Extracted standards
4 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Landscaping & trees
- Front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. tree requirement for residential districts
A minimum of one large or two small trees shall be planted in the front yard of each residential lot.
- Minimum tree canopy for nonresidential10 pct
Minimum canopy of ten percent (10%) of the calculation area.
- Minimum tree canopy for multifamilyMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive./townhouseTownhouseA single-family home sharing side walls with its neighbours, each on its own lot.15 pct
Tree canopy totaling fifteen percent (15%) of the calculation area for a residential site zoned for multifamily or townhouse use.
- Minimum tree canopy for single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours.20 pct
For lots smaller than one-half acre in size, twenty (20) percent of the calculation area; for lots one-half acre and larger, twenty (20) percent with a maximum requirement of eighteen (18) large trees or thirty-six (36) small trees.
From the ordinance
Each plan for nonresidential development shall provide a landscaping plan that, at tree maturity, provides a minimum canopy of ten percent (10%) of the calculation area.