Section 7.04.07.B
Extracted standards
10 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Landscaping & trees
- Invasive plant prohibition
Planting any Invasive Plant species is prohibited
- Maximum percentage of evergreen trees50 pct
No more than 50% of the required plant units are permitted to be evergreen trees
- Maximum percentage of large deciduous trees50 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 shrubs30 pct
No more than 30% of the required plant units are permitted to be shrubs
- Maximum percentage of small deciduous trees60 pct
No more than 60% of the required plant units are permitted to be small deciduous trees
- Minimum percentage of evergreen shrubs when shrubs 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
Plant units must meet composition requirements: no more than 50% large deciduous, no more than 50% evergreen, min 10% evergreen for Type C, no more than 60% small deciduous, no more than 30% shrubs, min 30% evergreen shrubs, max 25% ornamental grasses, min 80% native, min 75% pollinator, no invasive.