198 Washington St Norton, MA 02766-3302

In Commercial Districts adjacent to the boundary of a Residential Eighty (R-80), Residential Sixty (R-60), or Residential Forty (R-40) District, there shall be provided, other than along a street, a buffer strip not less than 50 feet wide. Such buffer strip shall be landscaped and planted with grass, shrubs, trees or other plants which may provide a visual screen, and may contain fences, ornamental and acoustic walls, driveways, and walks, but no part of any building, structure, or paved space intended or used as a parking area shall be located within such buffer strip. Where commercial properties adjoin residential properties, regardless of zoning district, a buffer of 20 feet shall be reserved and screening adequate for the situation and characteristics of the use shall be provided in the form of thick planting, walls or earthen berms, to be at least four feet high or higher if prescribed.