(a) All yards adjacent to roads and rights-of-way shall be landscaped along the entire frontage, except access points, in accordance with the following requirements:
Table 1: Frontage Greenbelt Landscaping Requirements | |||
Application | Depth of Greenbelt (in feet) | Wall/Berm | Minimum plantings per 20 linear feet |
Commercial, Office, Mixed Use, Institutional | 25 | Continuous 3-foot- tall wall or 3-foot-tall berm (1), (2) | 1 canopy tree or 1 evergreen tree, and 4 shrubs |
Industrial | 25/50 (3) | Continuous 3-foot- tall wall or 3-foot-tall berm (1), (2) | 1 canopy tree or 1 evergreen tree, and 4 shrubs |
Special Purpose Districts | 25 | Continuous 3-foot- tall wall or 3-foot-tall berm (1), (2) | 1 canopy tree or 1 evergreen tree, and 4 shrubs |
Footnotes to Table 1: Frontage Greenbelt Requirements:
(1) An irrigated berm or wall shall be required when the landscaped setback serves as a screening buffer between an off-street parking area and a thoroughfare. Such walls shall be of common or face brick, textured poured concrete or a masonry material compatible in appearance with that of the principal structure. Such walls shall be protected from vehicular damage by the placement of bumper blocks or six-inch diameter concrete-filled steel or iron guard posts. Backing into parking spaces which abut such walls shall be prohibited.
(2) In the event a variance of the front yard setback is obtained from the Board of Appeals, the three-foot-tall wall must be constructed.
(3) Parking shall not be allowed to occupy the front yard setback.
(Ord. Passed 10-30-23.)