Silver Star Zoning Bylaw - Regional District of North Okanagan

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DIVISION TEN
SCREENING AND LANDSCAPING
1001. Screening
(1) Pursuant to Section 909 of the “Local Government Act”:
(a) commercial uses and apartments on parcels in a Commercial
zone that abut a property line in a Residential zone shall be
provided with screening along the common property line as
outlined below in Section 1001(2) of this bylaw;
(b) apartments on parcels in a Medium Density Residential zone that
abut a property used for a single or duplex dwelling shall be
provided with screening along the common property line as
outlined below in Section 1001(2) of this bylaw; and
(c) storage yards shall be provided with screening as outlined below
in Section 1001(2) of this bylaw when located in proximity to, or
easily visible from, a parcel in a Residential zone or when easily
visible from public spaces or highways.
(2) Screening shall consist of a natural forested buffer not less than 5.0 m wide
and where additional plantings may be required to create a screening
mask, these materials shall be provided from nursery stock suitable for
high-elevation climate or through transplanting; except,
where a natural forest is absent or not of sufficient density to create a
screening mask, or capable of creating a screening mask; then,
(a) the requirement for a screen for a commercial or apartment use
may be waived.
(b) a solid fence, wall or hedge 2.5 m in height may be used to screen
a storage area; except where such installations shall impede a
skiing route or formalized pedestrian pathway then screening may
be waived in the area of this feature.
(3) Screening which constitutes a traffic hazard as determined by the Ministry
of Transportation shall not be required. Generally, a corner cut-off sight
triangle of 6.0 m is applied where vegetation and structures shall not
exceed 1.0 m in height.
1002. Commercial Landscaping
(1) Pursuant to Sections 909, 919.1 and 920 of the “Local Government Act”
and in consideration of Development Permit policies in Section J.3 of the
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