All areas within the required front yard and corner lot side yard building and parking setback, excluding driveway aprons, shall be landscaped as required below. The following minimum plant materials shall be provided and maintained on all lots or developments except lots devoted to single family detached and two family dwellings.
(a) Three (3) deciduous trees shall be provided for every 100 linear feet of lot frontage or fraction thereof, not including drive entrances. Large deciduous trees shall be used for setback areas that have minimum dimensions of twenty-five (25) feet for both length and width. Small deciduous trees shall be used for smaller setback areas.
(b) Twenty (20) shrubs shall be provided for every 100 linear feet of lot frontage or fraction thereof, not including drive entrances.
(c) All areas not devoted to trees and shrubs shall be planted with grass, ground cover or other live landscape treatment.
(d) Trees and shrubs may be aggregated appropriately.
(e) The size and type of trees and shrubs proposed for street frontage landscaping proposed shall be suitable for the size of the landscaped setback area. Whenever the building setback is five (5) feet or less, these requirements shall not apply.
(f) Tree species shall be subject to approval by the City Arborist based on hardiness, seasonal appearance, and contribution to shading and cooling.
(Ord. 3273. Passed 5-9-24.)