Section 7.04.07
Extracted standards
9 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Maximum percentage of evergreen trees in plant units50 pct
No more than 50% of the required plant units are permitted to be evergreen trees.
- Maximum percentage of large deciduous trees in plant units50 pct
No more than 50% of the required plant units are permitted to be large deciduous trees.
- Maximum percentage of ornamental grasses and perennials25 pct
The use of ornamental grasses and/or perennials is encouraged and may constitute a maximum of 25% of the required plant units.
- Maximum percentage of shrubs in plant units30 pct
No more than 30% of the required plant units are permitted to be shrubs.
- Maximum percentage of small deciduous trees in plant units60 pct
No more than 60% of the required plant units are permitted to be small deciduous trees.
- Minimum percentage of evergreen shrubs when shrubs are used30 pct
When shrubs are used, a minimum of 30% must be evergreen.
- Minimum percentage of evergreen trees for Type C Buffer10 pct
A minimum of 10% of the required plant units for a Type C Buffer must be evergreen trees.
- Minimum percentage of native plant species80 pct
A minimum of 80% of plant units must consist of native plant species.
- Minimum percentage of small deciduous trees and shrubs producing flowers75 pct
A minimum of 75% of the small deciduous trees and shrubs provided must produce conspicuous flowers at some point during their growing season.
From the ordinance
The plant types used to meet the Plant Unit requirements for each Buffer or Road Corridor Buffer must meet the following: ...