Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
- Minimum landscaping
- 12%
Extracted standards
8 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Landscape island rate1 island per 12 spaces
Landscape islands shall be provided at a minimum rate of one island per every 12 parking spaces
- Minimum aggregate caliper inches per 100 linear feet8 ACI per 100 ft
each perimeter landscaping strip shall include at least eight aggregate caliper inches (ACI) of canopy trees per 100 linear feet
- Minimum ACI per 180 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. island2 ACI per 180 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Each interior planting island shall contain trees at the minimum rate of two aggregate caliper inches (ACI) of canopy tree for every 180 square feet of island area
- Minimum double-loaded island area360 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
minimum size of 360 square feet for double-loaded bays
- Parking spaces threshold for interior landscaping12 spaces
All parking lots with containing more than 12 parking spaces shall provide and maintain landscaped planting areas
- Minimum perimeter landscaping strip width8 ft
The minimum width of a perimeter landscaping strip serving a vehicular use area shall be eight feet.
- Minimum single-loaded island area180 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
minimum size of 180 square feet for single-loaded parking bays
- Minimum visual screen heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.36 in
Perimeter landscaping for vehicular use areas shall form a continuous visual screen with a minimum height of 36 inches above grade
From the ordinance
All parking lots with containing more than 12 parking spaces shall provide and maintain landscaped planting areas... Landscape islands shall be provided at a minimum rate of one island per every 12 parking spaces... minimum size of 180 square feet for single-loaded parking bays... minimum width of a perimeter landscaping strip... eight feet.