Extracted standards
13 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Landscaping & trees
- Minimum tree canopy for business/commercial/industrial10 pct
Business, commercial and industrial development: Ten percent of the total site area.
- Minimum tree canopy for residential >10 du/acredu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.15 pct
Residential development (greater than ten dwelling units/acre): 15 percent of the total site area.
- Minimum tree canopy for residential ≤10 du/acredu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.20 pct
Residential development (ten dwelling units/acre and less): 20 percent of the total site area.
Other
- Minimum landscape strip along building perimeter5 ft
When landscaped open space is required, a landscape strip with a minimum width of five feet shall be established along 50 percent of the front and side building perimeter.
- Minimum inside dimension of landscape islands10 ft
These landscape islands shall have a minimum inside dimension of ten feet.
- Minimum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first./spread for deciduous shrubs24 inch
Deciduous shrubs: 24-inch height or spread.
- Minimum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first./spread for evergreen shrubs18 inch
Evergreen shrubs: 18-inch height or spread.
- Minimum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for evergreen trees6 ft
Evergreen trees: Six-foot height.
- Minimum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for ornamental trees6 ft
Ornamental trees: Six-foot height.
- Minimum size for deciduous shade trees2 inch caliper
Deciduous shade trees: Two-inch caliper.
- Minimum landscape strip from side/rear property lines10 ft
Parking lots shall be separated from side property lines by a landscape strip that has a minimum inside dimension of at least ten feet; and from the rear property line by a landscape strip that has a minimum inside dimension of at least ten feet.
- Minimum landscape strip from public street15 ft
Parking lots and interior driveways shall be separated from a public street right-of-way by a landscape strip that has a minimum inside dimension of at least 15 feet
- