Landscaping requirements for ground mounted signs. A permanent ground-mounted sign shall require a single continuous landscaped area to be maintained beneath the sign in accordance with the following standards:
(a) The minimum landscaped island shall maintain a minimum width of three feet around the perimeter of the base of the sign, including all points where sign structural supports are attached to the ground.
(b) Where the required landscaped area is adjacent to a paved surface accessible to vehicular traffic, a raised, non-mountable curb suitable to prevent the encroachment of vehicles shall be required.
(c) The landscaped area shall include vegetative plantings aesthetically located and maintained. The use of concrete, asphalt, or any other paved surface inside the required landscaped area beneath the sign shall be prohibited.
(d) A construction level detail landscape plan and landscape maintenance plan shall be submitted with the sign application.
(e) Landscaping and perimeter buffering material shall be fully installed on the site by completion of construction; if not feasible due to seasonal conditions, within one planting season after completion of construction. The Planning Commission may grant an extension of the time to install required landscaping features.
(Ord. 2022-24. Passed 5-24-22.)