Article 24, Sec. 22-24-6

Landscaping & trees

• Berm heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.30 in

  The berm shall be at least thirty inches (30") higher than the finished grade of the parking lot

• Berm slope2 ratio

  shall not have a slope steeper than 2:1

• Parking lot buffer width25 ft

  A planting area at least twenty-five feet (25') in width shall be provided between parking and adjacent properties of a different use and public streets and rights-of-way

• Parking lot internal strip shrubs6 shrubs

  One (1) large shade tree and six (6) shrubs every forty (40) linear feet

• Parking lot internal strip trees1 trees

  One (1) large shade tree and six (6) shrubs every forty (40) linear feet

• Parking lot medium tree substitution limit40 pct

  Medium shade trees shall not exceed forty percent (40%) of the total number of shade trees

• Parking lot planting island area200 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  One planting island containing not less than 200 square feet of planting area for every twenty (20) parking spaces in a row and at both ends of a parking bay

• Parking lot planting island shrubs4 shrubs

  One (1) large shade tree and four (4) shrubs for every 200 square feet

• Parking lot planting island trees1 trees

  One (1) large shade tree and four (4) shrubs for every 200 square feet

• Parking lot planting island width10 ft

  with a minimum width of ten feet (10')

• Parking lot planting strip width9 ft

  A planting strip at least nine feet (9') in width between each adjacent area of parking of four (4) bays

• Parking lot planting strip width9 ft

  A planting strip at least nine feet (9') in width shall be provided between access roadways and adjacent properties' parking areas and adjacent property of the same use

• Parking lot screening shrubs (landscape strip)10 shrubs

  One (1) tree and ten (10) shrubs shall be planted for each forty (40) linear feet, excluding driveway openings, within a planting strip that is ten feet (10') in width

• Parking lot screening shrubs (berm)5 shrubs

  One (1) tree and five (5) shrubs shall be planted for each forty (40) linear feet, excluding driveway openings

• Parking lot screening trees (landscape strip)1 trees

  One (1) tree and ten (10) shrubs shall be planted for each forty (40) linear feet, excluding driveway openings, within a planting strip that is ten feet (10') in width

• Parking lot screening trees (berm)1 trees

  One (1) tree and five (5) shrubs shall be planted for each forty (40) linear feet, excluding driveway openings

• Parking lot tree canopy coverage35 pct

  Large shade trees shall be arranged so that the canopy at maturity will cover thirty-five percent (35%) of the parking area

• Woodlands preservation buffer width35 ft

  Existing woody vegetation shall be preserved as a buffer strip with a minimum width of thirty-five feet (35')