(A) Each property and/or business as it is designed and constructed shall provide greenways, plantings (trees, shrubs), and properly designed landscaping based on the size and value of the building(s) and site construction with the following minimum percentages being followed in providing the required landscape improvements:
Total Value of Construction (New and Remodeling) | Minimum Percentage (Value) for Landscape Improvement |
$5,000 - $100,000 | 5% ($250-$5,000) |
$100,001 - $500,000 | 4% ($5,000 - $20,000) |
$500,001 - $1,000,000 | 3% ($15,000 - $30,000) |
$1,000,001 - $5,000,000 | 2% ($20,000 - $100,000) |
$5,000,001 - $20,000,000 | Minimum of $100,000 |
(B) Design of landscaping in which value requirements exceed $15,000 plans shall be submitted for review and comment to the Planning and Zoning Commission.
(C) Plans shall be prepared by a state licensed landscape architect.
(Ord. 10-09-01, passed 10-09-2001
; Ord. 21-04, passed 3-8-2021
)