§ 159-7.711 MINIMUM LANDSCAPING STANDARDS FOR RESIDENTIAL AND NONRESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT PARCELS AND LOTS.

   (A)   Minimum On Site Landscaping Required: Each residential and nonresidential zoning district or lot in a new development must contain a minimum amount of landscaping in areas not designated as off street parking under the provisions of this chapter. For each acre of land not occupied by buildings, off street parking areas, drives, or buffer yards, the number of "type B" plant units as described in § 159-7.702, table 159-7.702 of this part must be planted. In the case of residential buildings, the requirement will be for every parcel, lot, or dwelling unit, whichever results in a greater amount of plant materials.

   (B)   Deed Restricted Open Space And Undisturbed Resource Protection Areas Excluded: No area that is undisturbed and designated as "open space" required under the open space or natural resource protection provisions of this chapter, other deed restricted open space meeting open space ratio (OSR) requirements of this chapter, or is designated as an undisturbed resource protection area and protected by deed restrictions, may be included in the calculation of the area to be planted.

   (C)   Minimum Required On Site Landscaping: For residential and all nonresidential zoning district parcels and lots, the minimum amount of on site landscaping set forth in table 159-7.711 of this section must be provided in addition to all other required buffer yard landscaping and off street parking landscaping.

   (D)   Foundation Planting In CBR-2 District: Building foundation landscaping for all building frontages facing dedicated public streets, customer off street parking lots, or residential zoning district is required. Building foundation landscaping must be placed in a landscape bed no less than 7 feet in width along the facade of the building.

TABLE 159-7.711
MINIMUM REQUIRED PLANT UNITS FOR RESIDENTIAL
AND NONRESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT PARCELS AND LOTS

Zoning District Or Type Of Use	Minimum Number Of Plant Units 1 Required To Be Planted On Site2
R-2, R-3, R-4 Districts and residential planned unit developments:
Agricultural uses	None
Single-family residential	1 per lot or dwelling unit
2-family and multiple-family residential	6 per acre
All other uses	6 per acre
NB, CB, PBC, O, I Districts:
Agricultural uses	None
All other uses	6 per acre
BK District:
Agricultural uses	None
All other uses	8 per acre
CBR-2 District	4 canopy/shade trees per acre
	4 understory trees per acre
	4 coniferous trees per acre
	24 shrubs per acre
All other zoning districts (excluding the R-1 District):
Agricultural uses	None
All other uses	4 per acre

 

Notes:

   1.    See § 159-7.702, table 159-7.702 of this part.

   2.    Not applicable when the minimum landscape surface ratio (LSR) requirements are lowered due to mitigation, as provided in § 159-7.714 of this part, allowed by the Village. When mitigation is allowed by the Village, the minimum plant unit requirements set forth in § 159-7.714, table 159-7.714 of this part are applicable.

(Ord. 17-2-2065, passed 2-27-2017)