All areas of the site not paved or covered by a building shall be landscaped in accordance with a landscape plan approved as part of the final site development plan.
(a) District Perimeter Landscaping. When the perimeter of the district is adjacent to or abuts a residential zoning district or use, a continuous six-foot screen should be provided consisting of an earth mound, evergreen plantings, hedge, decorative wall, or any combination thereof, with trees planted approximately every 30 lineal feet.
(b) Street Trees. Tree lawns and street trees shall be provided adjacent to all public and private streets. Trees shall be planted approximately every 50 lineal feet. Street trees may be clustered or strategically spaced to ensure proper view corridors for commercial tenants as long as the number of trees is not sacrificed.
(1) Species of trees must be indigenous to the area, and non-invasive species. See the following Table 1279-3 and 1279-4 for recommended and prohibited street trees.
Prohibited Street Trees | |||
Common Name | Botanical Name | Common Name | Botanical Name |
Prohibited Street Trees | |||
Common Name | Botanical Name | Common Name | Botanical Name |
Apple | Malus | Oak, Pin | Quercus palustris |
Ash, ALL | ALL | Ohio Buckeye | Aesculus glabra |
Aspen | Poplus | Olive, Russian | Eleagnus angustifolia |
Beech, American | Fargus grandifera | Osage Orange | Maclura pomifera |
Birch, Paper Grey | Betula paprifera populifolia | Poplar | Populus |
Elm, American | Ulmus americana | Sweetgum | Liquidambar styraciflua |
Elm, Siberian | Ulmas pumilia | Sycamore | Plantanus occidentalis |
Ginko (female) | Ginko biloba (female) | Tree of Heaven | Alissima |
Horse Chestnut (nut bearing) | Aesculus hippocastarum | Black Walnut | Ailanthus occidentalis |
Kentucky Coffee Tree | Gymnocladus dioicus | Willow | Salix |
Maple, Box Elder | Acer negundo | ||
Maple, Silver | Acer saccharinum | ||
Recommended Street Trees | |||
Common Name | Botanical Name | Common Name | Botanical Name |
Recommended Street Trees | |||
Common Name | Botanical Name | Common Name | Botanical Name |
Cherry, Amanogawa Oriental | Prunus serrulata ‘Amanogawa’ | Birch, River | Betuala nigra |
Cherry, Canada Red Select | Prunus virginiana ‘Canada Red Select’ | Cleveland Select | Pyrus calleryana |
Dogwood, Kousa | Cornus kousa | Honey locust, thornless | Gleditsia triacanthos inermis |
Lilac, Ivory Silk Japanese | Syringata reticulate ‘Ivory Silk’ | Hornbeam | Ostrya virginiana |
Magnolia, Galaxy | Magnolia x quinquepeta ‘Galaxy’ | Hornbeam, European | Carpinus betulus |
Maple, Paperbark | Acer griseum | Linden, Cointhian Littleaf | Tilia cordata ‘Corzam’ |
Serviceberry, Robin Hill | Amelanchier x grandiflora ‘Robin Hill’ | Linden, Glenleven Hybrid | Tilia x flavescens ‘Glenleven’ |
Serviceberry, Shadblow | Amelanchier arborea | Maple, Hedge | Acer campestre |
Oak, English Pyramidal | Quercus robur ‘Fastigiata’ | Oak, Skyrocket English | Quercus robur Skyrocket |
Pear, Callery | Aristocrat or Chanticleer | ||
(c) Building Perimeter Landscaping. Landscaping shall be provided around the perimeter of buildings within the District that includes the combination of natural ground cover, shrubs, flowers and trees.
(d) Vehicular Use Area Landscaping.
(1) Vehicular use areas containing less than 20 parking spaces shall be exempt from the requirements of this section.
(2) Total parking provided is located in more than one location on a site and each location contains less than 20 parking spaces, each such area shall be exempt from this section if separated on all sides by at least 20 feet of non-paved area.
(3) Design. Landscape areas shall be peninsular or island types. This shall include landscaped parking islands or peninsulas, natural or landscaped detention basins in the front or side yards.
(4) Location. All parking spaces must be at least within 125 feet of a landscaped area.
(5) Minimum area. The minimum landscape area shall be 100 square feet.
(6) Surface. Any landscape area provided under this section shall not contain bare soil. Any ground area shall be covered with stones, mulch, vegetative ground cover, or other surfaces permeable by water.
(7) Retention basins. Natural or landscaped detention basins may count toward minimum square footage landscaping requirements when the basins are in the front or side yards.
(8) Traffic visibility. No landscaping shall obscure visibility at vehicular intersections with the parking area or other areas where clear visibility is necessary to assure safe circulation.
(e) Determination of Interior Landscape Requirements.
(1) The total landscaping required in a vehicular use area is 22 square feet per parking space. Interior and streetscape landscaping count toward the minimum square feet of landscaping required per parking space, ten parking spots equals one landscaping island.
(2) Interior landscape area requirement. To determine the landscape area, multiply the landscape area requirement of 22 square feet per parking space by the total number of parking spaces on the lot.
(3) Planting requirements. To determine the number of canopy trees, use the rate of one canopy tree for each ten parking spaces for retail uses and two canopy trees for each ten parking spaces for non-retail uses. Any fractional number of trees should be calculated to the next highest whole number.
(4) Shrubs. To determine the total number of shrubs, multiply the total number of required canopy trees by three. One canopy tree may substitute for three shrubs. Trees and shrubs do not have to be equally spaced, but may be grouped.
(5) Modifications. In the event of unusual topography or elevation of a development site, the size of the parcel to be developed, the extent of expansion or redevelopment of the site or parking area is deemed to be insignificant, or the presence of existing buffers on an adjacent property would make strict adherence to the requirements of this section serve no meaningful purpose or would make it physically impossible to install and maintain the required landscaping, the Board of Zoning Appeals may, upon proper applications by the property owner, and upon making findings of fact, modify the requirements of this section provided the existing or resulting landscape features of the development site comply with the spirit and intent of this section.
(Ord. 61-2019. Passed 6-10-19.)