Table 6-4 Minimum Plant Size | |||
Plant material type | Minimum Size | ||
Planting in buffers abutting vacant land* | All other plantings | ||
Table 6-4 Minimum Plant Size | |||
Plant material type | Minimum Size | ||
Planting in buffers abutting vacant land* | All other plantings | ||
Canopy tree | |||
Single stem | 1-inch caliper** | 1-1/2-inch caliper** | |
Multi-stem clump | 5 feet (height) | 6 feet (height) | |
Understory tree | 4 feet (height) | 4 feet (height) | |
Evergreen tree | 2 feet (height) | 3 feet (height) | |
Shrub | |||
Deciduous | 12 inches (height) | 15 inches (height) | |
Evergreen | 9 inches (height) | 12 inches (height) | |
*Smaller plant sizes are allowed adjacent to vacant land because it is assumed that the plants will have time to grow before the vacant land is developed. For this purpose, agricultural land is considered vacant | |||
**Caliper is a measurement of the size of a tree equal to the diameter of its trunk measured four and one-half feet above natural grade | |||
(Ord. passed 11-2-2011)