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less than 25.00 nor greater than $250.00 with violations to be filed by the Building Inspector in the Mooresville Town court. Violations mar also be treated the same as any other violation of this zon~ng ordinance and can be enforced by any other provision set out under this ordinance at the discretion of the Plan Commission. SECTION 3-8 OUTLINE OF PROPOSED BUFFER REQUIREMENTS I. DEFINITION A buffer is any physical ba~~ier, whether naturally occurring or man-made, that has the year-round effect of protecting one land use by mitigating the potentially negative effects of another. A protected use is any land use which needs to be protected from potentially negative effects of another use. An intruding use is any land use which needs to provide buffering to mitigate potentially negative effects it may have on anothe~ use. II. REASONS FOR BUFFERS Buffers are re9uired between protected and intruding land uses that are ~ncompatible due to: 1. visual appearance, 2. noise level, 3. odor and 4. public health and safety, 5. density. Minimum buffering requirements in terms of distance are described on the following chart. These distances shall be applied to all incompatible adjacent land uses as noted. III. SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS In applying the requirements of the chart, attention should be focused on the actual use in a proposed zone if the use involves a special exception. Appropriate bufferin~ should be determined by the requirements of the zone in wh~ch the special exception use would normally be located. As shown in the chart on Page 64. IV. EFFECTIVENESS OF BUFFERS The goal of these buffering requirements is to describe the minimum buffering required to protect one use from the potentially negative effects of an intruding use. Attention 59