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AmeriPlex at Interstate 80/90 Planned Unit Development <br />Revised September 26, 2012 <br />Revised January 29, 2014 <br />March 9, 2005 <br />(5) Minimum Percentage of Open Space. <br />A minimum of fifteen (15 %) of each site within AmeriPlex shall be devoted <br />to site landscaping or other forms of open space / pervious surface. <br />C. Buffer Concept for Mayflower Road and Adams Road. <br />The "Buffer Concept for Mayflower Road and Adams Road" creates an alternate <br />residential bufferyard landscape standard applicable to all individual lots which front <br />onto Mayflower Road and Adams Road when located across from residential uses <br />and supersedes the perimeter yard landscaping requirements for such yards <br />established by Section 21- 07.01: Landscape Regulations of the City of South Bend <br />Zoning Ordinance. Attached hereto on Pages 9 -10 and incorporated herein by this <br />reference for illustrative purposes is a depiction of the basic design elements of <br />allowed "Buffer Concepts for Mayflower Road and Adams Road ". A final <br />determination of the details for the "Buffer Concept for Mayflower Road and Adams <br />Road" shall be determined in connection with Secondary Approval for the first <br />development parcel across from residential uses which abuts Mayflower Road or <br />Adams Road. The 'buffer concept standards may be more summarized as follows: <br />(1) Minimum Width of the Trails, and Distance from the Right -of -Way: <br />(a) minimum width of trail — 5 feet. <br />(b) minimum distance of trail from road edge of pavement — 10 feet. <br />(2) Recommended Plant Materials for Each Planting Zone: <br />(a) Prairie Zone shall include native grasses including but not limited to: <br />Big Bluestein; Indiangrass; Switchgrass; or Little Bluestein. <br />(b) Succession of Growth Zone shall include: <br />(i) Shrubs including but not limited to: Firethorn; Quince; <br />Clethra; or Privet. <br />(ii) Small to Medium size trees including but not limited to: <br />Redbud; Dogwood; Maple; Lilac; or Hawthorn. <br />(c) Evergreen Forest Zone shall include Medium to Large Evergreen trees <br />including but not limited to: Spruce; Pine; or Juniper. <br />(3) Typical Spacing Between Trees and Shrubs: <br />(a) Street Trees: 20' - 50' o.c. <br />(b) Ornamental Trees: 10'- 15' o.c. <br />(c) Evergreen Trees: 10'— 15' o.c. <br />(d) Shrubs: 3' - 5' o.c. <br />Page 6 of 10 <br />