A. Nonresidential premises used for a parking lot within a front yard or street side yard shall provide an eight (8) to ten foot (10') wide landscaped area located between all portions of the parking lot, including vehicle use area, and the public street. The landscaped area shall have a continuous hedge, fence, or berm of a minimum height of three feet (3') to aesthetically screen the parking lot and vehicle use area from the public street. The remainder of the landscaped area shall contain plants, grass, or ground cover. All other portions of the front yard lying between the parking lot and front lot line which are not improved, must be landscaped, too.
B. Nonresidential premises that contain a parking lot or vehicle use area in a side or rear yard that abut residentially zoned/used properties, must have a continuous hedge, fence or berm with a minimum height of eight feet (8') as a visual buffer. The area to be screened must also contain at least one 3-inch caliper shade tree for each fifty (50) linear feet of landscaping or screening, or portion thereof.
C. Nonresidential premises that contain a parking lot or vehicle use area in a side or rear yard that abut other nonresidentially zoned/used properties that are not interfaced or planned to be interfaced, shall have a screen of hedges, fences or berms, of a minimum height of three feet (3'), located between the parking lot and the side or rear lot line, so as to provide screening for at least twenty five percent (25%) of the parking lot and vehicle use area. The required screening may be grouped and need not be spaced evenly. The area required to be screened must also contain a minimum of one 3-inch caliper shade tree for each fifty (50) linear feet of screened area, or portion thereof.
D. All plants used to satisfy the requirements of this section shall be located in landscaped areas that are least 2.5 feet in width.
E. Each required shade or ornamental tree must be planted in a landscaped area of at least thirty (30) square feet.
F. Any nonresidential parking lot with more than ten (10) parking spaces shall provide a minimum one hundred sixty two (162) square feet of landscaping for each twenty (20) parking spaces, or fraction thereof. Landscaped islands, medians, and peninsulas shall be a minimum of six feet (6') in width, and be dispersed throughout the parking lot. A minimum of one shade or ornamental tree shall be provided for each required landscaped island, median, and peninsula. The remaining area or island must be landscaped with plants, not exceeding three feet (3') in height.
G. Landscaped islands, medians and peninsulas within the nonresidential parking lots shall be protected from vehicle intrusion by curbs or similar structures and shall be irrigated. (Ord. 09-04-15, 4-21-2015)