The intent of this section is to help create a community environment that is aesthetically pleasing for drivers and pedestrians and promotes a healthy and thriving green space.
(A) Except as where an alternative design is approved, canopy shade trees will be planted in the parkway between the sidewalk and the street on average every 50 feet apart on center within the parkway. Note: ordinance requires all parkways to be designed at seven feet wide.
(B) As a general rule, the canopies of large deciduous trees at maturity should nearly touch.
(C) Street trees will not be located* within:
(1) Twenty feet of a streetlight;
(2) Six feet of a water, sewer or gas line;
(3) Ten feet of a fire hydrant, manhole or sewer inlet;
(4) Thirty feet of an intersection;
(5) An area blocking the view of traffic signs;
(6) Ten feet of a driveway; and
(7) The valley of a drainage swale.
*exception to the above standards will occur within cul-de-sacs, elbows and the like, with approval from the city
(D) Ornamental trees shall be planted in substitution for the canopy shade trees where overhead lines and fixtures would interfere with the normal maturing of canopy trees.
(E) Unless otherwise approved, trees shall be placed at the following set intervals:
Type of Tree | Interval* |
Canopy shade trees (50' or taller) | 35' - 50' on center |
Coniferous evergreens (for use on berms) | 25' - 40' on center (staggering is permitted) |
Ornamental trees | |
Medium: 35' - 50' tall; | |
Small: 25' - 35' tall | 25' - 35' on center |
NOTE TO TABLE: *Exact locations and spacing may be adjusted at the option of the applicants with approval from the city. | |
(F) The developer shall design a street tree plan which corresponds to the character of the subdivision. In subdivisions that are grid-like and more traditional, the developer should plant trees in a formal and consistent manner, using trees of similar size and shape with regular intervals. In subdivisions with curvilinear streets, the developer should plant a diversity of species both in size and shape in informal patterns to mimic randomness in nature.
(G) Smaller or under-story trees may be planted between or among larger canopy trees to create diversity in scale and to counteract gaps in density when streetlights, utilities or driveways create voids.
(Ord. 3319, passed 2-22-2005)