(a) The provisions of this chapter shall apply to:
(1) All new development on vacant land that requires the submission of a development plan and issuance of a zoning permit or building permit. The requirements of this chapter shall be so indicated on plans submitted as part of the applicable application.
(2) The entire site of existing development when substantial expansion is conducted. An expansion of an existing property is substantial when:
A. The expansion of the square footage of an existing building or structure exceeds twenty-five percent of the gross floor area of the existing building.
B. The expansion of the square footage of the vehicular use area exceeds twenty-five percent of the total existing vehicular use area.
C. The land area of the development site is increased by twenty percent or more.
(3) Except as provided for in Section 1298.11, the portion of a developed site devoted to the expansion or alteration of an existing building, structure, or vehicular use area when such site is not governed by subsection 1298.02(a)(2) above. The minimum landscaping and screening required by this chapter shall be provided to the extent of the alteration or expansion, but not for the entire property of which the alteration or expansion is a part.
(b) Single-family detached dwellings shall be exempt from the landscaping requirements of this chapter.
(c) The requirements of this chapter are minimum landscaping requirements, and nothing herein shall preclude a developer and the Village from agreeing to more extensive landscaping.
(Ord. 2009-17. Passed 9-15-2009.)