The following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(a) “Landscaping” means the use of natural plant materials including, but not limited to, groundcovers, shrubs, and trees (deciduous and evergreen). Landscaping also involves the placement, preservation and maintenance of said plant materials and includes such elements as fences, walls, lighting and earth mounding.
(b) "Major tree" means a living tree with a trunk diameter of at least six inches, measured six inches above ground level.
(c) “Bufferyard” means a unit of land, together with a specified type and amount of planting thereon, intended to eliminate or minimize conflicts between land uses.
(d) “Canopy Tree” means a large tree which provides canopy over streets and other areas, both paved and unpaved. At maturity, such a canopy tree will achieve a canopy spread of forty or more feet in diameter.
(e) “Crown” means the upper mass or head of a tree.
(f) “Cultivar” means a cultivated variety of plant material grown for its special form and characteristics.
(g) “Deciduous” means plant material which normally sheds its foliage at the end of the growing season.
(h) “Evergreen” means plant material that has foliage that remains green throughout the year.
(i) “Heavily Wooded Site” means a site which has an existing tree canopy coverage prior to development of sixty percent (60%) or greater.
(j) “Opacity” means the degree to which a structure, use or view is screened from adjacent properties.
(k) “Parking Area” means any part of a site used by vehicles not totally enclosed within a structure. This includes parking space and aisles, drives, loading areas and vehicle storage areas. This does not include driveways and permitted off street parking spaces for single and two-family residential uses.
(l) “Registered Professional” means a registered landscape architect or other allied landscape professional, such as an arborist, horticulturist, nurseryman, or forester, certified in their respective field and with experience in plant materials and proper planting design.
(m) “Two Growing Seasons” means two full summer seasons, with summer ending on September 30 of every year.
(Ord. 02-55(A). Passed 3-4-03; Ord. 09-16. Passed 4-21-09.)