(A) General requirements.
(1) All landscape material (trees, shrubs, ground covers) shall be selected from those listed herein or on the approved list of the City of Morehead by size, foliage, and use available from the City Planner.
(2) Installation of plant material shall be accomplished in a professional manner and according to standards adopted by the American Society of Landscape Architects.
(3) Selection shall be based on intended use in the landscape yard, parking lot, or screening/buffering location.
(4) All medium or large trees shall be installed at a minimum caliper of one and three-quarter (1 3/4) inches as measured two (2) feet above grade level. Small trees shall have a caliper of one and one-quarter (1 1/4) inches.
(5) All trees shall be B&B stock.
(6) All trees used for screening purposes shall be a minimum of five (5) feet to six (6) feet tall at the time of installation. Evergreen tree species selected for screening should have an expected mature spread of at least eight (8) feet.
(7) All shrubs, except those listed as ground cover, shall be a minimum of three (3) gallon size when installed. Ground covers shall be in minimum one (1) gallon sized containers. All shrubs shall be full foliaged and well-developed.
(8) Shrubs used for screening should have an expected mature height of at least eight (8) feet an expected mature spread of at least five (5) feet.
(B) Undesirable species. Undesirable species shall not be planted in the City of Morehead and must be removed from wooded or naturalized areas to satisfy landscape yard or screening/buffering requirements. A list of undesirable species for the City of Morehead may be obtained from the City Planner. The reason for classifying species as undesirable includes one or more of the following:
(1) Disease and/or insect problems;
(2) Messy or objectionable flowers, fruit, or bark;
(3) Drooping branches of weak-wooded characteristics leading to the loss of branches due to wind or age;
(4) Unpredictable or irregular habits;
(5) Invasive, shallow, or destructive root systems;
(6) Dangerously thorny or poisonous parts that present safety risks;
(7) A tendency to self-propagate and/or invasively spread to other landscaped or natural areas; or
(8) Lack of winter hardiness for the area.
(Ord. 22:2019, passed 6-10-19)