GUIDELINES / 6.0 Aesthetics & Visual Quality

• 6.0 Introduction
• 6.1 Rural-Urban Land Use Buffer
• 6.2 Windbreaks for Odor Control
• 6.3 Air Quality Buffers
• 6.4 Buffers for Noise Control
• 6.5 Developing an Ecological Aesthetic
• 6.6 Attractive Roadside Corridors
• 6.7 Buffers for Visual Screening

6.0 Introduction

Objectives

• Enhance visual quality
• Control noise levels
• Control air pollutants and odor

Buffer Functions

1. Enhance visual interest
2. Screen undesirable views
3. Screen undesirable noise
4. Filter air pollutants and odors
5. Separate human activities

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