The following standards shall apply to all development plans submitted pursuant to section 5-6-13 of this chapter:
(A) Parking Lot Landscaping: For every three (3) spaces there shall be at least one canopy tree planted. The trees shall be planted in islands between parking spaces, at the ends of aisles, or between aisles. The minimum width of a planting island shall be five feet (5') of pervious material suitable as a planting medium.
(B) Street Landscaping: For each one hundred feet (100') of street, four (4) canopy trees shall be planted on each side of the street.
(C) Lot Landscaping: For each acre of land not covered by pervious surfaces (roads, parking, buildings, or walks) there shall be six (6) canopy trees, and six (6) understory or evergreen trees planted per a landscape plan approved by the plan commission.
(D) Trees: All canopy trees shall be three inch (3") caliper. Understory trees shall be two inch (2") caliper, and evergreens seven (7) to eight feet (8') in height.
(E) Loading, Truck Access, And Waste Storage: Where loading and truck access is in the yard between residential uses or vacant land that is zoned for residential use or faces a public street, the area shall be enclosed. If the wall or berm options are used, the plan commission may require additional landscape planting to further screen the area.
(F) Accessory Waste Or Trash Storage: Where dumpsters or common waste storage facilities are used they shall be located to be screened from view from public roads or residential areas. The area where a dumpster and/or garbage cans are stored shall be fully enclosed with a wood or masonry fence (or other durable low maintenance materials approved by the plan commission) or berms. The gates shall be kept closed. The area shall be landscaped, with hedges planted to screen the wall and one canopy, understory, or evergreen tree per fifty feet (50') of perimeter wall or berm.
(G) Building Materials: The following are approved building materials: masonry (brick or stone), curtain walls (except reflective glass), and wood. Metal sided buildings are prohibited. Concrete block (but not concrete brick or concrete curtain wall) is prohibited. The prohibited materials may be permitted only if the plan commission finds the buildings to have sufficient architectural detailing so as to be of the same architectural quality and character as buildings built with the permitted materials. Reflective glass is prohibited to ensure that reflected rays from the sun do not create glare visible in residential areas. Where a building is in a wooded area that screens all residential uses, the plan commission may, upon consideration of such effect, permit the use of reflective glass.
(H) Sign Package: All signage proposed for the development shall be described in a sign package, including such detail as may be required by the plan commission. (Ord. 04-01, 2-23-2004)