(a) New Sites. No certificate of zoning compliance or building permit shall be issued for any site development, or the construction or improvement to any building, structure or vehicular use area except where landscaping for such development has been approved as required by the provisions of this subchapter.
(b) Existing Sites. No building, structure, or vehicular use area shall be constructed or expanded unless the minimum landscaping required by the provisions of this subchapter is provided to the property to the extent of its alteration or expansion. In the case of a substantial expansion, the entire site must be brought into compliance with the minimum requirements of this subchapter. An alteration or expansion to an existing property is substantial when:
(1) In the case of a building or structure expansion which does not involve additional land, the square footage of the alteration or expansion exceeds thirty-five percent (35%) of the square footage of the existing building exclusive of the alteration or expansion.
(2) In the case of an alteration or expansion involving both an existing building or structure and additional land, and if applicable, additional structures or buildings, the area or square footage of the expanded or altered land or structure or building, respectively, exceeds thirty-five percent (35%) of the area or square footage of the existing land or structure or building respectively, exclusive of the alteration or expansion.
(Ord. 19-82. Passed 8-26-19.)