Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
13 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Entrance Corridor landscape buffer width10 ft
A landscape buffer of at least 10 feet in width shall be landscaped with the following materials for each 40 feet of linear street frontage.
- Minimum tree caliper2 in
Deciduous shade trees: Two inches caliper.
- Minimum trees for corner lots2 trees per street frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.
For corner lots there shall be a minimum of two trees per street frontage.
- Minimum trees for single/two-family2 trees
New developments shall preserve existing or plant at least two trees between the front property line and the minimum front yard setback line.
- Minimum trees per 40 ft for commercial1 tree per 40 ft
New developments or redevelopments shall preserve existing or plant at least one tree per 40 linear feet of street frontage between the front property line and the minimum front yard setback line.
- Minimum trees per 40 ft for multifamilyMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive.1 tree per 40 ft
New developments or redevelopments shall preserve existing or plant at least one tree per 40 linear feet of street frontage between the front property line and the minimum front yard setback line.
- Parking lot landscape buffer width10 ft
A landscaping strip of at least 10 feet in width shall be located between the parking lot and the abutting property line.
- Minimum planting island width8 ft
Planting islands shall have a minimum width of eight feet to allow for bumper overhang.
- Minimum landscape parking islands10 pct
The minimum landscape parking islands shall be 10% of the parking area.
- Parking lot tree per 40 ft1 tree per 40 ft
A minimum of one deciduous shade tree for each 40 feet of contiguous property line shall be planted in the landscape strip.
- Tree per 5 parking spaces1 tree per 5 spaces
A minimum of one tree shall be provided for each five spaces of required parking.
- Screening buffer heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft
A continuous six-foot-high buffer with a minimum width of 20 feet shall be required.
- Screening buffer width20 ft
A continuous six-foot-high buffer with a minimum width of 20 feet shall be required.
From the ordinance
New developments shall preserve existing or plant at least two trees between the front property line and the minimum front yard setback line. ... A continuous six-foot-high buffer with a minimum width of 20 feet shall be required. ... The minimum landscape parking islands shall be 10% of the parking area.