§ 153.406 MODIFICATIONS.

   (A)   The Planning Commission may approve modifications to the landscaping and bufferyard requirements. The Commission shall base its decision on all of the following factors:

      (1)   The specific conditions which are unique to the applicant's land.

      (2)   The manner in which the strict application of the provisions of this section would deprive the applicant of a reasonable use of the land in a manner equivalent to the use permitted other landowners in the same zone.

      (3)   The unique conditions and circumstances are not the result of actions of the applicant subsequent to the adoption of this section.

      (4)   Reasons that the modification shall preserve, not harm, the public safety and welfare, and shall not alter the essential character of the neighborhood.

      (5)   A demonstration that the applicant has provided for a buffer that achieves the spirit of this section.

   (B)   The Planning Commission may also approve the use of existing trees within the proposed bufferyard area if the tree is not included on the plant lists in § 153.407: Plant Lists, if native and hardy to zones 5-6 of the United States Department of Agriculture Plant Hardiness Zone Map.

(Ord. 4-2016, passed 3-2-16)

§ 153.407 PLANT LISTS.

   The list of plants in Table 407-1: Plant List shall be used for Table 404-1: Landscape and Bufferyard Requirements.

   (A)   Species of plant material. To meet the requirements, plants shall be species listed in the required groups or shall be otherwise identified as appropriate for this region by a licensed landscape architect or certified horticulturist and approved by the city.

   (B)   Recommended plant list. 

TABLE 407-1: PLANT LIST
Group A - Canopy Trees    Mature Spread and Height Greater than 25 Feet
Botanical Plant Name	Common Plant Name	Mature Height	Mature Spread
Acer x freemani	Maple, Freeman	40'-60'	20'-40'
Acer rubrum	Maple, Red	40'-60'	40'-60'
Acer saccharum	Maple, Sugar	60'-75'	50'-60'
Aesculus octandra	Buckeye, Yellow	50'-70'	30'-40'
Betula nigra	Birch, River	40'-70'	40'-60'
Catalpa speciosa	Catalpa, Northern	40'-60'	20'-30'
Celtis, occidentalis	Hackberry, Common	40'-60'	50'-60'
Cercidiphyllum japonicum	Katsura Tree	40'-60'	30'-50'
Fagus grandifolia	Beech, American	50'-70'	50'-70'
Fagus sylvatica	Beech, European	50'-60'	35'-45'
Ginkgo biloba	Maidenhair/Ginkgo (male)	50'-80'	30'-50'
Gleditsia triacanthos	Honeylocust, Thornless	30'-50'	30'-50'
Koelreuteria paniculata	Golden-Raintree	30'-40'	30'-40'
Larix decidua	Larch, European	70'-75'	25'-30'
Liquidambar styraciflua	Sweetgum	60'-80'	40'-60'
Liriodendron tulipfera	Tuliptree	60'-80'	30'-50'
Metasequoia glyptostroboides	Redwood, Dawn	75'-100'	15'-25'
Nyssa sylvatic	Gum, Black	50'-75'	35'-50'
Quercus macrocarpa	Oak, Bur	70'-90'	60'-80'
Quercus muehlenbergii	Oak, Chinquapin	50'-80'	50'-60'
Quercus robur	Oak, Columnar English	50'-60'	10'-18'
Quercus palustris	Oak, Pin	50'-70'	40'-60'
Quercus rubra	Oak, Red	60'-75'	40'-50'
Quercus coccinea	Oak, Scarlet	60'-75'	40'-50'
Quercus imbricaria	Oak, Shingle	40'-60'	40'-60'
Quercus shumardii	Oak, Shumard	40'-60'	40'-50'
Quercus phellos	Oak, Willow	40'-60'	40'-50'
Platanus, acerifolia	Planetree, London	60'-85'	50'-70'
Platanus occidentalis	Sycamore, American	75'-100'	75'-100'
Taxodium distichum	Cypress, Common Bald	50'-70'	20'-30'
Tilia americana	Linden, American	60'-80'	30'-60'
Tilia cordata	Linden, Littleleaf	60'-70'	30'-50'
Tilia tomentosa	Linden, Silver	50'-70'	30'-50'
Ulmus americana	Elm, American	70'-90'	50'-70'

