Legal Documents of Maryville

Where steep slopes of fifteen percent (15%) or greater are located within fifty feet (50') of the water body, one (1) of the following conditions shall apply:

1. The water quality buffer width in the steep slope area shall be adjusted to include an additional twenty feet (20'), giving a total buffer width of eighty feet (80'). At a minimum, the additional twenty feet (20') shall meet the vegetation target of mowed, dense grass that covers the entire additional area.
2. The water quality buffer in the steep slope area shall have a minimum width of sixty feet (60') and follow the inner zone criteria. (1999 Code, § 19-715)