(a) Applicability. A street frontage landscape buffer shall be required in all business districts except for the Central Business CB District, for all nonresidential development in residential districts, and for industrial development along a primary through route or primary local street.
(b) Planting Requirements. Where required, landscaping adjacent to streets shall comply with the planting requirements in Table 1137-2 "Landscaping Adjacent to Streets." For the purposes of computing length of road frontage, openings for driveways and sidewalks shall not be counted. Trees and shrubs may be planted at uniform intervals, at random, or in groupings.
Table 1137-2: Landscaping Adjacent to Streets | |
Type of Landscaping | Planting Requirements |
Deciduous or Evergreen Tree | 1 per 40 lineal feet of road frontage |
Shrubs | 8 per 40 lineal feet of road frontage |
(c) Location and Dimensions. Required landscaping adjacent to streets shall be located totally on private property within a planting strip adjacent to the street right-of-way. The minimum width of the planting strip shall be fifteen (15) feet. All landscaping in the clear vision areas, adjacent to driveways, shall not exceed thirty-six (36) inches in height.
Example of Required Number of Plants
Length of Road Frontage: 250 feet minus 30-foot driveway = 220 feet
Deciduous or Evergreen Trees 220 ft./40 ft. = 6
Shrubs 220 ft./40 ft. x 8 = 44
TOTAL 50
(Ord. 30-22. Passed 12-12-22.)