Terms related to required landscaping and screening shall have the following meanings:
(a) Berm: A linear mound of earth designed to provide visual interest, screen undesirable views, buffer adjacent uses, and/or decrease noise. The height of a berm shall be measured from the average natural grade at the base of the berm.
(b) Caliper: The American Association of Nurserymen standard for trunk measurement of nursery stock. Caliper of the trunk shall be taken at diameter-at-breast-height.
(c) Diameter-at-breast-height (DBH): The diameter of a tree trunk measured in inches at a height four and one-half (4.5) feet above ground. If a tree splits into multiple trunks below four and one-half (4.5) feet, the trunk is measured at its most narrow point below the split.
(d) The allowable plantings and plant materials shall be defined within the Fairlawn Landscape Planting Guide:
(1) Large Tree.
(2) Medium Tree.
(3) Small Tree.
(4) Evergreen Tree.
(5) Shrub.
(6) Ornamental Grasses.
(7) Prohibited Tree.
(Ord. 2010-059. Passed 3-7-11; Ord. 2017-061. Passed 11- 20-17.)