1253.04 LANDSCAPE PLAN.

   A.    Landscape Plan Required. A Landscape Plan is required for all exterior construction including pools, and ornamental structures, but excepting other accessory uses unless otherwise required. Such Landscape Plan shall be drawn in conformance with the requirements specified in this Section. Landscape Plans must be approved by the Zoning Administrator prior to the issuance of a building permit unless the development is being reviewed by the City Planning Commission or Board of Zoning Appeals in which case the Landscape Plan shall be subject to that body’s review and approval.

   A Landscape Plan must include a Tree Preservation Plan for all new construction or landscape improvements that propose to remove any existing trees from the property. The property owner is required to replace or relocate any trees larger than three (3) inches DBH that are removed for new construction on the site. Additionally, any trees that are accidentally damaged during construction must be replaced according to the same regulations. The owner is encouraged, but not required, to replace any hazard trees that are dead, diseased, dying, or have a dangerous structural defect.

   B.    Content of Landscape Plan. All Landscape Plans submitted for approval shall contain or have attached thereto the following information:

      1.    The location and dimensions of all existing and proposed landscaping, structures, parking lots and drives, roadways and rights-of-way, sidewalks, bicycle paths, lawn signs, storage areas, refuse disposal areas, bicycle parking areas, fences, freestanding electrical equipment, tot lots and other recreational facilities, storage structures and other freestanding structural features as determined necessary by the Zoning Administrator.

      2.    The location, quantity, size at planting and at maturity, and name, both botanical and common names, of all proposed planting materials, including ground cover.

      3.    Existing and proposed grading of the site, only if the grading will be altered. This should include proposed berming, indicating contours at one (1) foot intervals.

      4.    Elevations and materials of all fences proposed for location on the site.

      5.    Elevations, cross-sections and other details as determined necessary by the Zoning Administrator.

      6.    A Tree Preservation Plan, which must include:

         a.    A list of the locations, botanical name, dimension at breast height (DBH), and vertical height of all existing trees on the property, and the intent to preserve, relocate, or replace each tree.

         b.    When it is not feasible to preserve or relocate an existing tree, the locations, species, and dimensions of each tree to be removed and the replacement trees must be specified. For each removed tree, one replacement tree must be planted in its place within one (1) month or during the next planting season, either in the same location or a new location on the property. In the event that it is determined by the Zoning Administrator that it is not practical to locate the replacement tree on the property, the Zoning Administrator has the authority to modify or waive the requirement, or to require that the replacement tree must be planted on approved public lands or other approved private property. The cost for removal, relocation, and replacement of all trees shall be borne by the property owner.

            (1)   A removed tree must be replaced with a replacement tree that is of the same species, or of a similar species with comparable potential for shade or screening properties and other characteristics. The Zoning Administrator may authorize an alternate replacement species when an exact species is not available in the required size.

            (2)    Replacement trees must meet the size requirements set forth in Table 1253.04.

 

Removed Tree (DBH)	Replacement Tree (caliper)
Two (2) to six (6) inches	Two (2) inches
Greater than six (6) inches	Four (4) inches

               (Ord. 04-132. Enacted 11-22-04.)