(a) Landscape elements included in this chapter consist of all forms of planting and vegetation, ground forms, rock groupings, water patterns, and all visible construction , except buildings and utilitarian, structures.
(b) Where natural or existing topographic patterns contribute to beauty and utility of a development, they shall be preserved and developed. Modification to topography will be permitted where it contributes to good appearance.
(c) Grades of walks, parking spaces, terraces and other paved areas shall provide an inviting and stable appearance for walking and, if seating is provided, for sitting.
(d) Landscape treatment shall be provided to enhance architectural features, strengthen vistas and important axes and provide shade. Spectacular effects shall be reserved for special locations only.
(e) Unity of design shall be achieved by repetition of certain plant varieties and other materials and by correlation with adjacent developments.
(f) Plant material shall a selected for interest in its structure, texture and color and for its ultimate growth. Plants that are indigenous to the area and others that will be hardy, harmonious to the design and of good appearance shall be used.
(g) In locations where plants will be susceptible to injury by pedestrian or motor traffic, they shall be protected by appropriate curbs, tree guards or other devices.
(h) Parking areas and traffic ways shall be enhanced with landscaped spaces containing trees or tree groupings.
(i) Where building sites limit planting, the placement of trees in parkways or paved areas is encouraged.
(j) Screening of service yards and other places that tend to be unsightly shall be accomplished by use of walls, fencing, planting or combinations of these. Screening shall be equally effective in winter and summer.
(k) In areas where general planting will not prosper, other materials such as fences, walls and pavings of wood, brick, stone, gravel and cobbles shall be used. Carefully selected plants shall be combined with such materials where possible.
(l) Exterior lighting, when used, shall enhance the building design and the adjoining landscape. Lighting standards and building fixtures shall be of a design and size compatible with the building and adjacent areas. Lighting shall be restrained in design and excessive brightness avoided.
(Ord. 87-18. Passed 3-16-1987.)