Extracted standards
10 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Allowed native arid grass
There is no limitation on installation of grass seed or sod that is a native plant or has been hybridized for arid conditions.
- Maximum non-living coverage50 pct
Remaining coverage (fifty percent (50%) or less) of the landscape area may be achieved through the application of decorative non-living material or hardscaping.
- Minimum ground coverage100 pct
All landscaped areas shall consist of one hundred percent (100%) ground coverage in living vegetation, organic mulch, rock mulch, or other approved hardscape non-living material.
- Minimum living plant coverage50 pct
A minimum of fifty percent (50%) of the landscape area shall be covered by living plants at maturity.
- Park turf restriction
In public and private parks, turf grass shall be restricted to functional turf.
- Paved features count toward lot coverageLot coverageThe share of a lot that buildings may cover, as a percentage.
paved features such as patios, walks, trails, plazas, or sports courts count as ground cover and hardscaping in a landscape plan, paved features such as those are counted as part of the maximum lot coverage percentage limits found in Chapter 16 Zoning District Standards.
- ProhibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. nonfunctional turf areas
A property owner shall not install, plant, or place, or allow any person to install, plant or place, any nonfunctional turf, artificial turf or invasive plant species as part of a new development project or redevelopment project on any portion of commercial, institutional, or industrial property; common interest community property; or a street right-of-way, parking lot, median, or transportation corridor.
- Turf hydrozone irrigation
Turf grass shall be installed as a unique hydrozone and be irrigated separately.
- Turf selection requirements
Where allowed, turf grass sod or turf grass seed shall be selected from the Town of Bennett approved plant list. High water use turf grasses are prohibited except as approved by the Town as functional turf. Low water use hybrid grasses are encouraged.
Parking
- Rock and stone mulch not hardened surface
Rock and stone mulch does not qualify as a hardened surface for meeting parking regulations.
From the ordinance
All landscaped areas shall consist of one hundred percent (100%) ground coverage... A minimum of fifty percent (50%) of the landscape area shall be covered by living plants at maturity.