§ 150.47 TREE PLANTING OR PRESERVATION REQUIREMENTS.

   (A)   In each case of construction of a new commercial building or parking lot, trees shall be planted within the tree preservation zones or within the street yard and shall be maintained and replaced as necessary to ensure compliance with the minimum number of trees applicable to the building site based upon the following formula:

 

Required Trees =	Street Frontage in Feet
	30

 

   (B)   A credit toward the tree planting requirements of this section shall be given for the preservation of existing trees. The credit shall be granted based upon the following schedule:

 

Existing Tree Caliper (Inches)	Credit (Number of Trees)
Minimum 4 inches through 6 inches	2 trees
More than 6 inches but less than 12 inches	3 trees
More than 12 inches	4 trees

 

   (C)   Each tree planted or preserved in accordance with this section must be at least six feet in initial height. Each tree planted, or preserved for credit in accordance with this section shall be either class I or class II as defined by division (E) of this section.

   (D)   Tree planting requirements near overhead power lines shall be as follows:

      (1)   Any new required or for credit tree planting shall maintain a minimum distance from overhead power lines according to the tree’s mature height as follows:

         (a)   Large tree: mature height 40 feet plus planted a minium 30 feet from overhead line.

         (b)   Medium trees: mature height 25-40 feet planted a minimum 20 feet from overhead line.

         (c)   Small trees: mature height maximum 25 feet planted under to within 20 feet of overhead lines.

      (2)   Only trees appearing in division (E) of this section as class I or class II trees with the “P” designation shall be planted under or within 20 feet of overhead power lines.

   (E)   Classes of trees shall be as follows:

CLASS I

Botanical Name	Common Name	Origin	Site	Light	Size	D/E	Util.
Acer Palmatum	Japanese Maple	I	2	2	3	D	P
Acer truncatum	Shantung Maple	I	1	1	3	D	P
Arbutus unedo	Strawberry Tree	I	2	2	3	E	P
Carya illinoensis	Pecan	N	2	1	1	D
Carya ovata	Shagbark Hickory	N	2	1	1	D
Chionanthus virginicus	Fringetree	N	2	2	3	D	P
Cornus kousa ‘Milky Way’	‘Milky Way’ Kousa Dogwood	I	2	2	3	D	P
Diospyros texana	Texas Persimmon	N	1	1	2	D
Ilex opaca	American Holly	N	2	2	2	E
Ilex vomitoria	Yaupon Holly	N	2	2	2	E
Juglans nigra	Black Walnut	N	2	1	1	D
Liquidambar styraciflua	Sweetgum	N	2	1	1	D
Magnolia grandiflora	Southern Magnolia	N	2	1	2	E

 

Botanical Name	Common Name	Origin	Site	Light	Size	D/E	Util.
Magnolia virginiana	Sweetbay	N	2	2	2	E
Nyssa sylvatica	Blackgum	N	2	2	2	D
Pistacia chinensis	Chinese Pistache	I	2	1	1	D
Quercus alba	White Oak	N	2	1	1	D
Quercus falcata	Southern Red Oak	N	2	1	1	D
Quercus lyrata	Overcup Oak	N	2	1	1	D
Quercus macrocarpa	Bur Oak	N	2	1	1	D
Quercus muhlenbergii	Chinkapin Oak	N	2	1	1	D
Quercus nigra	Water Oak	N	2	1	1	D
Quwecus nuttalli	Nuttal Oak	N	2	1	1	D
Quercus schumardi	Shumard Oak	N	2	1	1	D
Quercus stellata	Post Oak	N	2	1	1	D
Quercus virginiana	Live Oak	N	2	1	1	E
Rhamnus caroliniana	Carolina Buckthorn	N	2	1	3	D	P
Sophora secundiflora	Texas Mountain Laurel	N	1	1	3	E	P

 

 

