All areas on private property within the required building and parking front yard setback, excluding driveway openings, shall be landscaped and maintained with the following minimum requirements, which shall be in addition to any required trees in the public right-of-way:
(a) In Nonresidential Districts and for nonresidential uses in Residential Districts, the front yard shall be planted with three (3) deciduous trees and ten (10) shrubs for every 100 linear feet of street frontage, not including drive entrances.
(b) Areas not devoted to trees and shrubs shall be planted with grass, ground cover, or other live landscape treatment, excluding paving or gravel, including land in the street right-of-way that is not occupied by street or sidewalk pavement, or mulch.
(c) Landscaping materials may be placed in any manner and do not have to be equally spaced. Applicants are strongly encouraged to locate trees and shrubs in a manner that will prevent damage from salt and other materials used to melt snow from the roads. Applicants are strongly encouraged to select plant material that is deer resistant. Applicants shall not include invasive plant materials as identified by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
(Ord. 2016-07-24. Passed 8-3-16.)