Sec. 25-481 to 25-491
Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Landscaping & trees
- Minimum tree canopy for commercial/industrial sites10 pct
Ten (10) percent tree canopy for sites zoned for, or to be used for commercial or industrial uses.
- Minimum tree canopy for residential sites15 pct
Fifteen (15) percent tree canopy for sites zoned for, or to be used for residential uses.
Other
- Buffer requirement for business/industrial abutting residential
Along the property line that separates the lot from the residential use or district, evergreen trees of not less than six (6) feet in height when planted shall be planted in two (2) parallel rows with the trees planted in a staggered fashion ten (10) feet apart and individual trees planted no farther than ten (10) feet apart.
- Canopy tree requirement for parking lots1 per 10 spaces
Any parking lot, excepting single bay parking lots of twenty (20) spaces or less, shall be provided with landscaped open space along the perimeter of the parking area or areas, in the minimum rate of one (1) canopy tree per ten (10) spaces
- Minimum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of screen for storage/service areas6 ft
All such areas shall be screened from view from the public right-of-way and from adjacent properties through the use of evergreen plant materials and solid fences or screen walls a minimum of six (6) feet in height
From the ordinance
Tree canopy: 10% for commercial/industrial, 15% for residential. Buffers and screens required for business/industrial abutting residential. Parking lot landscaping: one canopy tree per 10 spaces.