(A) It is the purpose and intent of these regulations to provide adequate protection for contiguous property against the undesirable effects caused by the creation and operation of parking and loading areas, and to protect and preserve the appearance and character of the surrounding neighborhoods through the screening effects and aesthetic qualities of the landscaping.
(B) As such, all parking and loading areas, constructed after the date of this chapter, shall be properly screened and landscaped as hereinafter described.
(1) All yards and open spaces surrounding parking lots, access drives and streets shall be landscaped with trees and shrubs, and shall be maintained by the property owner.
(2) For parking lots adjacent to residentially zoned property, § 162.091, shall apply.
(3) All new landscaped areas shall be installed within six months after the occupancy or use of the building or premises. Dead plant materials shall be replaced in a timely fashion with living plant material and shall have the same quality and quantity of the initially approved landscaping.
(4) All landscaping shall be maintained in a healthy, neat, trimmed, clean and weed-free condition. Landscaped areas shall be covered with either grass and/or other types of ground cover located beneath and surrounding the trees and shrubs.
(5) Landscaped areas within and immediately adjacent to an off-street parking or loading area shall be protected from the encroachment of motor vehicles by placing, along the entire perimeter of the landscaped area, a six-inch concrete curb or other curbing material approved by the Village Engineer.
(Ord. 656, passed 7-2-2001)