(a) Schedules:
Schedule 1: Lot Planting Requirements
For this land use type. . . | . . . 1 broadleaf/deciduous tree or evergreen conifer shall be required for every . . . |
Multiple Family Residential and Planned unit Residential Development | 1,000 square feet of yard area |
Commercial | 1,000 square feet of yard area |
Manufacturing | 1,000 square feet of yard area |
Schedule 2: Residential Lot Landscaping Requirements
Zoning District | # of trees | Minimum # of shrubs* | Front Yard Sod or Groundcover |
Residential | 1 | 8 | Yes |
Residential Office | 1 | 8 | Yes |
*Species subject to review and approval through landscape plan submittal.
Schedule 3: Landscape Buffer Types
TYPE | MINIMUM WIDTH | MINIMUM SIZE | LANDSCAPING REQUIRED PER 100 LINEAR FEET OF BUFFER* |
A | 10 feet | 2-1/2" caliper (deciduous trees) or 6 feet height (evergreen trees) 3 feet shrubs | 4 trees* and 10 large shrubs |
B | 20 feet | 2-1/2" caliper (deciduous trees) or 6 feet height (evergreen trees) 3 feet shrubs | 6 trees and 15 large shrubs |
C | 5 feet | 2-1/2" caliper (deciduous trees) 3 foot height continuous shrub screen | 3 deciduous trees and shrubs maximum spacing 3 - 5 feet on center depending on species, provided the treatment creates a continuous visual screen |
D | 25 feet | 2-1/2" caliper (deciduous trees) or 6 feet height (evergreen trees) 3 feet shrubs, 6 feet fence/berm | 8 trees and 15 shrubs supplemented by a 3 - 6 foot opaque fence |
E | N/A | 8 feet | Fence or wall shall be opaque |
F | 25 feet | 8 feet | 8 foot fence (OR combination of earth berm and fence to achieve total height of 8 feet) with 8 trees and 15 shrubs |
* At least fifty percent of all required screen trees and shrubs, unless otherwise specified shall be evergreen species. Plant material shall be selected from the approved plant material tables in this Chapter. If calculation for trees required results in a fraction, number shall be rounded to the next highest whole number.
Schedule 4 Landscape Buffer Requirements
District of Subject Property | Adjacent District or Similar Use | |||||
R | F | C | O | U | I | |
R | A | A | B | D | B | |
F | B | D | A | B | B | |
C | A | A | A | C | C | |
O | B | A | C | B | B | |
U | D | B | A | B | A | |
I | D | D | E | B | A | |
Special Uses | ||||||
Hospital | B | |||||
College | B | |||||
Residential Districts: (R)
Multi Family: (F)
Commercial: (C)
Residential Office: (O)
Cedar Center / Mayfield Green: (U)
Manufacturing: (I)
(b) Tables:
Table A: Trees Useful for Streets and Parking Lots (generally with high canopies, shade producing, hardy)
Botanic Name | Common Name | Type | Height | Tree Category |
Acer campestre | Hedge Maple | D | 30' - 40' | Ornamental |
Acer freemanii | Freeman Maple | D | 50' - 60' | Shade |
Acer rubrum | Red Maple | D | 40' - 60' | Shade |
Acer saccharum | Sugar Maple | D | 50' - 70' | Shade |
Carpinus betulas ‘Fastigiata’ | Upright European Hornbeam | D | 30' - 40' | Ornamental |
Carpinus caroliniana | American Hornbeam | D | 25' - 30' | Ornamental |
Celtis occidentalis | Hackberry | D | 50' - 75' | Shade |
Gingko biloba (male only) | Gingko | D | 40' - 60' | Shade |
Gleditzia tricanthos inermis | Thornless Honeylocust | D | 30' - 60' | Shade |
Gleditzia tricanthos ‘Imperial’ | Imperial Honeylocust | D | 30' - 60' | Shade |
Koelreuteria paniculata | Golden Rain Tree | D | 30' - 40' | Ornamental |
Liquidamber styaciflua | American Sweet Gum | D | 40' - 60' | Shade |
Liriodendron tulipifera | Tulip Tree | D | 70' - 80' | Shade |
Pyrus calleryana ‘Aristocrat’ | Aristocrat Pear | D | 35' - 45' | Shade |
Quercus alba | White Oak | D | 60' - 80' | Shade |
Quercus bicolor | Swamp White Oak | D | 40' - 50' | Shade |
Quercus coccinea | Scarlet Oak | D | 60' - 80' | Shade |
Quercus palustris | Pin Oak | D | 50' - 80' | Shade |
Quercus phellos | Willow Oak | D | 50' - 70' | Shade |
Quercus robur | English Oak | D | 50' - 70' | Shade |
Quercus rubra | Red Oak | D | 40' - 60' | Shade |
Tillia americana | Basswood Linden | D | 40' - 60' | Shade |
Tillia cordata ‘Green Spine’ | Little-Leaf Linden | D | 40' - 50' | Shade |
Tillia tomentosa | Silver Linden | D | 40' - 50' | Shade |
Zelkova serrata ‘Village Green’ | Village Green Zelkova | D | 40' - 60' | Shade |
D = Deciduous E = Evergreen
Note: Several varieties or cultivars of each species may be available and may be substituted upon approval by the City Landscape Architect and City Arborist.
