§ 165-203.02
Extracted standards
9 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Fencing & walls
- Full screen heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft
full screen provides all the elements of a landscape screen and also includes a six-foot-high, opaque hedge, fence, wall, mound, berm
Landscaping & trees
- Deciduous tree minimum caliper1.25 inch
Deciduous trees shall be planted at a minimum of one-and-one-quarter-inch caliper
- Evergreen tree minimum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.4 ft
evergreen trees shall be a minimum of four feet in height
- Full screen evergreen rows2 rows
or an additional two rows of evergreen trees that are six feet tall at time of planting
- Landscape screen depth10 ft
Landscape screening consists of a totally landscaped area at least 10 feet in depth
- Mature woodland strip width50 ft
A fifty-foot strip of mature woodlands may be allowed as a full screen
- Minimum plant density3 plants per 10 linear feet
minimum landscaping density of three plants per 10 linear feet
- Plant mix
buffer shall consist of a combination of 1/3 deciduous trees, 1/3 evergreen trees and 1/3 shrubs
- Shrub minimum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.18 in
shrubs shall be 18 inches in height at time of planting
From the ordinance
Landscape screening consists of a totally landscaped area at least 10 feet in depth; plantings are encouraged to be spaced appropriately within the inactive buffer. Within the area, there shall be a minimum landscaping density of three plants per 10 linear feet.