Sec. 18-430.A through 18-436.A

Landscaping & trees

• Buffer shrub mature heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.5 ft

  shall achieve a minimum height of five (5) feet within five (5) years of planting

• Buffer shrub minimum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. at planting24 in

  Evergreen shrubs planted to meet the requirements of this section shall be planted at a minimum of twenty-four (24) inches in height at time of planting

• Buffer shrub spacing6 ft

  No shrubs shall be planted further than six (6) feet from another shrub on center

• Loading area screening heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft

  shall be screened from adjacent properties and streets by evergreen plant materials which will reach a height of six (6) feet or greater within three (3) years of installation or by opaque walls or fences at least six (6) feet in height

• Parking lot canopy tree distance from parking space60 ft

  one (1) canopy tree at least eight (8) feet in height and 1.75 to two (2) inches in caliper measured one (1) foot above grade when planted with an expected mature height of thirty-five (35) feet or more within sixty (60) feet of each parking space

• Parking lot landscaped area percentage8 pct

  All parking lots shall provide landscaped areas equivalent to at least eight (8) percent of the paved area of the parking lot.

• Street yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. minimum width10 ft

  All new developments shall provide a street yard that averages at least ten (10) feet in width and is no less than six (6) feet in width at any point along its street frontage as measured perpendicularly to the public right-of-way.

• Street yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. tree spacing50 ft

  Street yards shall contain at least one (1) canopy tree for each fifty (50) linear feet of street yard or fraction thereof for the entire frontage of the site.