Credit for existing plant material will be allowed to offset required plant unit landscaping in the buffer yards and parking lots as follows:
(A) Buffer Yards: Where there are existing trees having a diameter at breast height (dbh) of 4 inches or larger, the number of such trees per 100 feet will be credited towards the landscaping as plant units by dividing such trees by 3. Where the buffer yard is to be left in a natural state, no shrubs will be required. Individual trees 6 feet in height or more will be counted on an individual basis towards the planting requirements; other components of a plant unit are required including all shrubs.
(B) Parking Lots: Any existing trees 6 feet in height or more will be subtracted from the required area amount of parking lot landscaping on a tree by tree basis.
(Ord. 17-2-2065, passed 2-27-2017)