The following standards shall apply to all new plant material installed as part of a screen required under these regulations.
(A) Trees to be planted shall be selected from the approved species listed in below. The Zoning Administrator may approve alternative large or small maturing trees, excluding sweet gum, catalpa, wild cherry, wild elm, princess, hackberry and tree-of-heaven.
(B) Minimum tree caliper measured six inches above ground on all trees shall be two and one-half inches and the minimum height shall be eight feet. No trees identified as large maturing trees shall be planted within 20 feet of an electrical distribution line. This does not include low-voltage insulated or covered lines of 240 volts or less or telephone or cable television lines.
(C) Shrubs used in any screening or landscaping must be at least two feet tall when planted and shall be of a variety and adequately maintained so that an average height of five to six feet could be expected as normal growth within three years of planting. Shrubs shall be selected from an approved species list shown below.
Approved Species List for Shrubs |
Approved Species List for Shrubs |
Burford Holly |
East Palatka Holly |
Eleagnus |
Japanese Black Pines |
Junipers |
Ligustrums |
Nelly R. Stevens Holly |
Savannah Holly |
Tea Olives |
Wax Myrtle |
Any other variety of shrub, approved by the Zoning Administrator, which has the capacity to provide an equivalent amount of growth and opacity |
(D) All plant material installed shall be free from disease.
(E) Plant materials shall be planted in accordance with generally accepted and recommended planting and growing practices.
(F) All plant material shall be installed in a fashion that ensures the availability of sufficient soil and water to sustain health growth.
(G) All plant material shall be planted in a manner which is not intrusive to utilities or pavement.
(Ord. passed - -, § 5.4.7A) Penalty, see § 10.99