(A) Interior parking lot landscaping. Separate landscaped islands shall be provided within off-street parking lots, so as to break up the broad expanse of pavement, provide shade and guide vehicular and
pedestrian circulation and beautify the village. Unless modified in accordance with § 152.334, off-street parking lots with 50 or more individual parking spaces shall comply with the following:
(1) There shall be at least one tree planted within the interior of the parking lot for every eight parking spaces, or fraction thereof;
(2) Landscaped islands shall be:
(a) At least 150 feet in area, as measured from the outside curb edge;
(b) Planted with at least one large deciduous tree;
(c) Located so that no single parking space is more than 45 feet from a landscaped island; and
(d) Completely surrounded with at least a four-inch concrete or bituminous curb.
(3) A minimum distance of three feet from the backside of the curb and the proposed landscape plantings shall be provided.
(B) Perimeter parking lot landscaping. Landscaped buffer areas shall surround the perimeter of off-street parking areas in compliance with § 152.329.
(Ord. 37, passed 8-28-2005; Ord. 154, passed 1-11-2021)