Table B: Trees for Planting on Streets and Boundaries to Minimize Conflict with Overhead Utilities
Botanic Name | Common Name | Type | Height | Tree Category |
Carpinus caroliniana | American Hornbeam | D | 25' - 30' | Ornamental |
Cercis canadensis | Eastern Redbud | D | 20' - 25' | Ornamental |
Crataegus crus-galli | Cockspur Hawthorn (thornless spp.) | D | 15' - 25' | Ornamental |
Malus hybrids | Flowering Crabapple | D | 15' - 30' | Ornamental |
Prunus ‘Newport’ | Newport Plum | D | 15' -20' | Ornamental |
Prunus maackii | Amur Chokecherry | D | 25' - 30' | Ornamental |
Prunus virginiana | Chokecherry | D | 20' - 25' | Ornamental |
D = Deciduous E = Evergreen
Table C: Trees for Use within the Interior of a Site
Ornamental Trees
Botanic Name | Common Name | Type | Height | Tree Category |
Acer ginall | Amur Maple | D | 15' - 20' | Ornamental |
Acer palmatum | Japanese Maple | D | 15' - 20' | Ornamental |
Amelanchier canadansis | Juneberry | D | 30' - 35' | Ornamental |
Amelanchier grandifloria | Apple Serviceberry | D | 25' - 30' | Ornamental |
Amelanchier laevis | Allegheny Serviceberry | D | 25' - 30' | Ornamental |
Betula nigra | River Birch | D | 40' - 60' | Ornamental |
Betula papyrifera | Paper Birch | D | 40' - 60' | Ornamental |
Cercidyphyllum japonicum | Katsura Tree | D | 25' - 40' | Ornamental |
Cercis Canadensis | Eastern Redbud | D | 20' - 30' | Ornamental |
Cornus kousa | Japanese Dogwood | D | 20' - 25' | Ornamental |
Cotinus coggyria | Smoke Tree | D | 15' - 20' | Ornamental |
Magnolia loebneri | Magnolia | D | 12' - 15' | Ornamental |
Magnolia soulangiana | Saucer Magnolia | D | 15' - 20' | Ornamental |
Magnolia stellata | Star Magnolia | D | 10' - 15' | Ornamental |
Evergreen Trees
Botanic Name | Common Name | Type | Height | Tree Category |
Abies Concolor | White Fir | E | 30' - 50' | Evergreen |
Picea abies | Norway Spruce | E | 50' - 60' | Evergreen |
Picea glauca densata | Black Hills Spruce | E | 50' - 60' | Evergreen |
Picea omorika | Serbian Spruce | E | 50' - 60' | Evergreen |
Picea pungens | Colorado Spruce | E | 60' - 75' | Evergreen |
Picea pumgens ‘Glauca’ | Colorado Blue Spruce | E | 60' - 75' | Evergreen |
Pinus nigra | Austrian Pine | E | 30' - 60' | Evergreen |
Pinus ponderosa | Ponderosa Pine | E | 40' - 50' | Evergreen |
Pinus strobes | Eastern White Pine | E | 50' - 100' | Evergreen |
Tsuga canadensis | Canadian Hemlock | E | 60' - 75' | Evergreen |
Table D: Small Shrubs Useful for Screens, Hedges, and Specimen Planting
Botanic Name | Common Name | Type | Height |
Aronia melanocarpa | Black Chokeberry | D | 4' - 6' |
Berberis thunbergii Hybrids | Japanese Barberry | D | 3' - 5' |
Buxus microphylla ‘Koreana’ | Korean Boxwood | E | 2' - 3' |
Chaenomeles species | Flowering quince | D | 2' - 6' |
Euonymus fortunei | Euonymus | E | 4' - 6' |
Hydrangea macrophylla “Nikko Blue’ spp. | Nikko Blue Hydrangea | D | 3' - 4' |
Ilex crenata | Japanese Holly | E | 3' - 5' |
Mahonia aquifolium | Oregon Grape | E | 3' - 6' |
Physocarpus opulifolius intermedius | Dwarf Ninebark | D | 4' - 5' |
Prunus glandulosa | Flowering Almond | D | 4' - 6' |
Rhus aromatica | Fragment Sumac | D | 4' - 6' |
Spiraea x bumalda | Burmald Spiraea | D | 3' - 4' |
