Essex County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
Section 36.490
Extracted standards
4 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Landscape strip width adjacent to property line10 ft
a landscaping strip of 10 feet in width shall be located between the parking lot and the abutting property line.
- Landscape strip width adjacent to public street10 ft
a landscaping strip of 10 feet in width (not including the sidewalk) shall be located between the parking lot or private driveway and the right-of-way line.
- Parking lot landscaping required
All vehicle parking areas shall include landscaping, both within the interior of the parking area and around its perimeter, to provide shade, screen views, mitigate runoff, and provide aesthetic appeal.
- Tree frequency adjacent to property line40 ft
A minimum of one tree for each 40 feet of contiguous property line shall be planted in the landscape strip.
From the ordinance
All vehicle parking areas shall include landscaping, both within the interior of the parking area and around its perimeter, to provide shade, screen views, mitigate runoff, and provide aesthetic appeal. ... Where a parking lot (or a private driveway providing access to a parking lot or building entry) abuts a property line not common with the right-of-way of a street, a landscaping strip of 10 feet in width shall be located between the parking lot and the abutting property line. A minimum of one tree for each 40 feet of contiguous property line shall be planted in the landscape strip. ... Where a parking lot (or a private driveway providing access to a parking lot or building entry) abuts a public right-of-way, a landscaping strip of 10 feet in width (not including the sidewalk) shall be located between the parking lot or private driveway and the right-of-way line.