(a) In order to assure the park-like character of the development, all land area not covered by buildings, parking areas, driveways, sidewalks and other hard-surfaced uses shall be developed and maintained in grass or other suitable landscape planting as required by the Planning and Zoning Commission. Landscape planting at least forty feet in depth shall be provided and maintained along each through highway existing at the time the tract was transferred to the S-lA Special District. The area so required to be landscaped shall be in aggregate no less than twenty percent (20%) of the parcel. In computing the twenty percent (20%) there shall be included as a part thereof that portion of the area specified in Section 1172.06, which remains vacant and planted and which does not constitute reserved parking area in the site plan approved by the Commission.
(b) The owners of landscaped property shall be required to maintain it in a suitable manner and the plan of development shall set forth to the satisfaction of the Commission provisions to assure such maintenance.
(c) All areas not used for drives, parking, walks or buildings shall be landscaped in accordance with landscaping plans approved by the Building Commissioner who may engage the services of a landscape architect in reviewing the proposed plan.
(Ord. 2020-16. Passed 11-4-20.)