Spiraea japonica | Japanese Spiraea | D | 3' - 4' |
Symphoricarpos alba | White Snowberry | D | 5' - 6' |
Weigela florida | Flowering Weigela | D | 4' - 5' |
Weigela vaniceki | Cardinal Shrub | D | 4' - 5' |
D = Deciduous E = Evergreen
Table E: Large Shrubs Useful for Screens, Hedges, and Specimen Planting
Botanic Name | Common Name | Type | Height |
Caragana arborescens | Siberian Peashrub | D | 12' - 15' |
Cornus alba, ‘Elegantissima’ | Variegated Dogwood | D | 6' - 10' |
Cornus alternifolia | Pagoda Dogwood | D | 15' - 20' |
Cornus sericea baileyi | Redtwig Dogwood | D | 8' - 10' |
Cotinus coggygria | Smoke Tree | D | 8' - 10' |
Cotoneaster acutifolious | Peking Cotoneaster | D | 4' - 8' |
Euonymus alatus ‘compactus’ | Burning Bush | D | 7' - 10' |
Forsythia intermedia Hybrids | Hybrid Forsythia | D | 7' - 10' |
Forsythia suspense | Weeping Forsythia | D | 8' - 10' |
Hamamelis virginiana | Common Witch Hazel | D | 10' - 15' |
Hibiscus syriacus | Rose-of-Sharon | D | 4' - 12' |
Hydrangea arborescens ‘Annabelle’ | Annabelle Hydrangea | D | 4' - 15' |
Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ | Peegee Hydrangea | D | 6' - 10' |
Ilex meserveae | Blue Holly | E | 6' - 8' |
Ilex opaca | American Holly | E | 8' - 15' |
Juniperus chinensis | Chinese Juniper | E | 6' - 15' |
Juniperus scopulorum | Rocky Mountain Juniper | E | 6' - 15' |
Ligustrum amurense | Amur Privet | D | 4' - 8' |
Ligustrum ‘Vicaryi’ | Golden Vicary Privet | D | 4' - 12' |
Myrica pennsylvanica | Northern Bayberry | D | 5' - 10' |
Philadelphus coronaries | Sweet Mockorange | D | 8' - 10' |
Philadelphus virginialis | Minnesota Snowflake | D | 6' - 8' |
Picea glauca ‘Conica’ | Dwarf Alberta Spruce | E | 6' - 10' |
Prunus cistena | Cistena Plum | D | 6' - 8' |
Prunus triloba | Flowering Almond | D | 8' - 10' |
Rhamnus frangula | Alder Buckthorn | D | 12' - 15' |
Rhus glabra | Smooth Sumac | D | 8' - 10' |
Rhus typhina | Staghorn Sumac | D | 8' - 12' |
Sambucus Canadensis | American Elderberry | D | 6' - 8' |
Shepherdia argentea | Silver Buffaloberry | D | 5' - 8' |
Sorbaria sorbifolia | False Spiraea | D | 6' - 8' |
Syringa chinensis | Chinese Lilac | D | 6' - 8' |
Syringa hyacinthiflora Hybrids | Hybrid Canadian Lilac | D | 8' - 12' |
Syringa vulgaris | Common Lilac | D | 8' - 12' |
Syringa vulgaris Hybrids | Hybrid French Lilac | D | 8' - 12' |
Taxus cuspidata ‘Capitata’ | Upright Japanese Yew | E | 10' - 25' |
Taxus ‘Hicksi’ | Hick’s Yew | E | 10' - 12' |
Thuja occidentalis Hybrids | American Arbovitae | E | 4' - 15' |
Viburnum dentatum | Arrowwood Viburnum | D | 10' - 15' |
Viburnum lantana | Wayfaring Tree | D | 8' - 15' |
Viburnum lantago | Nannyberry | D | 8' - 15' |
Viburnum placatum tomentosum | Doublefile Viburnum | D | 8' - 10' |
Viburnum prunifolium | Black Haw Viburnum | D | 10' - 12' |
Viburnum rhytidophyllum | Leatherleaf Viburnum | D | 6' - 15' |
Viburnum trilobum | American Cranberry Bush | D | 8' - 12' |
D = Deciduous E = Evergreen
Table F: Low and Dwarf Spreading Shrubs Useful for Borders, Parking Islands, and Groundcover
Botanic Name | Common Name | Type | Height |
Berberis mentorensis | Mentor Barberry | E | 3' - 4' |
Berberis thunbergii hybrids | Japanese Barberry (dwarf cultivars) | D | 2' - 4' |