Botanical Name	Common Name	Origin	Site	Light	Size	D/E	Util.
Taxodium distichum	Bald Cypress	N	3	2	1	D
Taxodium mucronatum	Montezuma Cypress	I	3	1	1	D
Ulmus crassifolia	Cedar Elm	N	2	1	1	D
Vibrnum rufidulum	Rusty Blackhaw	N	1	1	3	D	P

 

   Other trees as approved by the Building Official

ORIGIN	N - native
	I - introduced
SITE	1 - Xerophytic (Requires little water)
	2 - Mesic (Required moderate water with good drainage)
	3 - Aquatic (Requires significant water, or tolerates poor drainage
LIGHT	1 - Full Sun
	2 - Moderate Sun
	3 - Shade
SIZE	1 - 80 to 100 feet
	2 - 25 to 80 feet
	3 - 10 to 25 feet
D/E	D - Decidious
	E - Evergreen
UTIL	P - Trees with this designation are the only trees allowed to be planted under utility lines. (Tree Form, Single Trunk 3" min. @ 6")

 

CLASS II

Botanical Name	Common Name	Origin	Site	Light	Size	D/E	Util.
Acer rubrum	Red Maple	N	2	1	1	D
Bumelia lanuginosa	Gum Burnelia	N	2	2	2	E
Cercis canadensis	Eastern Redbud	N	2	2	3	D	P
Crataegus spp.	Hawthorns	N	2	1	3	D	P
Diospyros virginiana	Common Persimmon	N	2	1	2	D
Ehretia anacua	Anaqua	N	2	1	2	D
Fraxinus pennsylvanica	Green Ash	N	3	2	1	D
Ginkgo biloba	Ginkgo	I	2	1	1	D
Juniperus spp.	Juniper spp.	I	2	2	2	E
Juniperus virginiana	Eastern Red Cedar	N	1	1	2	E
Lagerstoemia	Crepe Myrtle	I	2	1	3	D	P
Liriodendron tulipifera	Tulip Poplar	N	2	2	2	D
Ostrya virginiana	Eastern Hophornbeam	N	2	2	2	D
Pinus echinata	Shortleaf Pine	N	2	1	1	E
Pinus elliottii	Slash Pine	N	1	1	1	E
Pinus taeda	Loblolly Pine	N	2	1	1	E

 

Botanical Name	Common Name	Origin	Site	Light	Size	D/E	Util.
Pinus thunbergii	Japanese Black Pine	I	2	1	2	E
Prunus caroliniana	Carolina Cherry-Laurel	N	2	2	3	E
Prunus cerasifera	Purple Leaf Plum	I	2	1	3	D	P
Prunus mexicana	Mexican Plum	N	1	1	3	D	P
Pryus calleryana	Callery Pear	I	2	1	2	D
Pyrus calleryana ‘Bradfordii’	Bradford Pear	I	2	1	2	D
Quercus phellos	Willow Oak	N	2	1	1	D
Quercus polymorpha	Monterey Oak	I	2	1	1	E
Ulmus alata	Winged Elm	N	2	1	1	E
Ulmus americana	American Elm	N	2	1	1	D
Ulmus parvifolia ‘Drake’	Drake Elm	I	2	1	1	D

 

   Other trees as approved by the Building Official

ORIGIN	N - native
	I - introduced
SITE	1 - Xerophytic (Requires little water)
	2 - Mesic (Required moderate water with good drainage)
	3 - Aquatic (Requires significant water, or tolerates poor drainage
LIGHT	1 - Full Sun
	2 - Moderate Sun
	3 - Shade
SIZE	1 - 80 to 100 feet
	2 - 25 to 80 feet
	3 - 10 to 25 feet
D/E	D - Decidious
	E - Evergreen
UTIL	P - Trees with this designation are the only trees allowed to be planted under utility lines. (Tree Form, Single Trunk 3" min. @ 6")

 

(Ord. 00-0406A, passed 4-7-2000; Ord 11-1115, passed 11-15-2011) Penalty, see § 150.99