11 Depot St Sparta, TN 38583-1836

C-D zones are considered to have a moderate impact unless a specific use is classified elsewhere. Non-residential uses in the CN zone are also considered to have a moderate impact. The following uses shall be 14-112 considered to have a moderate impact regardless of zoning classification: off- site parking lots located in resident ial district, gasoline service stations, convenience stores, and self-storage or min-warehouses. (d) High impact (H) . All permitted uses in the M-I zone are considered to have a high impact unless a specific use is classified elsewhere. The following uses shall be considered to have a high impact regardless of zoning classification: junk/salvage yards and outdoor storage yards. (3) Location requirements for screening and buffer yards . The location and type of screening shall be as follows: (a) Side and rear property lines . Where the side or rear property lines of a proposed higher impact use abut a use or district of a lesser impact, whether or not there is an intervening street or alley, screening and buffer yards shall be provided by the higher impact use along abutting side and/or rear property lines according to the following chart: REQUIRED SCREEN/BUFFER YARD TYPE FOR SIDE AND REAR PROPERTY LINES Proposed Use Classification NL M H Adjoining N None 1 2 3 Use L None None 1 2 Classification M None None None 1 H None None None None (b) Front property lines: Where the front property line of a proposed higher impact use abuts a use or district of a lesser impact, whether or not there is an intervening street or alley, screening and buffer yards shall be provided by the higher impact use along its front property line according to the following chart: Proposed Use Classification NL M H Adjoining N None None 1 2 Use L None None None 1 Classification M None None None None H None None None None (4) Description of screens and buffer yards by type . (a) Type 1 screen/ buffer yard. A Type 1 screen/buffer yard is intended to create the impression of a separation of spaces without necessarily eliminating visual contact between the uses. The buffer yard shall be a minimum of ten (10) feet in 14-113 width. The screening shall consist of intermittent visual obstruction to a height of at least ten (10) feet. Screening may be composed of a wall, solid fence (wood, brick, or masonry), landscaped earth berm, planted vegetation, or existing vegetation.