Use | Requirement | |
Single-Family Residential Districts: RS-1, RS-2, RS-3, RS-4 and RS-5 | Front yard trees are recommended on every single family lot at the quantity and size specified in the following table. The trees to be planted shall have a minimum trunk caliper of no less than 2 inches. Trees shall be located in front of or along any front-facing facade of the home, no closer than three feet to a side property line. Corner and through lots shall meet these requirements on all street frontages. Small trees are defined as any tree species which normally attains a full-grown height of under 30 feet. Medium trees are defined as any tree species which normally attains a full-grown height between 30 and 50 feet. Large trees are defined as any tree species which normally attains a full-grown height equal to or greater than 50 feet. | |
Lot Width | Front Building Setback | Tree Size and Quantity |
Up to 59.9 feet | Less than 20 feet | 1 small tree |
20 feet or more | 1 medium tree | |
60-90.9 feet | Less than 20 feet | 1 medium tree plus 1 small tree |
20 feet or more | 1 large tree plus 1 medium tree | |
91 feet or more | Less than 20 feet | 1 large tree plus 2 trees of any size |
20 feet or more | 2 large tree plus 1 tree of any size | |
Multi-Family Residential Districts: RA-1, RM-1, RM-2, and PUD Districts | There shall be tree plantings equal to one-inch in tree trunk size for every 300 square feet or fraction thereof in ground coverage by a multi-family structure. | |
Commercial Districts: C-1, C-2, and C-4 (per lot) | There shall be landscaped areas equal to 2% of the building ground coverage area, or fraction thereof. Landscaped areas shall contain trees, planting beds, hedges, fences, walls, earth mounds, benches or other materials designed and located in a manner complementary to the architecture of surrounding buildings. | |
Use | Requirement | |
Office - Institutional Districts: O-1, O-2 | There shall be tree plantings equal to one inch in tree size for every 1,500 square feet of building ground coverage, or fraction thereof plus landscaped areas equal to 2% of the building ground coverage area, or fraction thereof. Landscaped areas shall contain trees, planting beds, hedges, fences, walls, earth | |
Industrial Districts:, I-1 | There shall be tree plantings equal to one inch in tree size for every 2,000 square feet of building ground coverage, or fraction thereof. | |
(Ord. 19-82. Passed 8-26-19.)