§ 19.6-91
Extracted standards
12 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Buffer planting
The vegetative buffer shall consist of a staggered row of evergreen trees. The evergreen tree material shall be a minimum of four feet in height at the time of planting. The evergreen tree line shall be planted in rows 15 feet apart and staggered 10 feet on center.
- Buffer width20 ft
Where a commercial, industrial, multifamily, or parking area is adjacent to residential, a vegetative evergreen buffer shall be established. The buffer area shall be a minimum of 20 feet in width.
- Foundation plantings
All sides of multifamily, commercial, or industrial buildings visible from public right-of-way or adjacent residential use shall be landscaped with: one ornamental tree per 50 ft of building frontage; one large shrub per 10 ft; two small shrubs per 10 ft.
- Landscaping plan required
A landscaping plan shall be required of all new development or redevelopment of property within the County for commercial or industrial purposes. Multifamily residential dwelling developments shall be considered commercial.
- Maintenance requirement
Required landscaping shall remain alive and in good condition in perpetuity.
- Native species requirement
All trees and/or shrubs used to satisfy this article shall be of native origin. No invasive alien plant species may be used.
- Parking area shrub requirement (>100 spaces)
Parking areas greater than 100 parking spaces shall have one medium shrub for every one parking space.
- Parking area shrub requirement (<100 spaces)
Parking areas with fewer than 100 parking spaces shall have one medium shrub for every five parking spaces.
- Parking area tree requirement (>100 spaces)
Parking areas greater than 100 parking spaces shall have one large evergreen or deciduous tree for every seven parking spaces.
- Parking area tree requirement (<100 spaces)
Parking areas with fewer than 100 parking spaces shall have one large evergreen or deciduous tree for every 10 parking spaces.
- Sight distance triangle landscaping
Landscaping within a sight distance triangle shall not include any evergreen trees, and shall not include shrubs exceeding three feet in height above the ground at maturity. Tree limbs shall be raised to ensure visibility.
- Utility screening
Loading areas, refuse areas, storage yards, stormwater management facilities, HVAC equipment, water vaults, or other objectionable items shall be screened from view of any public right-of-way or any adjacent residential use type.
From the ordinance
It is the intent of this § 19.6-91 to promote the public necessity, convenience, general welfare, and good zoning practice by incorporating landscaping, screening, and buffering requirements into the site development plan process. ... The provisions of this § 19.6-91 are applicable to the development or redevelopment of any property after the effective date of this article and located in an A-1, R-1, R-2, R-3, B-1, V-1, M-1, or IP District or to any use requiring conditional use permit approval. ... Landscaping within a sight distance triangle shall not include any evergreen trees, and shall not include shrubs exceeding three feet in height above the ground at maturity. ... All trees and/or shrubs used to satisfy this article shall be of native origin. ... A landscaping plan shall be required of all new development or redevelopment of property within the County for commercial or industrial purposes. Multifamily residential dwelling developments shall be considered commercial for the purposes of this article. ... All parking rows and parking bays shall be capped with a landscaped island. Parking areas with fewer than 100 parking spaces shall have one large evergreen or deciduous tree for every 10 parking spaces. ... Parking areas with fewer than 100 parking spaces shall have one medium shrub for every five parking spaces. ... Parking areas greater than 100 parking spaces shall have one large evergreen or deciduous tree for every seven parking spaces. ... Parking areas greater than 100 parking spaces shall have one medium shrub for every one parking space. ... All sides of multifamily, commercial, or industrial buildings which are visible from the public right-of-way or visible from an adjacent residential use type shall be landscaped with foundation plantings as follows: One ornamental tree per 50 feet of building frontage; One large shrub per 10 feet of building frontage; Two small shrubs per 10 feet of building frontage. ... Loading areas, refuse areas, storage yards, stormwater management facilities, HVAC equipment, water vaults, or other objectionable items shall be screened from view of any public right-of-way or any adjacent residential use type. ... In all instances where a commercial use type, industrial use type, multifamily dwelling use type, or parking area is located adjacent to any residential use type, a vegetative evergreen buffer shall be established on the property for which said buffer is required. Where required, the buffer area shall be a minimum of 20 feet in width extending along the entire length of the development area... The evergreen tree material shall be a minimum of four feet in height at the time of planting. The evergreen tree line shall be planted in rows 15 feet apart and staggered 10 feet on center. ... Required landscaping shall remain alive and in good condition in perpetuity.