1171.04 SCREENING AND LANDSCAPING OF PARKING LOTS.

   (a)   Landscaping on the Interior of Parking Lots: Interior landscaping of parking lots shall be provided in accordance with the following requirements.

      (1)   For any parking area designed to accommodate forty (40) or more vehicles, each parking space shall be within 100 feet of a landscaped area. Each row of parking shall include one landscaped island at each end.

         A.   Each landscaped island shall be a minimum of the dimension of one parking space, based on the angle of the space. See Section 1172.11;

         B.   Within the landscaped islands, there shall be provided one major shade tree for every ten (10) parking spaces. Each tree, at the time of installation, shall have a clear trunk height of at least six (6) feet and a minimum caliper of two (2) inches.

         C.   Shrubs or low, spreading plant materials may be planted within the required landscaped islands provided there is no impairment to the visibility of motorists or pedestrians.

         D.   Landscaped areas along the perimeter of the parking area, or in any part of a yard, shall not be counted as interior parking lot landscaped areas.

      (2)   For the purpose of this Section, the area of a parking lot shall be the total vehicular surface area within the perimeter of the parking lot, including the landscaped islands, parking spaces and all circulation aisles except those with no parking spaces or landscaped islands located on either side.

   (b)   Screening Along Public Streets and Perimeter of Parking Areas. Whenever parking areas consisting of five (5) spaces or more are located such that the parked cars will be visible from a public street, screening, in addition to the interior landscaping required in subsection (a) above, shall be provided and maintained between the parking area and the street right-of-way.

      (1)   All shrubs, berms, walls, and fences shall have a minimum height of three (3) feet, and shall cover at least fifty percent (50%) of the perimeter of the parking area.

      (2)   Such landscaping and/or screening shall be located parallel to and within five (5) feet of the edge of the parking lot.

      (3)   If the landscaping along the street frontage required in Section 1171.03 meets the coverage and location requirements in subsections 1171.04(a)(1) and (2) above, then such landscaping along the street frontage may be used to meet the screening requirements of subsection (b) hereof.

         (Ord. 62-2023. Passed 1-16-24.)