The provisions below represent the minimum standards required for compliance of this chapter. These regulations are not intended to suppress creative design concepts or the use of variety in the landscape plan.
1. Minimum Size. The minimum size for required plantings, other than those in required buffers, shall be as follows:
A. Deciduous overstory trees shall be a minimum of eight feet in height.
B. Evergreen overstory trees shall be a minimum of six feet in height.
C. Deciduous ornamental trees shall be a minimum of six feet in height.
2. Minimum Quantity. The minimum number of plantings per site shall be as follows:
A. A minimum of 50 percent of all required trees shall be overstory shade trees.
B. For all uses except single-family attached and detached residential dwellings, a minimum of 25 percent of all required trees shall be evergreen trees.
3. Minimum Planting Quantities:
R-1, R-2, R-4, R-6 | R-3, R-3A, Commercial, Industrial |
2 trees per dwelling unit | 1 tree per 1,000 square feet of required open space; 1 shrub per 1,000 square feet of required open space |
4. Values expressed in the table above are in addition to plantings required in buffers and screening.