A. A buffer consisting of a screening fence a minimum of six feet in height or buffer landscaping shall be provided along an exterior lot line forming the boundary of the BP district. This landscaping shall consist of shrubs, trees or a combination which will attain a mature height of at least six feet, with an average height of eight feet, planted at intervals less than 10 feet on center. The landscaping bed shall be at least four feet in width. Deciduous trees or bushes may not make up more than 50 percent of the mixture. Naturally occurring stands of indigenous trees such as birch, willow or alder are accepted as meeting this standard.

B. All areas not covered by buildings, roads, or used for parking or storage, shall be covered with grasses or other appropriate ground cover.

C. All landscaping structural requirements (e.g., drainage, grading, concrete, rock or keystone bed structures, sidewalks) must be met at occupancy. Topsoil addition and final grading and seeding and all plantings of flora must be met within 12 months of occupancy, or within the first growing season after occupancy, whichever comes first. The owner, lessee, etc., shall continue to meet such requirements thereafter and replace all dead shrubs and trees to maintain the landscaping in good condition. (Ord. 21-005 § 11, 2021; Ord. 10-005 § 3, 2010; Ord. 565 § 4, 2000)