Buxus | Boxwood cultivars | E | 2' - 3' |
Cotoneaster apiculata | Cranberry Cotoneaster | D | 2' - 3' |
Cotoneaster horizontalis | Rockspray Cotoneaster | D | 1' - 3' |
Daphne burkwoodii | Burkwood Daphne | D | 3' - 4' |
Duetzia gracilis | Slender Duetzia | D | 2' - 3' |
Euonymus fortunei ‘Sarcoxie’ | Sarcoxie Euonymus | E | 3' - 4' |
Forsythia viridissima ‘Bronxensis’ | Dwarf Forsythia | D | 1' - 2' |
Hypericon patulum | St. John’s Wort | D | 2' - 3' |
Juniperus (spreading varieties) | Juniper | E | 1' - 3' |
Mahonia aquifolium ‘Compacta’ | Dwarf Oregon Grape | E | 2' |
Microbiota decussata | Siberian Cypress | E | 1' |
Philadelphus virginialis | Miniature Snowflake | D | 2' - 3' |
Picea abies ‘Nidiformis’ | Bird’s Nest Spruce | E | 2' |
Picea abies ‘Pumila’ | Dwarf Norway Spruce | E | 2' - 3' |
Picea pumgens ‘Globosa’ | Blue Globe Spruce | E | 3' - 4' |
Pinus mugo | Mugho Pine | D | 3' - 4' |
Potentilla fruticosa hybrids | Bush Cinqufoil | D | 2' - 3' |
Rhus aromatica ‘Grow Low’ | Grow Low Fragment Sumac | D | 1' - 2' |
ribes alpinum | Alpine Currant | D | 3' - 5' |
Spirea x bumalda | Bumald Spirea | D | 2' - 3' |
Spirea japonica | Japanese Spirea | D | 2’ - 3' |
Spirea nipponica | Nippon Spirea | D | 2' - 3' |
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus | Coral Berry | D | 3' - 4' |
Syringa patula ‘Miss Kim’ | Dwarf Korean Lilac | D | 3' - 5' |
Taxus cupidata ‘Nana’ | Dwarf Japanese Yew | E | 2' - 3' |
Taxus media | Spreading Yew | E | 2' - 4' |
Thuja occidentalis ‘Hetzii Midget’ | Hetz Midget Arborvitae | E | 2' - 3' |
D = Deciduous E = Evergreen
Table G: Non-Qualifying Trees
Common Name | Botanical Name | Negative Feature(s) |
Boxelder | Acer negundo | Aggressive, Shallow roots, Weak wood |
Norway Maple | Acer platanoides | Invasive |
Silver Maple | Acer saccharinum | Aggressive Shallow roots, Weak wood |
Tree of Heaven | Ailanthus altissima Seeds | Suckers, Weak wood, Invasive |
Mimosa | Albizia julibrissin | Invasive |
European White Birch | Betula pendula | Insect prone, Invasive |
Camphor Tree | Cinnamomum camphora | Invasive |
Russian Olive | Elaeagnus angustifolia | Poor form, Disease prone, Invasive |
Ash | Fraxinus spp. | Insects |
Ginkgo (Female) | Ginkgo biloba - Female | Fruits |
White Lead Tree | Leucaena leucocephala | Invasive |
Chinaberry Tree | Melia azedarach | Invasive |
Mulberry | Morus species | Fruits, Shallow roots, Invasive |
Princess Tree | Paulownia tomentosa | Invasive |
Senegal Date Palm | Phoenix reclinata | Invasive |
White Poplar | Populus alba | Suckers, Shallow roots, Weak wood, Invasive |
Cottonwood | Populus deltoids | Weak wood, Shallow roots, Seeds |
Lombardy Poplar | Populus nigra ‘Italica’ | Insects, Disease, Short-lived |
(Wild) Black Cherry | Prunus serotina | Disease prone |
Bradford Pear | Pyrus calleryana ‘Bradford’ | Weak branching, Low branches |
Brazilian Pepper Tree | Schinus terebinthifolius | Invasive |
Tallow Tree | Triadica sebifera | Invasive |
American Elm* | Ulmus americana* | Insects, Disease |
Siberian Elm | Ulmus pumila | Weak wood, Seeds |
*Note that suitable disease resistant cultivars and hybrids exist as substitutes for this species
(Ord. 41-10. Passed 9-26-11.)