Sec. 24-5301-5312
Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
- Minimum landscaping
- 5%
Extracted standards
9 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Distance to canopy tree from parking space100 ft
Every parking space must be within 100 feet of a canopy tree.
- Cemetery tree cover10 pct
In all zoning districts, cemeteries must provide 10% tree cover.
- Maximum single genus when 20 or more trees35 pct
If 20 or more trees are required to be planted on a site, no more than 35 percent of the required trees must be of a single genus.
- Maximum single genus when fewer than 20 trees70 pct
If fewer than 20 trees are required to be planted on a site, no more than 70 percent of the required trees must be of a single genus.
- Parking lot interior landscaping percentage5 pct
A parking lot must include interior landscaping area that is equal to at least five percent of the total area of the parking spaces.
- Maximum vegetation heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. at drive aisle intersections30 inches
Vegetation at the intersection of two drive aisles must be maintained at a maximum height of 30 inches to maintain visibility.
- Maximum uninterrupted parking spaces19 spaces
A parking lot must not include a line of more than 19 spaces uninterrupted by a landscape area at least nine feet in width.
- Minimum transitional buffer width10 ft
The minimum width of a transitional buffer must not be reduced below ten feet.
- Minimum native species percentage35 pct
A minimum of 35 percent of all plantings on a site must be native species.
From the ordinance
A minimum of 35 percent of all plantings on a site must be native species. If fewer than 20 trees are required to be planted on a site, no more than 70 percent of the required trees must be of a single genus. If 20 or more trees are required, no more than 35 percent.