not used for off-street parking or sidewalks or recreational amenities shall be attractively planted with trees, shrubs and grass lawns as required by the Planning Board with the advice of the Shade Tree Commission.