(A) Parkway plantings. Parkway plantings will be required in accordance with § 158.31. For single-family detached residential developments of seven or more units, a street tree master plan ("master plan") must be submitted for approval. The master plan should attempt to provide groupings of similar tree species along opposite street faces. Selection must be made from more than one plant family/species per block face to prohibit single species plantings. Plant material selection must be made from the approved street tree list (see Appendix C).
(B) Double frontage. Landscaping shall be provided on each double frontage lot, along the frontage which does not have access to the public right-of-way. The landscaping shall provide a buffer to the traffic and noise associated with the right-of-way. The landscaping shall be located parallel to the lot line and shall extend along the entire frontage of the lot immediately adjacent to the property line. The required landscaping shall be comprised exclusively of plant material in accordance with the following schedule depending on the classification of the adjacent ROW.
Figure A. Landscape Area Adjacent to Residential ROW – Typical
Residential: A minimum of a 15 foot wide landscaped area consisting of a minimum of 75 plant units per 100 linear feet of frontage. Twenty-five percent of the plant material by unit count must be evergreen.
Figure B. Landscape Area Adjacent to a Collector ROW – Typical
Collector: A minimum of an 18-foot wide landscaped area consisting of a minimum of 100 plant units per 100 linear feet of frontage. Thirty percent of the plant material by unit count must be evergreen. The landscape plan shall include a berm no less than two and one-half feet in height to be located in a landscape, no fence and no access easement. Exceptions to this requirement will be considered if the berm conflicts with the natural or proposed drainage ways.
Figure C. Landscape Area Adjacent to an Arterial ROW – Typical
Arterial: A minimum of a 25 foot wide landscaped area consisting of a minimum of 125 plant units per 100 linear feet of frontage. Forty percent of the plant material by unit count must be evergreen. The landscape plan shall include a landscape berm no less than three feet in height to be located in a landscape, no fence and no access easement. Exceptions to this requirement will be considered if the berm conflicts with the natural or proposed drainage ways.
(Ord. 1565, passed 4-1-96; Am. Ord. 2341, passed 12-18-06) Penalty, see § 158.99