(A) Location. Landscaping shall be required in the following locations for all multiple-family residential, commercial, industrial and public/quasi-public uses:
(1) Throughout required setbacks and other areas visible from a public right-of-way where not used for parking, access or loading.
(2) In and around all parking areas visible from a public right-of-way.
(3) In private yard areas of duplexes and multiple-family residential development.
(4) Any unimproved city right-of-way adjacent to the property.
(B) Character. Required landscaping shall consist of an effective combination of trees, ground cover and shrubbery, as approved by the Development Review Committee. Artificial, non-living materials shall not be substituted for required landscaping. Parking lot landscaping shall be distributed throughout the parking area.
(C) Irrigation. All landscaped areas shall have a properly maintained permanent automated underground full coverage irrigation system.
(D) Maintenance. Required landscaping shall be maintained in a neat, clean and healthful condition.
(`83 Code, § 17.20.020) (Ord. 94-03 § 6, 1994; Ord. 95-02 § 5, 1995)