Sec. 17-703.03

Other

• Maximum contiguous parking spaces without island12 spaces

  no more than twelve (12) spaces are contiguous

• Minimum landscape island area140 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  each landscape island shall be at least one hundred forty (140) square feet in area

• Minimum landscape area percentage in parking area3 pct

  When fifteen (15) or more parking spaces are required under section 17-702, not less than three (3) percent of the parking area shall be devoted to landscape islands or other landscaping internal to the parking area.

• Parking area landscaping threshold4,500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  The requirements of this section shall be applicable to all off-street parking areas exceeding four thousand five hundred (4,500) square feet in area.

• Parking area separation from streets10 ft

  The parking area shall be separated from any streets by a minimum of ten (10) feet.

• Shrub requirement per landscaped area150 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  For each one hundred fifty (150) square feet of landscaped area, or portion thereof, at least three (3) shrubs shall be planted in a landscaped area.

• Deciduous tree requirement per landscaped area150 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  For each one hundred fifty (150) square feet of landscaped area, or portion thereof, at least one (1) deciduous tree having a caliper of not less than two (2) inches at the time of planting shall be planted.