§ 155.113 GENERAL PLANT REQUIREMENTS.

   (A)   Standards. All plants materials required by § 155.070 or § 155.108 shall conform to American Nurseryman’s Association Standards.

   (B)   Minimum size for plants. 

 

Tree Type	Dimension
Deciduous ornamental tree	6 feet height
Deciduous shade tree	2 inches caliper
Deciduous shrub	24 inches height/sp.
Evergreen shrub	24 inches height/sp.
Evergreen tree	6 feet height

 

   (C)   The following plants will not be counted to meet the requirements either for screening and landscaping (§ 155.070) or for landscaping berms and planting strips (§ 155.108):

Botanical Name	Common Name
Acer negundo	Boxelder
Acer saccharinum	Silver Maple
Ailanthus altissima	Tree of Heaven
Alnus species	Alders
Amorpha species	Indigo Bush
Aronia species	Chokeberry
Betula papyrifera	Paper Birch
Betula pendula	European White Birch
Betula populifolia	Gray Birch
Campsis species	Trumpet Creeper
Catalpa species	Catalpa
Celtis species	Hackberry
Cornus alternifolia	Pagoda Dogwood
Cornus racemosa	Gray Dogwood
Elaeagnus species	Russian Olive
Ginkgo biloba (female only)	Maidenhair Tree
Gleditsia triacanthos (fruit & thorny varieties only)	Honey Locust
Lonicera Maackii	Amur Honeysuckle
Maclura pomifera	Osage-Orange
Malus species, except those disease resistant	Crabapples
Morus species	Mulberry
Paulownia species	Empress Tree
Populus species	Poplars, Cottonwood
Prunus species	Cherries, Plums, Apricots
Quercus palustris	Pin Oak
Rhamnus species	Buckthorn
Rhus species	Sumac
Rosa species	Rose
Salix species	Willows
Sambucus species	Elderberry
Sorbus species	Mountain Ash
Syringa vulgaris	Common Lilac
Ulmus species	Elms

 

   (D)   Maintenance.  It is the responsibility of the owner to maintain all plant materials used for screening and buffering purposes.

   (E)   Tree preservation. All existing trees, excluding those types listed in division (C) of this section, 6 inches diameter or greater, located within 20 feet of proposed parking areas or access roads, preserved and protected during construction shall be countered, in kind, toward the landscape requirements of this section or § 155.070(L), i.e., one 6-inch caliper tree = three 2-inch caliper trees.

   (F)   Timeframe.  Landscaping material must be installed within the next planting season after construction of the parking, loading, or disharmonious use.

(Ord. 1992-10, § 1308, passed 3-18-1993)