The following landscaping requirements shall apply:
(A) Within parking areas, tree planting areas shall be provided for every ten parking spaces. Tree planting areas shall be at least eight feet wide, a minimum of 200 square feet in area, include at least one shade tree, and be designed to minimize damage to trees by parking or moving vehicles. The remaining area shall be landscaped with plantings (bushes, shrubs, flower beds, rain gardens). Pedestrian ways are permitted within parking landscaped areas but do not count towards the area requirement.
(B) A vegetative strip shall be provided between public rights-of-way and interior parking areas and where two parking areas abut. The vegetative strip shall be at least ten feet wide and shall include a minimum of one large canopy tree per 50 feet. Grass, shrubs, bushes, flower beds, pedestrian amenities, decorative walls and fences, storm water retention areas, and sidewalks may be placed in this area. Only where existing overhead utility lines prevent use of large maturing trees may small maturing trees be substituted. Landscaping may be provided within the required parking setback but shall not impede visibility at corners and intersections.
(Ord. passed 4-5-2010; Ord. passed 5-3-2021)