(a) No artificial plant materials shall be used to satisfy the requirements of this chapter.
(b) Each tree or shrub shall be planted at least 30 inches from the edge of any paved surface where vehicles overhang.
(c) The use of native plants and shrubs is encouraged.
(d) For suggested plant materials, refer to the preferred plant list table in Section 1253.07(I) of these Codified Ordinances.
(e) Plant Diversity Requirements. Landscaping plans shall provide a variety of tree and shrub species throughout the site in the form of streetscape trees, parking lot trees, bufferyard trees, and general site trees. All landscaping and screening plans shall meet the plant diversity requirements of the table below:
Table 1290.08-1 Plant Diversity Requirements
Plant Diversity Requirements | ||
Minimum Number of required or proposed trees* | Minimum Number of tree species required* | Maximum Percentage of any one species* |
0-5 | 1 | 100% |
6-15 | 2 | 50% |
16-30 | 3 | 40% |
31-50 | 5 | 30% |
51+ | 6 | 20% |
*Hedge plantings of tree-like shrubs, such as arborvitaes, may be of the same species and do not have to meet the plant diversity requirements of this table.
(f) Prohibited Plant Materials. In order to prevent the spread of disease and reduce the possibility of damage to infrastructure and buildings, the following trees are prohibited from new plantings:
(1) Apple, Malus punila
(2) Bradford Pear, Pyrus calleryana "Bradford"
(3) Box Elder, Acer negundo
(4) Cottonwood, Aspen
(5) Siberian Elm, Ulmus Pumila
(6) Moline American Elm, Ulmus Americana "Moline"
(7) Ginkgo - Female, Ginko biloba
(8) Willow, Salix Species
(9) Honeysuckle
(10) Osage Orange, Hedge Apple, Maclura ponifera
(11) Poplar, Populus species
(12) Russian Olive
(13) Silver Maple, Acer saccharinum
(14) Tree-of-Heaven, Ailanthus altissima
(15) Ash
(16) Lythrum virgatum, european wand loosestrife
(17) Pyrus calleryana, callery pear
(18) Any plant material declared invasive by the Ohio Department of Agriculture.
(Ord. 6699. Passed 1-16-18; Ord. 6845. Passed 7-21-20; Ord. 6857. Passed 6-2-20.)