A strip of land separating one parcel from another BUILDING PERMIT - A written permission granted by the County Building Department and required prior to beginning the construction of a new building or other improvement (including fences, fence walls, retaining walls and swimming pools)
a specific area around a feature that is isolated for or from further analysis For example, buffer zones are often generated around streams in site assessment studies, so that further analyses will exclude these areas that are often unsuitable for development
An area of land specifically designed to separate one zoning use from another, such as separating a residential neighbourhood from an industrial area
As used by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the U S Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), an area adjacent to a restricted zone which residents may return to, but where protective measures are recommended to reduce dose or exposure
a barrier between sensitive wildlife habitat and land uses such as agriculture or urban development
A strip of land created to separate and protect one type of land use from another; for example, as a screen of planting or fencing to insulate the surroundings from the noise, smoke, or visual aspects of an industrial zone or junkyard
(see also under heading: Habitat fragmentation through transportation infrastructure)
A transitional area around a stream, lake, or wetland left in a natural state to protect the waterbody from runoff pollution Development is often restricted in a buffer zone
An area adjacent to a wetland which protects wetland function and minimizes adverse impacts of upland development on wetland function
A neutral area that separates and minimises interactions between zones (eg a vegetated riparian zone can act as a buffer to protect the water quality and streams from adjacent land uses)
this is the strip of land between the cease-fire lines patrolled by UNFICYP It is 180 kilometers long, comprises 3% of Cyprus' area, varies in width from 5 meters (in Nicosia) to seven kilometers, and contains some of Cyprus' most fertile agricultural land Back to Top C
the region near the border of a protected area - a transition zone between areas managed for different objectives
An area of land specifically designed to separate one zoning use from another, such as separating a residential neighborhood from an industrial area
A buffer zone is an area created to separate opposing forces or groups which belongs to neither of them. A neutral area between hostile or belligerent forces that serves to prevent conflict
an area separating different trial areas and different triplets There are inner and outer buffer zones; these are explained in Section 4 5 Data on the incidence of TB in cattle in the buffer zones will not be included in the main analysis of the trial
In zoning law, a strip of land separating two different types of zones to make them blend more easily An example would be a park separating a residential zone from a commercial one
The buffer zone (or buffer) is a term often substituted for riparian zone or the undisturbed vegetative area between the stream channel and existing land use The term buffer zone describes this areas ability to trap and hold sediment and utilize nutrients from runoff In addition, the buffer zone protects the stream from temperature extremes (shading) and supplies woody debris and leaf litter to the stream channel for food and necessary substrates
A less-intensively-managed and less-disturbed area at the margins of an agroecosystem that protects the adjacent natural system from the potential negative impacts of agricultural activities and management
Land, usually along a road or waterway, managed to lessen visual or environmental impacts of timber harvesting
A strip of land along each side of a drainage feature or other area in which special land and water protection conditions are applied
As it applies to coffee farming, a wide strip of vegetation along a stream to control erosion and runoff Also, land that intercepts pesticide and fertilizer drift from non-organic fields
neutral area which acts as a protective barrier separating two conflicting forces An area which acts to minimize the impact of pollutants on the environment or public welfare For example, a buffer zone is established between a compositing facility and neighboring residents to minimize odor problems