A. Major site plans shall include a landscaping plan indicating how existing topography, natural features, and vegetation will be integrated into the overall site development. A conceptual landscape plan shall be submitted and approved prior to final site plan approval. A detailed landscape plan shall be submitted and approved prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy. All landscape plans shall be prepared to show the information required by the planning services department.
B. Street trees planted in the public right of way shall not be counted toward fulfillment of the minimum site requirements for number of trees.
C. Existing trees to be retained on site may be counted toward fulfillment of the landscaping requirements.
D. Parking lot landscaping requirement in section 16-13-4-6 of this chapter shall not be counted toward fulfillment of the minimum site landscaping.
E. The minimum required permeable area shall be twenty percent (20%) of the entire site under review.
F. The following is the minimum landscaping requirement of trees and shrubs, by number, and the type of ground cover required for the entire site under review. Plant species used for landscaping shall be in accordance with street tree and plant lists approved by the city.
1. Minimum tree planting requirements shall be one tree per one thousand six hundred (1,600) square feet of required permeable area. Minimum tree size shall be at least one and one-half inch (11/2") caliper measured six inches (6") from the base of the tree for a deciduous tree and six feet (6') in height for a coniferous tree.
2. Minimum shrub requirements at the time of planting shall be six (6) shrubs, or one shrub per one thousand (1,000) square feet of required permeable area, whichever is greater. Shrubs shall be a minimum of eighteen inches (18") in height or a minimum of three (3) gallon potted. (Ord. 52-09, 10-19-2009)