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Extracted standards
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- One deciduous shade tree per 10 parking spaces10 spaces
At least one deciduous shade tree shall be installed for every ten parking spaces provided.
- Continuous landscape strip width between every 4 rows8 ft
A continuous landscape strip shall be installed between every four rows of parking. This strip shall be a minimum of eight feet in width
- Maximum required planting strip width50 ft
No required landscaped planting strip shall be required to exceed a width of 50 feet.
- Minimum landscaped planting strip width adjacent to street8 ft
This required landscaped planting strip shall have a minimum width of eight feet
- Minimum tree caliper at planting2 in
All shade trees shall have a minimum caliper of two inches at the time of planting.
- Minimum planting island depth18 ft
Planting islands, with a minimum width of nine feet and a minimum depth of 18 feet
- Minimum planting island width9 ft
Planting islands, with a minimum width of nine feet and a minimum depth of 18 feet, shall be provided between every 15 parking spaces
- Increase in planting strip width per additional 5 ft parking depth1 ft
The width of the required landscaped planting strip shall be increased by one foot for each additional five-foot depth of parking area provided.
- One deciduous tree per landscaped area320 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Within the required landscaped planting area, one deciduous tree shall be planted for each 320 square feet of landscaped area.
From the ordinance
When a new, expanded, or reconfigured parking area is required or proposed adjacent to a public street right-of-way, a landscaped planting strip shall be established... This required landscaped planting strip shall have a minimum width of eight feet... At least one deciduous shade tree shall be installed for every ten parking spaces provided.