Sec. 25-485

Other

• Interior parking lot tree rate1 canopy tree per 10 spaces

  Any parking lot, excepting single bay parking lots of twenty (20) spaces or less, shall be provided with landscaped open space along the perimeter of the parking area or areas, in the minimum rate of one (1) canopy tree per ten (10) spaces

• Island requirements

  There shall be a minimum six (6) foot wide (back of curb to back of curb) curbed landscape island at the end of every row equal in length to the adjoining parking space. All such islands shall be fully landscaped with shrubs and ground cover in addition to at least one (1) canopy tree per island. For rows containing eight (8) or more spaces, there shall be at least one (1) curbed island every ten (10) spaces.

• Minimum landscaped strip width6 ft

  The landscaping shall be reasonably dispersed throughout the parking lot, and shall have a minimum width of six (6) feet measured from back of curb.

• Maximum distance from parking space to tree80 ft

  no parking space is more than eighty (80) feet from a portion of the landscaped open space or parking island, and no more than eighty (80) feet from a canopy tree

• Peripheral buffer when abutting residential

  Along the property line that abuts the lot with the residential district or use, an opaque barrier shall be constructed, sufficient to achieve a visual character equivalent to that achieved by the following combination of plants and structural materials: a. Except where otherwise stated in this chapter, a landscaping strip at least ten (10) feet in width measured from the edge of pavement, shall be located between the parking lot and the abutting property lines, except where driveways or other openings may necessitate other treatment; such openings shall not exceed fifty (50) percent of any property line. b. Parking areas and vehicular traffic circulation lanes shall be screened with either earthen berming to a minimum height of thirty (30) inches; berming shall not exceed a slope of two to one (2:1); or a continuous solid fence or wall four (4) to six (6) feet in height. The berm, fence or wall shall have evergreen shrubs planted between it and the property line, at an average of every eight (8) lineal feet. 1. One (1) understory tree per fifteen (15) linear feet; 2. One (1) deciduous canopy tree per thirty-five (35) linear feet.

• Peripheral buffer when abutting public road

  Along the property line that separates the lot from the public road right-of-way, a mixture of evergreen and deciduous plant materials sufficient to achieve a visual character equivalent to that achieved by the following combination of plant materials: a. Except where otherwise stated in this chapter, a landscaping strip ten (10) feet in width, exclusive of a required sidewalk, shall be located between the right-of-way line and the parking lot, motor vehicle driveways and loading areas except where driveways or other openings may necessitate other treatment; such openings shall not exceed fifty (50) percent of any property line. b. Parking areas and vehicular traffic circulation lanes shall be screened with either earthen berming, or a continuous evergreen hedge, or a combination of both, to a minimum height of thirty (30) inches. Berming shall not exceed a slope of two to one (2:1). c. At least one (1) deciduous canopy tree for each fifty (50) feet of land abutting any right-of-way shall be planted in the landscaping strip; however, this requirement shall not be construed as requiring the planting of trees on fifty (50) foot centers. d. At least one (1) understory tree for each thirty (30) feet of land abutting any right-of-way shall be planted in the landscaping strip; however, this requirement shall not be construed as requiring the planting of trees on thirty (30) foot centers. e. At least one (1) evergreen tree for each thirty (30) feet of land abutting any right-of-way shall be planted in the landscaping strip; however, this requirement shall not be construed as requiring the planting of trees on thirty (30) foot centers.