(1) Required: Interior landscape planter islands shall be required in all surface parking lots. For those lots containing fewer than six (6) spaces the size shall be determined at the discretion of the Planning and Zoning Director. (Ord. 3102, 9-5-2017)
(2) Interior Landscape Planter Islands Requirements:
A. Linear grouping of parking spaces shall not exceed twelve (12) in a row, without the installation of an interior landscape planter island.
B. Interior landscape planter islands shall be spaced as evenly as feasible at the ends of parking rows throughout the lot to guide vehicle turning movements.
C. Landscape planter islands shall contain a minimum of sixty (60) square feet of area when serving a single row of parking. Landscape planter islands shall contain a minimum of one hundred twenty (120) square feet of area when accommodating a double row of parking spaces. (Ord. 2661, 1-7-2008)
D. Piped irrigation shall be provided to landscape planter islands, unless dry landscaping is utilized. (Ord. 2805, 11-2-2009)
E. Islands shall contain a minimum of one Class 1 or 2 tree and shall be covered with a combination of low shrubs, lawn or other vegetative or nonvegetative ground cover if wet landscaping is utilized. If dry landscaping is utilized, the island shall be covered with rock ground cover and a minimum of one boulder and there shall be no requirement for vegetation. Class 3 trees are prohibited in the interior planter islands. (Ord. 2661, 1-7-2008; Ord. 2805, 11-2-2009)
F. The required amount of interior planter islands landscaping may be reallocated to the entranceways or perimeter of the general parking lot area if the placement of the islands seriously encumbers the parking lot and traffic circulation functions or in cases involving small or oddly configured land parcels. (Ord. 2661, 1-7-2008)