All of the following requirements shall apply to off-street parking areas except for single-family attached and detached parking in driveways as follows:
1. All rows of parking spaces shall be provided a terminal landscaped island, with a minimum width of ten feet and a minimum length of 17 feet for single parking rows and 34 feet for dual parking rows, to protect parked vehicles, provide visibility, confine moving traffic to driveways, and provide space for landscaping.
2. There shall be provided within each row of parking spaces, landscaped islands, with a minimum width of 6 feet and a minimum length of 17 feet for single parking rows and 34 feet for dual parking rows, located so as to prevent more than 15 vehicles from being parked side by side in an abutting configuration.
3. All landscaped islands required in Subsections 1 and 2 of this section shall be planted with at least one ornamental or one deciduous overstory tree. A minimum of 50 percent of the landscaped islands shall be provided with a deciduous overstory tree. The entire landscaped island area shall be covered with plant materials, lawn, or mulches.
4. The setback between the parking area and the public right-of-way shall be landscaped with a minimum of one overstory deciduous tree per 40 linear feet of frontage. The frontage calculation shall be exclusive of the driveways. The plantings may be planted individually or in clusters. This requirement shall be included in the minimum number of trees required for the site and is not in addition to.
5. To encourage the use of alternative design practices and green infrastructure, the City Council upon a recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission, may accept alternative landscape covers and/or designs for parking lot islands, if designed appropriately and in concert with surrounding development.