Extracted standards
11 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Interior landscape area153 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Interior landscaping shall be contained in peninsulas or islands containing a minimum area of 153 square feet having a minimum width of eight and one-half feet and a minimum length of 18 feet.
- Interior landscaping trigger
For any parking lot containing more than 6,000 square feet of area or 15 or more spaces, interior landscaping shall be provided in addition to the previously required perimeter landscaping.
- Island per 10 spaces1 island per 10 spaces
One landscape island or peninsula is required for every ten spaces.
- Landscape per 100 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.5 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. per 100 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
For each 100 square feet, or fraction thereof, of vehicular use area, five square feet of landscaped area shall be provided.
- Minimum interior landscape percentage10 pct
The minimum landscape area permitted shall be ten percent of the parking area.
- Minimum landscape width5 ft
In no case shall the required landscape area width be less than five feet.
- Perimeter landscaping width
Any parking lot that is adjacent to a road or public right-of-way shall provide a landscaping area width based upon the following right-of-way width: [table]
- Service structure screening
All service structures shall be fully screened, except when located in a single-family, agriculture, or industrial zone or when located more than 35 feet above the established grade.
- Tree per 40 feet1 tree per 40 ft
Each landscape area adjacent to a street right-of-way shall contain a minimum of one tree per 40 feet of landscape area parallel to the right-of-way.
- Tree per 5 spaces1 tree per 5 spaces
A minimum of one tree for each five spaces of required parking.
- Vegetative screen heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.3 ft
The vegetative screen shall have an average continuous height of three feet.
From the ordinance
No new parking areas shall hereafter be constructed or used unless landscaping is provided as required by the provision of this Article.