Article 4, Division 2, Sections 26-191 to 26-193
Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
- Minimum landscaping
- 5%
Extracted standards
10 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Landscaping & trees
- Maximum floor area expansion without landscaping20 pct
shall be permitted to expand the existing floor area up to a cumulative total of twenty (20) percent without requiring the provision of landscaping
- Maximum linear feet of parking between landscape islands225 ft
There shall be no more than 225 linear feet of parking between landscape islands.
- Maximum shrub heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.24 in
Shrubs shall not exceed twenty-four (24) inches in height when planted, and shall be maintained at twenty-four (24) inches or lower.
- Minimum internal landscaping percentage5 pct
At least five (5) percent of the parking area shall be devoted to internal landscaping.
- Minimum landscape island width6 ft
Any island in which trees are planted shall be at least six (6) feet wide.
- Minimum shrubs per required tree2 count
The trees shall be supplemented with shrubbery with at least two (2) shrubs per required tree.
- Minimum tree caliper at planting2 in
Deciduous trees shall be at least two (2) inches in caliper measured six (6) inches from the ground when planted.
- Minimum tree canopy coverage of parking area10 pct
Trees shall be required to provide a canopy after ten (10) years equivalent to at least ten (10) percent of the square footage of the parking area.
Other
- Landscaping bond percentage25 pct
a bond equal to twenty-five (25) percent of the cost of landscaping shall be posted with the county
- Underground utilities required
all utility lines, including, but not limited to, electric, CATV, telephone or other lines, constructed after May 26, 1993, shall be placed underground.
From the ordinance
All nonresidential development in the Suburban Development Overlay Districts, except those uses in the M-2 or M-3 zoning districts, shall be required to meet the following additional standards...