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Implementation: Once a landscape buffer prototype has been agreed upon, implementation is the next step. The following options are available within the City ofRoseville: I. New Permits. With a redevelopment, new zoning, planned unit development, conditional use permit, or variance, the city will require screening, berming, fencing, and landscaping consistent with the approved buffer plan as part of the permit approval. II. Current standards. Current standards will be implemented through zoning enforcement, based on an inventory of other potential residential - commercial/industrial borders. A. Non-conforming buffer/screening of conditions and uses established prior to the zoning code or approved by the City are legal, non-conforming uses (a kind of "grandfathered" status) which will be allowed to remain until such time as a new permit or other action takes place. (It is assumed that these conditions and uses meet the city code requirements regarding all other issues. Buffer/screening cannot be utilized to reduce or eliminate city code violations such as noise, air, and surface water issues which are the responsibilities of the individual property owners). B. Setbacks do not necessarily guarantee total screening because of the opacity of the materials, the life span and growth habits of the landscape materials, and the ability and interest in maintaining the screening. Maintenance of buffer/screening will remain the responsibility of the property owner where the buffer/screening is located, unless other contract language is agreed upon by the Rroperty owners. III. Incentives. Incentives may provide solutions which improve properties and buffer/screening with cooperation from a number of parties (both residential and commercial/industrial owners). A. The City will encourage volunteer efforts and cost sharing through peer review of conditions, neighborhood planning and cooperation. City planners and landscape architects will be available to assist neighborhoods in developing new solutions to screening and berming. B. The City's revolving loan program is available for buffer construction (and if necessary , maintenance). The revolving loan program initially has a loan term of 8 years and a maximum loan amount of $10,000. The loan rate is based on the interest rate the City can obtain in the open market for its investments, plus a service fee. The City will work with property owners and their banks to create a larger loan amount and a blended interest rate. 14