Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
- Minimum landscaping
- 5%
Extracted standards
8 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Maximum distance to tree90 ft
Every parking space shall be located no more than 90 feet from an interior parking lot tree.
- Minimum interior landscaping5 pct
Parking lot areas shall contain a minimum of five percent interior landscaping in addition to any required perimeter landscaping.
- Planting island area162 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
One planting island of a minimum area of 162 square feet shall be provided for every 3,240 square feet of parking lot area.
- Planting island frequency3,240 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
One planting island of a minimum area of 162 square feet shall be provided for every 3,240 square feet of parking lot area.
- Planting island minimum dimension9 ft
Planting islands shall be a minimum inside dimension of nine feet by 18 feet in area, underlain by soil (not base course material) prepared to a minimum depth of 24 inches.
- Planting island minimum length18 ft
Planting islands shall be a minimum inside dimension of nine feet by 18 feet in area, underlain by soil (not base course material) prepared to a minimum depth of 24 inches.
- Soil depth24 in
Planting islands shall be a minimum inside dimension of nine feet by 18 feet in area, underlain by soil (not base course material) prepared to a minimum depth of 24 inches.
- Trees per island1 trees
Each planting island shall contain a minimum of one shade tree per 162 square feet, shrubs and/or groundcover throughout the entire area of the planting island.
From the ordinance
Interior parking lot landscaping shall apply to all parking lots that are 3,420 square feet in size and/or whenever a site plan is required for the property upon which it is located.