Essex County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
Section 36.490
Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Minimum planting island width8 ft
Planting islands shall have a minimum width of 8 feet to allow for bumper overhang.
- Minimum landscape area as percentage of parking area10 pct
The minimum landscape area shall be 10 percent of the parking area.
- Minimum trees per 40 feet of property line1 tree per 40 ft
A minimum of one tree for each 40 feet of property line common with the public right-of-way shall be planted in the landscaping strip.
- One landscape island per 10 spaces1 island per 10 spaces
One landscape island is required for every 10 spaces.
- One tree per 5 parking spaces1 tree per 5 spaces
A minimum of one tree for each five spaces of required parking.
From the ordinance
A minimum of one tree for each 40 feet of property line common with the public right-of-way shall be planted in the landscaping strip. ... The minimum landscape area shall be 10 percent of the parking area. One landscape island is required for every 10 spaces. A minimum of one tree for each five spaces of required parking. Planting islands shall have a minimum width of 8 feet.