Parking areas shall be provided with perimeter and interior screening and landscaping, as follows:
(a) Perimeter Screening. Perimeter landscaping for any outdoor parking area shall be provided according to Section 1282.06
(g). Parking lots shall have perimeter screening strips of a minimum width of 5 feet containing plant material from Lists D or E that will achieve a decorative planting with a minimum height of 4 feet, except for the required trees.
(Ord. 50-05. Passed 4-25-05.)
(b) Interior Landscaping. Parking areas shall provide interior landscaping, as provided in Section 1282.06(h). Interior landscaping shall equal a minimum of twenty (20) square feet per parking space, exclusive of foundation landscaping or any other landscaping required by Section 1282.06. Such landscaping shall be in areas of uncompacted, well-drained soil within or directly adjacent to the parking and circulation areas. All tenant/occupied buildings spaces on a unified site shall meet the minimum interior landscaping requirements.
(Ord. 123-2022. Passed 2-27-23.)
(1) Design. A minimum of 60 percent of the interior landscape area required by this section shall be surrounded by paved areas and located within tree islands, medians, at the end of parking bays or between rows of parking spaces. All required interior landscaping shall be within curbed areas with a least dimension of 8 feet. There shall be a minimum of 4 feet between all trees and the edge of the pavement where the vehicles overhang.
(2) Interior Landscaping Specifications. One tree listed on Plant List A and 8 shrubs from Lists D or E shall be planted for each 15 parking spaces. Trees and shrubs shall be selected and maintained to retain visibility between 3 feet and 5 feet above ground.
(Ord. 50-05. Passed 4-25-05.)