(a) New Sites. No certificate of zoning compliance or building permit shall be issued hereafter for any site development or the construction or improvement of any building, structure or vehicular use area except where landscaping for such development construction has been approved as required by the provisions of this chapter.
(b) Existing Sites. No building, structure, or vehicular use area shall be constructed or expanded unless the minimum landscaping required by the provisions of this chapter is provided to the property to the extent of its alteration or expansion. In the case of a substantial expansion, the entire site must be brought into compliance with the minimum requirements of this chapter. An alteration or expansion to an existing property is substantial when:
(1) In the case of an alteration or expansion involving both an existing building or structure and additional land, and, if applicable, additional structures or buildings, the area or square footage of the expanded or altered land or structure or building, respectively, exceeds twenty-five percent (25%) of the area or square footage of the existing land or structure or building respectively, exclusive of the alteration or expansion.
(2) "Land," as used herein, includes land used for open space, parking or building purposes.
(Ord. 173-2000. Passed 12-17-00.)