(A) Landscaping shall be proportionally distributed throughout parking and driveway areas, including the perimeter and interior of the parking area. Where islands are required or provided, they shall be landscaped.
(B) Parking lot landscaping shall be provided according to the following table.
Parking Spaces | Minimum Landscaped Area Required | Min. Plant Units |
0-5 | none | none |
6-20 | 324 square feet | 1 unit |
21-32 | 27 square feet/space | 2 units |
33-44 | 27 square feet/space | 3 units |
45+ | 40 square feet/space | 3+units1 |
NOTES TO TABLE: Note 1 - The number of plant units required shall be pro-rated for parking lots over 44 spaces at the rate of 1 plant unit per 324 square feet of landscaped area. | ||
(1) Where parking lots are adjacent to side or rear property lines, a minimum five-foot wide perimeter strip of landscaping shall be provided.
(2) All landscaped areas adjacent to vehicular parking and access shall be protected by six-inch vertical concrete curbing, six-inch bumper stops or similar materials in order to control storm water flows and minimize damage by vehicular traffic.
(3) The curb or barrier around landscaped areas may be utilized as a wheel stop provided the area of vehicle overhang does not exceed two and one-half feet and does not damage or interfere with the landscaping. A minimum five-foot wide planter is required for a single vehicle overhang and an eight-foot wide planter for a double vehicle overhang.
(4) Parking, buildings and display or storage of equipment of vehicles is not permitted in required landscaped areas.
(5) To ensure that landscape materials do not constitute a driving hazard, trees used to landscape parking islands shall have a clear trunk height of six feet from grade level; mature shrubs, groundcover or other landscaping material shall not exceed three feet in height from grade level.
(Ord. 2012-04, passed 12-5-2012)