(a) BUFFERING: A visual screen installed to provide a barrier where an uncomplimentary use abuts another use.
(b) CROWN SPREAD: The distance measured across the greatest diameter of the branch mass of a plant.
(c) DECORATIVE WALLS AND FENCES: Barriers constructed of wood, masonry or other appropriate material.
(d) DEVELOPED AREA: That portion of a lot, plat or parcel of land upon which a building, structure, pavement, landscape material or other improvement, excluding public rights-of-way, has been placed.
(e) DRIP LINE: The outer perimeter of the crown spread of a plant.
(f) ENCROACH: Any protrusion of a vehicle outside of a parking space, display area, storage area, and access way or access aisle into a landscaped area.
(g) GREEN SPACE: Ground which has been covered with landscape material for 100 percent of the area and ground cover for twenty-five percent of the area.
(h) GROUND COVER: Natural low growing evergreen perennial plants other than trees or lawn grass installed in such a manner so as to form a continuous cover over the ground.
(i) LANDSCAPING: The placement of landscape material in the planting area in accordance with the requirements of this chapter.
(j) LANDSCAPE MATERIAL: Landscaping consisting of material including, but not limited to, living trees, shrubs, vines, lawn grass, ground cover, landscape water feature, and non-living durable material commonly used in landscaping, including but not limited to, mulch, rocks, pebbles, sand, decorative walls, fences, brick pavers, sculpture and earthen mounds, but excluding pavement for vehicular use. Artificial plants shall be prohibited.
(k) LARGE TREE CLASS SPECIES: Trees that reach forty-five feet or greater in height at maturity.
(l) MEDIUM TREE CLASS SPECIES: Trees that reach from twenty-five feet to forty-five feet in height at maturity.
(m) OWNER: The owner of the premises, a lessee of the premises, or an agent or any other person, firm, corporation or fiduciary directly in control of the premises.
(n) PROPERTY LINE: See "LOT LINE" in Section 1230.04.
(o) PUBLIC PLACES: Includes all grounds other than streets and highways owned by the City.
(p) PUBLIC TREES: All shade and ornamental trees now or hereafter growing along any street, highway or any public place.
(q) STREET AND HIGHWAY: The entire width of every public way, easement or right-of-way when any part thereof is open to use by the public, as a matter of right, for the purposes of vehicular and pedestrian traffic, and shall include alleys.
(r) D.B.H.: Diameter at breast height.
(Ord. 08-33. Passed 5-4-09.)