Altavista, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 86-579

Extracted standards

3 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Other

  • Landscape strip between every four rows

    A continuous landscape strip shall be installed between every four rows of parking. This strip shall be a minimum of eight feet in width to accommodate required trees and shrubs.

  • Planting islands required

    Planting islands, with a minimum width of nine feet and a minimum depth of 18 feet, shall be provided between every 15 parking spaces to avoid long rows of parked cars. One deciduous shade tree, minimum two inches caliper at time of planting, shall be provided within each of these planting islands.

  • One tree per ten parking spaces

    At least one deciduous shade tree shall be installed for every ten parking spaces provided. All shade trees shall have a minimum caliper of two inches at the time of planting.

From the ordinance

The following minimum standards for interior parking area landscaping shall be met for all new, expanded or reconfigured parking areas:
Sec. 86-579