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of Industrial (I), Office Park (OP), or Business Interstate (BI) to Residential (R-1, R-2, R-3 or R-4) that occurs after (September 25, 2015), the burden of providing the buffer zone shall be imposed on the property rezoned. The City Council may waive or vary the imposed buffer zone requirement by special permit if it determines that: 1. Existing or proposed alternative screening devices such as fences, evergreen plantings and earthen berms will provide a reasonable buffer between incompatible land uses; 2. Waiving or varying the buffer zone requirement will not substantially impact the comfort, privacy, quiet enjoyment and standard of living of residents in the property rezoned; and 3. The nature or circumstances of the particular lot, project or neighborhood justifies a different buffer requirement, including but not limited to topography, soils, or other site conditions which make the planting or maintenance of the buffer impractical. Alternative screening devices authorized under this Section shall not be subject to the provisions of Sections 5.3.2, 5.3.4, or 5.7.7., except that the City Council shall insure that any plantings required by this Section do not interfere with or encroach upon sight lines or violate other provisions of the Woburn Municipal Code, Woburn Zoning Code or the Woburn Land Subdivision Rules and Regulations. 4. The buffer zones required by this section 5.7 shall, except to the extent provided in