 

Group B - Small/Ornamental Trees    Mature Height less than 25 Feet
Botanical Plant Name	Common Plant Name	Mature Height	Mature Spread
Acer campestre	Maple, Hedge	25'-35'	25'-35'
Acer palmatum	Maple, Japanese	15'-25'	15'-25'
Acer griseum x nikoense	Maple, Girard's	20'-30'	15'-20'
Acer griseum	Maple, Paperbark	25'-30'	15'-20'
Alnus, serrulata	Alder, Tag	15'-20'	10'-20'
Amelanchier canadensis	Serviceberry, Shadblow	20'-25'	15'-20'
Amelanchier laevis	Serviceberry, Allegheny	15'-25'	15'-25'
Carpinus betulus	Hornbeam, Columnar European	30'-50'	20'-30'
Carpinus carolinana	Hornbeam, American	20'-35'	20'-35'
Cercis candensis	Redbud, Eastern	20'-25'	20'-30'
Cornus sp.	Dogwood, Flowering	15'-20'	15'-20'
Crategus virdis	Hawthorne, Winter King	20'-25'	20'-25'
Halesia tetraptera	Silverbell, Carolina	30'-40'	20'-35'
Magnolia x soulangiana	Magnolia, Saucer	20'-30'	20'-30'
Magnolia stellata	Magnolia, Star	10'-20'	10'-15'
Magnolia virginiana	Magnolia, Sweetbay	10'-45'	10'-45'
Malus sp.	Crabapple, Flowering	15'-20'	15'-20'
Ostrya virginiana	Hophornbeam	20'-30'	20'-30'
Oxydendron arboreurn	Sourwood	20'-30'	20'-30'
Prunus x 'Hally Jolivette'	Cherry, Hally Jolivette	10'-15'	10'-15'
Prunus serrulata	Cherry, Oriental	15'-20'	15'-20'
Prunus subhirtella	Cherry, Higan	20'-40'	15'-30'
Rhamnus caroliniana	Buckthorn, Carolina	15'-20'	10'-15'
Salix discolor	Willow, Pussy	15'-30'	15'-25'
Sophora japonica	Pagoda, Japanese Tree	50'-60'	50'-60'
Syringa reticulata	Lilac, Japanese Tree	20'-30'	15'-25'
Syringa pekinensis	Lilac, Peking	20'-30'	15'-25'
Taxodium distichum	Cypress, Bald	60'-80'	25'-35'
Taxodium ascendens	Cypress, Pond	50'-60'	10'-15'

 

Group C - Evergreen Trees     Mature Height Greater than 20 Feet
Botanical Plant Name	Common Plant Name	Mature Height	Mature Spread
Abies concolor	Fir, White	30'-50'	15'-30'
Cedrus libani var.	Cedar, Hardy	40'-60'	20'-30'
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis	Cypress	30'-45'	10'-15'
Ilex opaca	Holly, American	40'-50'	20'-40'
Juniperus virginiana	Red cedar, Eastern	40'-50'	15'-20'
Picea pungens	Spruce, Colorado	50'-70'	20'-30'
Pinus cembra	Pine, Swiss Stone	30'-40'	15'-25'
Pinus parviflora	Pine, Japanese White	25'-50'	25'-50'
Pinus bungeana	Pine, Lacebark	35'-50'	30'-40'
Pinus resinosa	Pine, Red	50'-80'	20'-40'
Pinus strobus	Pine, White	50'-80'	20'-40'
Pseudotsuga menziesii	Fir, Douglas	40'-80'	10'-20'
Thuja standish x plicata	Arborvitae, Green Giant	40'-60'	12'-18'
Tsuga canadensis	Hemlock, Canadian	40'-70'	25'-35'
Tsuga caroliniana	Hemlock, Carolina	45'-60'	20'-25'

 

