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Commission recommends new rules for buffering, fences, materials and maintenance
Summary
Staff proposed and the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of an ordinance amendment that would allow alternatives to a masonry wall for buffers between commercial and residential uses, set materials and maintenance standards for fences, and require irrigation for commercial landscaping.
Decatur planning staff brought a staff-initiated amendment to the commission on Aug. 5 proposing new rules for screening, buffering, fences, materials and ongoing maintenance; the commission voted to recommend the amendment to City Council.
Planning Director Lisa Hannon said the amendment adds definitions for fence types and materials and would allow alternatives to the current 6-to-8-foot solid masonry wall required between residential and nonresidential uses. Staff proposed options including privacy walls or privacy-style fencing, trees and shrubs, earthen berms, or a combination; Hannon said fencing substituted for masonry would need to be a minimum of 6 feet in height and of materials approved by the planning or development services director.
The amendment would require minimum plantings in buffer…
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