(a) Developments in a U-7D District shall include permanent open space equivalent to a minimum of fifteen percent (15%) of the total site area. This area does not include space for open parking lots, driveways or land covered by buildings and/or sidewalks.
(b) Common areas bordering residential structures shall be planted with ground cover, trees, shrubs, hedges or other landscaping to maintain a park-like effect. Parking setback and other undeveloped areas of the development shall be graded, seeded and maintained as a lawn or wooded area in an orderly natural state and shall be included in the landscape plans. All such landscape plans approved by the Planning Commission are subject to approval by Council.
(c) Landscaping, driveways and other permitted uses shall at all times be maintained in an orderly, neat, clean, sanitary and structurally sound condition and all buildings, driveways or other structures shall be repaired in order to maintain substantially their original appearance and condition to prevent blight and unsightliness. Lawns and other landscaping shall be maintained in accordance with acceptable landscaping principles and maintained in a neat and orderly fashion.
(d) Where a U-7D District or use is contiguous to or across the street from a U-1 residential zone or use, the Planning Commission may require special landscaping, buffering, mounding or fences as the Planning Commission finds necessary for appropriate separation, screening and protection.
(e) All exterior landscaping adjacent to and surrounding structures and all landscaped entryways shall include an irrigation plan and system.
(f) Natural existing features wherever possible, and where compatible with the proposed uses within the U-7D District. These features shall be incorporated into the design of the Development Plan. Upon final development plan approval, the following environmental design criteria shall be submitted and reviewed by the Planning Commission:
(g) Soil Surveys may be required by the Planning Commission if topography, drainage or other features impact suitable land use.
(h) Special Flood Zones, wetlands, etc. that cannot be habitable shall be set aside as permanent open space.
(i) Street trees are required and shall be spaced equally in the tree lawn on individual streets, one (1) tree per single-family residential unit. Spacing should be proportionate to the particular setting. Street tree species must be selected from the City's approved list and shall be guaranteed to survive for year from date of installation. Any trees that fail to survive during this period of time, shall be immediately replaced by the developer.
(Ord. 2020-124. Passed 11-4-20.)