Group D - Shrubs (Large)
Botanical Plant Name	Common Plant Name	Mature Height	Mature Spread
Aesculus parviflora	Buckeye, Bottlebrush	8'-12'	8'-15'
Aesculus pavia	Buckeye, Red	10'-20'	10'-20'
Berberis julianae	Barberry, Wintergreen	6'-10'	6'-10'
Calycanthus, floridus	Allspice, Carolina	6'-9'	6'-12'
Cephalanthus occidentalis	Buttonbush	10'-12'	6'-8'
Chaenomeles speciosa	Quince, Flowering	6'-10'	6'-10'
Cornus amomum	Dogwood, Silky	6'-10'	6'-10'
Cotinus obovatus	Smoketree, American	15'-20'	15'-20'
Euonymus alatus 'Compacta'	Burning Bush, Dwarf	8'-10'	8'-10'
Forsythia x intermedia	Forsythia, Border	8'-10'	8'-10'
Hamamelis virginiana	Witchhazel	15'-20'	15'-20'
Ilex verticillata	Holly, Winterberry	6'-9'	6'-9'
Lindera benzoin	Spicebush	6'-12'	6'-12'
Myrica pensylvanica	Bayberry, Northern	5'-12'	5'-12'
Pinus densiflora	Pine, Japanese	10'-15'	10'-15'
Rhus glabra	Sumac, Smooth	9'-15'	9'-15'
Rhus typhina rn	Sumac, Stagho	15'-20'	15'-20'
Salix discolor	Willow, Pussy	15'-30'	15'-25'
Taxus cuspidata	Yew, Japanese	10'-20'	10'-30'
Viburnum plicatum	Viburnum, Doublefile	8'-10'	9'-12'
Viburnum sieboldii	Viburnum, Siebold	15'-20'	10'-15'
Viburnum rhytidophyllum	Viburnum, Leatherleaf	10'-15'	10'-15'
Viburnum x burkwoodii	Viburnum, Burkwood	8'-10'	6'-8'

 

Group E - Shrubs (Small)
Botanical Plant Name	Common Plant Name	Mature Height	Mature Spread
Abelia x grandiflora	Abelia, Glossy	3'-5'	3'-5'
Acanthopanax siebolda ianus,	Arali, Fiveleaf	6'-10'	3'-5'
Berberis thunbergii	Barberry, Japanese	2'-5'	4'-7'
Berberis julianne	Winterberry Barberry	5'-6'	3'-4'
Buxus microphylla	Boxwood, Littleleaf	2'-4'	3'-4'
Buxus sempervirens	Boxwood, Common	5'-6'	6'-8'
Chaenomeles japonica	Quince, Flowering	4'-6'	4'-6'
Chamaecyparis obtusa	Falsecypress, Hinoki	4'-6'	4'-6'
Clethra alnifolia	Clethra, Summersweet	3'-8'	4'-6'
Cotoneaster apicultus	Cotoneaster, Cranberry	2'-3'	3'-6'
Cotoneaster, divaricatus	Cotoneaster, Spreading	5'-6'	6'-8'
Deutzia gracilis	Deutzia, Slender	2'-3'	3'-4'
Fothergilla gardenii	Fothergilla, Dwarf	2'-4'	3'-4'
Hydrangea arborescens	Hydrangea, American	3'-5'	3'-5'
Hypericum prolificum	St. John's Wort, Shrubby	3'-4'	3'-4'
Ilex crenata	Holly, Japanese	5'-8'	5'-8'
Ilex glabra	Inkberry, Nigra	6'-8'	8'-10'
Juniperus horizontalis	Juniper, Creeping	2'-2.5'	6'-10'
Juniperus chinensis	Juniper, Sargent's Chinese	1.5'-2.5'	7'-9'
Physocarpus opulifolius	Ninebark, Eastern	5'-8'	4'-6'
Potentilla fruticosa	Cinquefoil, Bush	1'-4'	2'-4'
Prunus laurocerasus	Laurelcherry, Common	3'-6'	3'-6'
Rhodotypos scandens	Jetbead	3'-6'	4'-9'
Ribes alpinum	Currant, Alpine	3'-6'	6'-9'
Syringa microphylla	Lilac, Littleleaf	4'-6'	9'-12'
Spiraea alba	Meadowsweet	3'-4'	3'-4'
Spiraea x bumalda	Spirea, Bumalda	2'-3'	3'-5'
Spiraea nipponica	Spirea, Snowmound	3'-6'	3'-6'
Stephanandra incisa	Stephanandra, Cutleaf	4'-7'	4'-7'
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus	Corralberry	2'-5'	4'-8'
Rhus aromatica	Sumac, Fragrant	3'-6'	6'-10'
Taxus media	Yew, English	2'-4'	3'-5'
Viburnum dentatum	Viburnum, Arrowwood	6'-10'	6'-10'

 

(Ord. 4-2016, passed 3-2-16)

SIGNS

§ 153.450 PURPOSE.

