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Cabarrus County Zoning Ordinance <br />Chapter Nine Landscape and Buffering <br />Berm -An earthen mound designed to provide visual interest, screen undesirable views ands <br />decrease noise. <br />Buffer or yard - Theught o f A buffer or buffer yard is a "transitional space ", a -hu#fer c-ae <br />which consists of horizontal space (land) and vertical elements (plants, berms, fences or walls). <br />Its purpose is to physically separate and visually screen adjacent land uses that ;;Fe net fully <br />Developing use - This i s the use being considered f elopm <br />Evergreen - Plants, shrubs and trees which retain fo V hroughout the year. <br />Existing adjacent use- - y-44 F� s of land already in place prior to the development of an <br />adjacent land use. <br />Shrub -A o y p nt, sit Ile ran a tree, consisting of several small stems from the ground or <br />smal a und. May be deciduous or evergreen. <br />Sight Tr gle- e a a of visibility required e4 at-a the corner(s) of intersecting street to -aflew <br />P*Prr.Pr#6Rgz s rail lines sidewalks, and Nesyrele paths. <br />Tree- Canopy, shade or large maturing tree- Any tree the height of which exceeds 35 ' at <br />maturity. <br />Tree- Understory or small maturing tree- Any tree the height of which is less than 35' at <br />maturity. <br />Amended <br />Chapter 9 Page 4 of 24 <br />Attachment number 1 \n <br />G -4 Page 323 <br />