(a) Non-Residential Uses. For all new construction, building additions, or land development for which a building permit and/or zoning certificate is required the following shall apply:
(1) All non-residential uses shall provide thirty (30) square feet of landscaped area for every one thousand (1,000) square feet of building ground coverage area, or fraction thereof. All areas of a lot not covered by buildings, structures, paving, or the landscaping required herein shall be covered by natural turf at a minimum.
(2) All commercial structures, and all industrial warehouse structures, shall be required to plant the required minimum landscaping listed below.
A. A building between 1 sq. ft. to 30,000 sq. ft. is required to plant one (1) tree per 1,000 sq. ft. of ground floor area.
B. A building between 30,001 sq. ft. to 60,000 sq. ft. is required to plant thirty (30) trees for the first 30,000 sq. ft. and an additional one tree per 2,000 sq. ft. above 30,001 sq. ft. of ground floor area.
C. A building between 60,001 sq. ft. to 90,000 sq. ft. is required to plant forty five (45) trees for the first 60,000 sq. ft. and an additional one tree per 4,000 sq. ft. above 60,001 sq. ft. of ground floor area.
D. A building over 90,001 sq. ft. is required to plant fifty three (53) trees for the first 90,000 sq. ft. and an additional one tree per 8,000 sq. ft. above 90,001 sq. ft. of ground floor area.
(i) In no instance shall the number of trees required to be planted exceed one hundred (100) trees.
(ii) Over fifty (50) trees, a fee-in-lieu planting per tree, as determined by the Canal Winchester Fee Schedule may be made to support the City's effort to replace the trees on public land in the City.
(3) All office uses, institutional uses, convalescent and nursing homes and child daycare facilities, shall be required to plant the required minimum landscaping listed below:
A. A building between 1 sq. ft. to 30,000 sq. ft. is required to plant one (1) tree per 1,000 sq. ft. of ground flood area.
B. A building between 30,001 sq. ft. to 60,000 sq. ft. is required to plant thirty (30) trees for the first 30,000 sq. ft. and an additional one tree per 1,500 sq. ft. above 30,001 sq. ft. of ground floor area.
C. A building over 60,001 sq. ft. is required to plant fifty (50) trees for the first 60,000 sq. ft. and an additional one tree per 2,000 sq. ft. above 60,001 sq. ft. of ground floor area.
(i) In no instance shall the number of trees required to be planted exceed one hundred (100) trees.
(ii) Over fifty (50) trees, a fee-in-lieu planting per tree, as determined by the Canal Winchester Fee Schedule may be made to support the City's effort to replace the trees on public land in the City.
(b) Residential Uses. For all new construction, building additions, or land development for which a building permit and/or zoning certificate is required the following shall apply:
(1) All residences and residential land uses, per dwelling unit, there shall be a minimum of one (1) tree planted for every five hundred (500) square feet or fraction hereof of building ground coverage.
(2) Multi-Family Perimeter Treatment. For all multi-family residential uses a fifteen (15) foot landscaped perimeter shall be provided where such development is adjacent to or abuts a residential zoning district or public right-of-way, excluding on-site access drives. Such landscaping shall include a combination of trees, shrubs, hedges, earth mounds, and other natural features. No more than eighty (80) percent of natural landscaping material shall consist of turf.
A. Screening Between Multi-Family Developments and Non-Residential Zoned Property. Screening shall consist of walls, fences, or natural vegetation in combination with a minimum four (4) foot mounding, said screening shall have an opacity of no less than fifty (50) percent, except where superseded under Section 1191.08 (a)(1). Screening between multi-family residential and non-residential developments shall be reviewed for approval by the Planning and Zoning Commission. Only masonry and brick walls
or solid wood privacy fencing is permitted for built screening, shall be maintained in good condition, and comply with Section 1181.07. Landscaping provided in lieu of such wall or fence shall consist of dense evergreen bushes planted no less than two (2) feet in height or evergreen trees at no more than thirty (30) feet spacing at five (5) feet in height at the time of planting. A minimum of one evergreen tree and four evergreen or deciduous shrubs per 1,000 sq. ft. of landscaped area for areas in all combinations of screening materials will be planted.
B. The opacity of fifty (50) percent will take into consideration existing vegetation to be preserved and shall contain at least the minimum evergreen trees and shrubs. The minimum tree shall be five (5) feet in height with a minimum caliper of two (2) inches at the time of planting. The minimum shrub shall be two (2) feet in height at the time of planting.
(c) Existing Trees. Existing healthy trees and shrubs shall be preserved and incorporated into the overall site and landscape design to the maximum extent practical as determined by the City. Existing trees may be credited towards minimum tree planning requirements as follows:
(1) Existing trees, which are preserved, may be credited toward the tree planting requirements of this Section according to the Credit for Existing Trees Table. Tree credits shall be given as long as all other provisions and the intent of this Code is met. Fractional caliper measurements shall be attributed to the next lowest category.
Credit for Existing Trees - in aggregate inches | |
DBH | Number of Tree Credits |
20+ total inches | 4 Trees |
13 - 19 total inches | 3 Trees |
8 - 12 total inches | 2 Trees |
2 - 7 total inches | 1 Tree |
(2) No credit shall be given for existing preserved trees that are:
A. Not located on the actual development site;
B. Not properly protected from damage during the construction process;
C. Prohibited Species in the Urban Forester Street Tree List;
D. Dead, dying, diseased, or infested with harmful insects.
(3) No new tree planting shall be required if existing trees to remain on site after development, and the aggregate trunk sizes of such trees, meet or exceed the requirements set forth above.
(d) Any combination of existing and new trees may be used to meet the requirements of this section. (Ord. 18-048. Passed 2-4-19.)