   It is the purpose of these sign regulations to:

   (A)   Permit the use of signs as a means of communication in the city.

   (B)   Maintain and enhance the city's natural and manmade environments.

   (C)   Encourage an attractive and healthy economic environment.

   (D)   Minimize the possible adverse effects of signs on nearby public and private property.

   (E)   Enable the fair and consistent enforcement of these regulations.

   (F)   Provide reasonable regulations that will permit the city's compelling and substantial interests in limiting, reducing, and avoiding visual clutter associated with unrestricted proliferation of signs.

   (G)   Permit a reasonable method for the communication of non-commercial political messages. However, these regulations are not intended to sanction or protect any message, political, or otherwise, that may be determined to constitute a civil or criminal violation such as, but not limited to, obscene or libelous messages.

(Ord. 4-2016, passed 3-2-16)

§ 153.451 APPLICABILITY.

   (A)   The regulations contained within this section shall apply to all signs and to all zoning districts.

   (B)   No sign shall be erected, established, modified, created, or maintained in the City of Springdale unless it is in compliance with the regulations of this section.

   (C)   This section shall regulate the height, area, location, graphics, color, materials, and other visual aspects of signs and sign structures. It does not regulate the following:

      (1)   The display of official public notices;

      (2)   Public seasonal decoration;

      (3)   The POW/MIA flag or the flag, emblem, or insignia of an official governmental body with jurisdiction over the city;

      (4)   Governmental signs for traffic control and other regulatory purposes; and

      (5)   Street signs, warning signs, railroad crossing signs, and signs of public service companies for the purpose of safety; and

      (6)   Political signs.

(Ord. 4-2016, passed 3-2-16; Am. Ord. 04-2020, passed 1-15-20)

§ 153.452 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL SIGNS.

   The following regulations shall apply to all signs within the city:

   (A)   All freestanding signs (ground signs, pole signs, etc.) must be set back a minimum of ten feet from all rights-of-way unless specifically exempted.

   (B)   All signs shall conform to the regulations in § 153.254(D): Sight Visibility Triangle.

   (C)   Signs shall not be erected to obstruct sight lines along any public right-of-way, traffic control lights or signs, street name signs at intersection, or street sight lines or signals at railroad grade crossings.

    (D)   Signs shall not project over or obstruct the required windows or doors of any building, and shall not be attached to or obstruct a fire escape, or interfere with other safety provisions as may be further regulated in the building code.

(Ord. 4-2016, passed 3-2-16; Am. Ord. 21-2024, passed 6-19-24)

§ 153.453 PROHIBITED SIGNS.

   The following signs shall be prohibited:

   (A)   Any sign that has moving parts, animation, flashing lights, or changing colors except for electronic signs as regulated in § 153.460: Electronic Signs and Changeable Copy.

   (B)   Signs with illumination that flash on or off or displays that change degrees in intensity.

   (C)   Signs visible from the sight lines along a street shall not contain an arrow or words such as "stop", "go", "slow" and the content, coloring, or manner of illumination shall not resemble highway traffic signs.

   (D)   No sign shall be attached to or otherwise applied to trees, bus shelters, utility poles, benches, trash receptacles, newspaper vending machines or boxes, or any other unapproved supporting structure.

   (E)   Signs placed in the public right-of-way, except as permitted in § 153.461(A)(5).

   (F)   Tractor trailers and box trucks displaying the business name or an advertisement, unless they are parked in an established off-street loading area or in an area not visible from the public right-of-way.

   (G)   Pennants, streamers, teardrop blade flag, and other similar type devices.

   (H)   Signs which are not securely affixed to the ground or otherwise affixed in a permanent manner to an approved supporting structure.

(Ord. 4-2016, passed 3-2-16; Am. Ord. 33-2016, passed 11-16-16; Am. Ord. 04-2020, passed 1-15-20)