(A) Landscaping of interior parking areas, also defined as parking islands and other vehicular use areas within a property shall be a mixture of ground cover, turfgrass, hedge material, trees, and palms with no more than 50% of total island areas planned or installed as turfgrass, sod or mulch. Interior islands must be a minimum ten feet wide from inside of curb adequately landscaped and contain minimum of one tree. The intent of interior parking islands is to create a fully landscaped parking lot without disrupting continuous parking stalls and to lower the area ambient surface temperature.
(B) Parking lot landscaping should be designed to be sustainable and to function as part of the development's stormwater management system.
(C) For other vehicular use areas only, where the strict application of minimal landscaping requirements will seriously limit the function of the area, the required landscaping may be located near perimeter of the paved area, including those perimeters that may be adjacent to a building on the site. The required interior landscaping which is relocated as provided herein shall be in addition to the perimeter landscape requirements.
(D) Concrete curbing, wheel stops permanently anchored three feet away from landscape area at a four-inch height, or other approved equal shall be installed to prevent encroachment of vehicles into the required landscape area.
(E) Individual interior parking lot areas shall be a minimum of 100 square feet total adequately landscaped with shrubs, groundcover, or other authorized landscape material not to exceed three feet in height in addition to requirements listed below. The landscape areas shall be located in such a manner as to divide and break up the expanse of paving.
(F) Parking lots shall comply with the following minimum requirements:
(1) One tree:
(a) Every five parking spaces; and
(b) Every 100 square feet of interior landscaping;
(2) Ten square feet of interior landscaping every parking space up to 50 spaces;
(3) One hundred square feet of landscaping every ten parking spaces over 50 spaces;
(4) One square foot of landscaping:
(a) Every 100 square feet of paved areas up to 50,000 square feet; and
(b) Every 200 square feet of paved area over 50,000 square feet; and
(5) Interior parking landscape requirements shall be reduced by 25% for areas zoned for industrial use.
(Ord. 2021-02, adopted 3-17-21; sought to be reconsidered, Commission passed 4-21-2021)