§ 180-49.1
Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
- Minimum landscaping
- 5%
Extracted standards
23 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Landscaping & trees
The berm shall be at least four feet in height.
- Berm shrub spacing10 ft
Along the slope of the berm there shall be one shrub planted for every 10 feet of length.
- Berm tree spacing25 ft
Along the base of the berm, there will be a tree planted for every 25 feet of length.
- Landscape strip width for collector/arterial roads50 ft
A minimum of a fifty-foot-wide strip of land with the following plantings per 100 linear feet of road: six shade trees, 18 evergreen trees and 40 shrubs.
- Landscape strip width for freeways/interstates75 ft
A minimum of a seventy-five-foot-wide strip of land with the following plants per 100 linear feet of road: eight shade trees, 20 evergreen trees and 48 shrubs.
- Landscape strip depth for commercial/industrial10 ft
A strip of land at least 10 feet in depth, located on the property and running parallel to the public rights-of-way/road(s)
- Interior parking lot landscaping percentage5 pct
A minimum of at least 5% of the interior portions of a parking lot shall be landscaped for the purpose of providing shade trees.
- Landscape plan required
A landscape plan is required to be submitted and approved by the Zoning Administrator for any commercial, industrial or institutional use or Class C subdivision prior to the issuance of a zoning permit.
- Maximum vine heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. at planting15 in
Vines shall be a maximum of 15 inches in height immediately after planting
- Minimum deciduous tree diameter at planting2 in
deciduous tree species shall have a minimum diameter of two inches
- Minimum evergreen tree heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. at planting5 ft
evergreen tree species shall be a minimum of five feet in height
- Minimum landscaped area size50 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Each landscaped area shall contain a minimum of 50 square feet and shall have a minimum dimension of at least five feet.
- Minimum shrub heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. at planting1.5 ft
Shrubs and hedges shall be a minimum of 1.5 feet to two feet in height immediately after planting.
- Minimum tree crown spread15 ft
Trees shall be species having an average mature spread crown of greater than 15 feet in Warren County
- Parking lot perimeter tree spacing40 ft
A minimum of one shade tree for every 40 feet or fraction thereof of parking lot perimeter shall be provided.
- Shade trees per parking spaces10 spaces
No less than one shade tree shall be provided for every 10 parking spaces.
- Shade trees per unit1.5 trees/unit
There shall be a minimum of 1.5 shade trees for each individual unit within the building.
- Landscape strip depth around buildings10 ft
A strip of land at least 10 feet in depth around each building within the development is required
- Tree setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from public infrastructure12 ft
Tree species whose roots are known to cause damage to public roads and other public infrastructure shall be planted no closer than 12 feet to the right-of-way of such public facilities.
Parking
- Drive-in lane width12 ft
A separate lane, with a minimum width of 12 feet, shall be provided for all drive-in or pick-up facilities.
- Driveway width24 ft
The width of the driveway serving the parking lot shall not be less than 24 feet for two-way traffic and 12 feet for one-way traffic.
- Handicapped parking space width12 ft
Handicapped spaces shall have a minimum width of at least 12 feet.
- Parking lot setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property line5 ft
All parking lots shall be located no closer than five feet to any property line.
From the ordinance
A landscape plan is required to be submitted and approved by the Zoning Administrator for any commercial, industrial or institutional use or Class C subdivision prior to the issuance of a zoning permit.