(A) Trees and shrubs must be placed throughout the parking area to decrease the appearance of a single expanse of pavement and provide shade.
(B) Alternatives include:
(1) A continuous landscape strip between every four rows of parking. A minimum of nine feet in width should be adequate to accommodate both shrubbery and trees;
(2) Large planting islands (over 600 square feet) located throughout the lot and planted with shade trees, low shrubs and/or ground cover. They should preferably be located at the ends of parking rows; or
(3) Planting islands between every ten to 16 spaces to avoid long rows of parked cars.
(C) The size should be a minimum of nine feet wide to allow for an adequate planting area.
(D) Each planting island should provide at least one large, maturing/canopy tree.
(E) In general, all trees and shrubs are to be placed in a visually pleasing fashion.
(F) Additionally, it is also strongly recommended that a variety of both trees and shrubs be used when possible to preclude disease or blight from eliminating all of each.
(Ord. 10.10, passed 5-19-2009)