(A) Minimum standards. For all portions of buildings that are adjacent to motor vehicle use areas or internal driveways, foundation plantings shall be required and located between the building’s facades and the parking or drive isle curb. The minimum standards are required; however, it is encouraged that sites exceed the minimum whenever possible. The following minimum standards shall apply.
(1) The area of the building facade adjacent to the parking area or internal drive isle shall be computed and multiplied by a minimum of 20%. The resultant total square footage shall be planted as landscaped areas containing a minimum of one evergreen shrub per 20 square feet of planting area and one small flowering tree per 100 square feet of planting area.
(2) Each shrub planted shall be a minimum of 18 inches in height at the time of installation and reach a minimum height of 36 inches within three years of installation. Shrubs must be native species retains foliage to within six inches above ground level.
(3) Each tree planted to satisfy this subchapter shall be a minimum of two DBH at the time of installation.
(B) Exemptions. The following areas shall be exempted from the requirements of this section:
(1) Along the portions of buildings which contain drive-thru services (such examples would include, but not be limited to, pharmacies, banks, fast food restaurants and dry cleaners);
(2) On the rear side of a building when less than 10% of the total required parking is located in the rear of the building and the rear is not adjacent to any public right-of-way or interior driveway used by customers; and
(3) Along portions of buildings within the Central Business District (CB) which are constructed within two feet of a lot line.
(Ord. passed 3-5-2018) Penalty, see § 152.999