Article 24, Sec. 15-371 to 15-380

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• Buffer evergreen tree heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. when no existing vegetation6 ft

  a double row of six-foot evergreen trees, a two- to four-foot berm with four-foot evergreen trees, or equivalent landscaping approved by staff.

• Buffer width adjacent to residential/agriculturalAgricultureRaising crops or livestock, generally including the structures that serve them.30 ft

  A 30-foot buffer of existing vegetation and/or new plantings.

• Buffer use restriction

  Required buffer areas cannot be used for best management practices, off-street parking, or loading areas.

• Credit for existing vegetation

  Existing vegetation that is adequately protected during construction can be used as a credit toward landscape requirements.

• Clearance from fire protection system3 ft

  Nothing except groundcover can be planted within three feet of a fire protection system

• Landscape plan required for land disturbance10,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  A landscape plan must be submitted and approved with the plan of development for all uses that have a land disturbance area greater than 10,000 square feet.

• Parking lot interior landscaped area10 pct

  At least 10% of the total parking lot area must be landscaped.

• Parking lot island frequency18 spaces

  Continuous rows of parking spaces require a landscape island at least every 18 spaces.

• Parking lot island minimum area162 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  at least 162 square feet in area

• Parking lot island minimum width9 ft

  Islands must be at least nine feet wide

• Parking lot island tree caliper2 in

  must contain at least one two-inch caliper shade tree.

• Parking lot landscaping threshold10 spaces

  Parking lots with less than 10 spaces do not require landscaping. Parking lots with 10 or more spaces must have the following additional perimeter and interior landscaping:

• Parking lot perimeter buffer width6 ft

  A six-foot wide buffer between the parking lot and abutting property lines

• Parking lot perimeter shrub heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.18 in

  A continuous row of shrubs, at least 18 inches high when planted

• Parking lot perimeter tree caliper2 in

  One tree must have at least a two-inch caliper

• Parking lot perimeter trees per 100 linear feet2 trees per 100 ft

  At least two trees for each 100 linear feet of perimeter.

• Parking lot perimeter tree heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft

  one must be at least six feet high when planted.

• Parking lot residential adjacency distance50 ft

  When parking area is located within 50 feet of a residential lot, additional landscaping is required under Sec. 15-333.H.

• Replacement of dead plants

  Vegetation that dies or is destroyed must be replaced by the next growing season.

• Roadway buffer width10 ft

  A buffer at least 10 feet wide must be maintained along all road frontages and access easements.

• Roadway shrub heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.18 in

  A continuous row of evergreen shrubs, at least 18 inches high when planted.

• Roadway trees per 100 linear feet2 trees per 100 ft

  Two trees (minimum of two-inch caliper) per one 100 linear feet

• Minimum tree caliper for roadway buffer2 in

  minimum of two-inch caliper

• Screening for certain uses

  View of the above uses must be obscured from all public roads and adjoining properties by dense evergreen vegetation, or by an opaque, solid fence, or wall of treated wood, brick, stone, masonry, or similar solid material and construction.