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may be required in order to continue that use. <br />(Code 1984, § 10.41(8); Ord. No. 132 2nd series, § 2, 1-23-1995) <br />Sec. 78-669. - Yards. <br />The minimum required yard areas for the B-2 district shall be landscaped and planted with evergreen and deciduous <br />shrubs and trees in accordance with a detailed landscape plan. Storage of boats, vehicles, equipment and materials shall not <br />be allowed within any required yard. <br />(Code 1984, § 10.41(9); Ord. No. 132 2nd series, § 2, 1-23-1995) <br />Sec. 78-670. - Landscaping areas. <br />In addition to the landscaping required in the required yard areas for the B-2 district, the following landscaping areas <br />shall be landscaped in accordance with the following provisions: <br />(1) The minimum landscaping areas shall be as follows: <br />a. The lakeshore landscaping area shall be an area that is parallel to the entire lakeshore adjacent to <br />the licensed marina operation and equal to ten percent of the average lot depth, but in no case <br />shall it be less than ten feet nor more than 75 feet. Breaks in the landscaping area for access to the <br />lake shall not exceed an aggregate width of 30 feet for each marina operation. <br />b. Side yard landscaping area shall be an area that is parallel to the side lot line and not within the <br />lakeshore landscaping area or front yard landscaping area and shall not be less than ten feet deep. <br />c. Front yard landscaping area shall be an area that is parallel to the street or opposite the lakeshore <br />landscaping area and shall not be less than ten feet deep. Breaks in the landscaping area for access <br />to the public road shall not exceed an aggregate width of 50 feet for each marina operation. <br />(2) The detailed landscape plan for each landscaping area shall provide for a natural woods area containing <br />primarily evergreen and deciduous trees not less than six feet in height. Shrubs not less than two feet in <br />height shall be interdispersed among the trees so as to eventually provide, at maturity, a natural screen <br />that will not be less than 50 percent opaque during the summer months. No uses shall be allowed in the <br />landscaping area except the required landscaping and access roads. A privacy fence may be required in <br />addition to the natural landscaping which has been planted to meet the requirements of this district. The <br />use of any fencing shall not satisfy the requirements of providing natural landscaping and solid visual <br />screening. Any yard area requiring landscaping to meet the requirements of this district shall be planted <br />with nursery stock, balled and bagged trees and shrubs. All landscaping shall be maintained in a healthy <br />growing condition. <br />(3) All the required improvements in the landscaping will be completed prior to the date of issuance of an <br />occupancy certificate or as otherwise provided by this division, whichever date occurs first. <br />(4) All landscape areas shall be sufficiently delineated by berming, curbing or other acceptable physical <br />barrier so as to eliminate the encroachment of vehicle parking, winter and summer boat storage, and <br />other materials or equipment storage into the required landscape areas. <br />(5) All ground cover in the required landscaping areas shall be natural living materials, such as grass or other <br />planted ground cover. Decorative rock beds and the like, whether or not lined with plastic, fabric or other <br />weed inhibitors, shall constitute no more than ten percent of the required landscape areas. <br />