§ 152.187 LANDSCAPING OF REQUIRED PERIMETER YARDS AND RESIDENTIAL BUFFERYARDS.

   (A)   Front yard and front residential bufferyard landscaping in all Commercial/Town Center Districts, Industrial Districts, Residential Districts for multifamily dwelling. The front yard of any lot located in any Commercial/Town Center District, Industrial District, or Residential Districts for multifamily dwellings and which yard is not occupied by improvements permitted in the division “Use of Minimum Yards and Residential Bufferyards” in the applicable district shall be landscaped with trees as provided below and appropriate ground cover:

      (1)   Deciduous shade trees. A minimum of 1 shade tree planted for every 40 feet of the applicable lot line. The trees may be evenly spaced at 40 feet on center or grouped together; provided however, in no case shall spacing between trees exceed 80 feet; or

      (2)   Deciduous ornamental trees. A minimum of 1 ornamental tree planted for every 25 feet of the applicable lot line. The trees may be evenly spaced at 25 feet on center or grouped together; provided however, in no case shall spacing between trees exceed 50 feet.

   (B)   Side residential bufferyard and rear residential bufferyard landscaping in all Commercial/Town Center Districts, Industrial Districts, and Residential Districts for special exception uses. The side residential bufferyard or rear residential bufferyard located in a Commercial/Town Center District; Industrial District; or Residential District occupied by a special exception use, and which is not occupied by improvements permitted in the division “Use of Minimum Yards and Residential Bufferyards” in the applicable district, shall consist of either Type A: Open, Type B: Partial Screening, or Type C: Full Screening as specified below and in Table 152.187: Side and Rear Residential Bufferyard Landscaping.

   (C)   Residential bufferyards in the R1 Single Family Residential Districts, R2 Single and 2 Family Residential District, and MF Multifamily District for permitted nonresidential uses. Landscaping

required in any portion of a front residential bufferyard, side residential bufferyard or rear residential bufferyard which is not occupied by improvements permitted in the division “Use of Minimum Yards and Residential Bufferyards” in the applicable district, shall consist of Type A: Open.

Table 152.187: Side and Rear Residential Bufferyard Landscaping
Zoning of Adjacent Property	Zoning of Subject Property
	SE(1)	OB	LB	CB	TCD	LI	GI	PUD
R1	B	B	B	B	B	C	C	(2)
R2	B	B	B	B	B	C	C	(2)
MF	A	B	B	B	B	C	C	(2)
PUD (3)	B	B	B	B	B	C	C	(2)
(1)   Special exception use located in a Residential District; or other Special Use Districts.
(2)   Landscaping may be Type A: Open. Type B: Partial Screening or Type C: Full Screening and shall be determined as part of the review and determination of the Planned Unit Development.
(3)    Residential portion of a PUD.
A -   Type A: Open landscaping. See division (A), above.
B -   Type B: Partial Screening landscaping shall contain a minimum of 2 evergreen trees for every 25 feet of the length of a lot line which abuts a Residential District or a residential portion of a PUD District. The trees shall be evenly spaced.
C -   Type C: Full Screening landscaping shall contain a minimum of 4 evergreen trees for every 30 feet of the length of a lot line which abuts a Residential District or a residential portion of a PUD District. The trees shall be evenly spaced in a staggered double row where the rows are not more than 12.5 feet apart.

 

(Ord. 1221, § 8.01(b), passed 1-26-2010)