Section 10302

Other

• Minimum concrete curb heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. around planting areas6 in

  All planting areas shall be bound by a concrete curb having a minimum height of six (6) inches.

• Minimum landscape island width at ends of parking rows5 ft

  A landscape island with a minimum planting width of five (5) feet shall be installed at the ends of each parking row

• Mature tree cross-sectional area threshold72 sqin

  a living tree with a cross-sectional area of all major stems, as measured four and one-half (4½) feet above the root crown, or seventy-two (72) square inches

• Maximum hardscape coverage in single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours. front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.50 pct

  Fixed concrete, asphalt, or similar monolithic hardscape shall not cover more than fifty (50) percent of the required front yard area of a single-family residential front yard.

• Minimum mow strip width6 in

  Mow strips with a minimum width of six (6) inches, or metal or wood headers, shall be used to separate turf areas

• Maximum parking lot buffer depth from street10 ft

  and not to exceed ten (10) feet, with openings for pedestrian paths or driveways.

• Minimum parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. lot buffer depth from street5 ft

  Parking lots abutting a public street right-of-way shall provide landscaping between the public right-of-way and the parking lot with a minimum depth of five (5) feet

• Minimum tree canopy coverage in parking lots35 pct

  A minimum of thirty-five (35) percent of the parking lot shall be covered with tree canopy at maturity, carports with solar panels, or a combination of both.

• Minimum planting area size20 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  All landscaping shall be contained in planting areas with a minimum size of twenty (20) square feet

• Minimum soil dimension for planting areas4 ft

  and a minimum soil dimension of four (4) feet.

• Minimum distance between trees and light standards12 ft

  A minimum distance of twelve (12) feet is required between the center of trees and adjacent light standards.

• Tree requirement per 10 single-row parking stalls1 tree per 10 stalls

  Not less than one (1) twenty-four-inch box minimum container size tree of a species satisfactory to the City shall be installed for every ten (10) single-row parking stalls

• Tree requirement per 20 double-row parking stalls1 tree per 20 stalls

  and for every twenty (20) double-row parking stalls within a parking lot.

• Tree requirement for commercial boundary landscaping

  One (1) tree per thirty (30) linear feet of each interior property line, which may be clustered or grouped, shall be planted in the boundary area

• Tree requirement for industrial perimeter landscaping

  One (1) tree per twenty-five (25) linear feet of lot frontage on a public right-of-way, which may be clustered or grouped, shall be planted in the perimeter landscaped area

• Distance from street requiring root barrier6 ft

  Trees planted within six (6) feet of a street, sidewalk, or walkway shall be a deep-rooted species and shall have a root barrier installed

• Minimum screening of utility equipment within one year75 pct

  Plants used to screen above ground utility equipment shall be of sufficient size so that a minimum of seventy-five (75) percent of the utility equipment is screened within one (1) year.

• Visual barrier heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for parking across from residential36 in

  a thirty-six-inch-high visual barrier shall be provided