(A) Area. A landscaping area a minimum of three feet in width shall be located around the perimeter of all buildings up to three stories or 30 feet in height. For every additional ten feet in height, the width of the foundation planting area shall include one additional foot up to 15 feet in width.
(B) Location and composition. Foundation landscaping shall be provided along the entire length of all building facades except where sidewalks and driveways provide access to the building or where Fire Department connections are necessary. Such landscaping shall be comprised of a combination of shade trees, ornamental trees, evergreens, shrubs, ground cover and flowers, and, in permitted natural landscaping areas, native prairie or woodland wildflowers and low grasses and sedges.
(C) Ground cover. Except where occupied by planting beds, all foundation landscaping areas shall be sodded. Permitted natural landscaping areas shall have a minimum two-foot-wide sodded border between the planted bed and the sidewalk or walkway or curb.
(Ord. 7-5, passed 1-24-07)