(A) For every new development, except in the R1A and R1B Single-Family Districts, and the MHP-Mobile Home Park District, there shall be interior landscaping areas exclusive of any other required landscaping consisting of at least 10% of the total lot area.
(B) This landscaped area should be grouped near building entrances, along building foundations, along pedestrian walkways, and along service areas. All interior landscaping shall conform to the following.
(1) One deciduous (minimum two and one-half- inch caliper) or ornamental tree (minimum two-inch caliper) or evergreen tree (minimum five-foot height) shall be provided for every 400 square feet of required interior landscaping area.
(2) One 24-inch high shrub shall be provided for every 250 square feet of required interior landscaping area.
(3) The interior landscaping area shall contain grass, vegetation ground cover, six-inch shredded bark mulch, or six-inch deep crushed stone on a weed barrier, excluding marble chips or lava rock, and curbed or edged as necessary. Steel, aluminum, or black plastic edging shall be used for any planting beds.
(Ord. 259, passed 10-24-1995; Ord. passed 2-1-2012)