Terms related to required landscaping and screening shall have the following meanings:
(a) “Berm.” An earthen mound designed to provide visual interest, screen undesirable views, and/or decrease noise.
(b) “Caliper.” The diameter of a tree trunk which shall be measured at six inches above the ground for trees up to and including four-inch caliper size, and 12 inches above the ground for larger trees.
(c) “Opacity.” The state of being impervious to rays of light measured by observation of any two-square-yard area to the height of the required screening.
(d) “Shrub.” A self-supporting deciduous and/or evergreen species normally branched near the base, bushy and less than 15 feet in height, as normally grown in the County and Northern Ohio.
(e) “Shade Tree.” A tree with foliage that usually sheds annually and is planted primarily for its high crown of foliage or overhead canopy.
(f) “Tree.” A self-supporting, woody, deciduous, and/or evergreen plant, with a well defined central stem or a species of such plant that normally grows to a height of 15 feet or more in the County and Northern Ohio.
(Ord. 58-01. Passed 5-29-01.)