(A) Streetscape buffer. A streetscape buffer shall be installed along the property line abutting all public street right-of-way and private access drives consisting of a minimum of ten feet in depth and including a minimum of four understory or canopy trees and three shrubs per 100 linear feet of frontage.
(B) Boundary buffer. A boundary buffer shall be installed between any residential use and any non-residential use, including mixed use buildings consisting of a minimum of ten feet in width and including a minimum of four canopy or evergreen trees and three shrubs per 100 linear feet of boundary length.
(C) Interior parking lot landscaping. Interior parking lot landscaping shall be required for all new and expanded parking areas in accordance with the following standards.
(1) The total landscape area required in parking lot areas is 22 sq. ft. per parking space.
(2) Landscape areas shall consist of parking islands or peninsulas and all required landscape materials shall be planted within these island or peninsula areas. Best management practices (BMPs) such as rain gardens or bio swales are encouraged.
(3) The minimum number of canopy trees is one canopy tree for each ten parking spaces. Any fractional number of trees should be calculated to the next highest whole number.
(4) To determine the total number of required shrubs, multiply the total number of required canopy trees by three. One canopy tree may substitute for three shrubs. Trees and shrubs do not have to be equally spaced and may be grouped.
(D) General landscaping standards. All required streetscape, boundary buffer, and interior parking lot landscaping shall comply with the following standards.
(1) Canopy trees shall be deciduous trees with a minimum of 12 feet in overall height or a minimum caliper of 2.5 inches when installed, and have an expected height of at least 35 feet at maturity.
(2) Understory trees (flowering/ornamental trees) shall be a minimum of five feet in height in clump form or a minimum caliper of 1.5 inches when installed.
(3) Evergreen trees shall be a minimum of five feet in height when installed.
(4) Shrubs shall be at least 18 inches in height or 24 inches in spread when installed.
(5) Existing mature trees and shrubs that are preserved may be used to fulfill landscape requirements on a one to one basis except that any mature trees with a caliper greater than six inches may substitute for two required trees.
(Ord. 2012-05, passed 8-13-12)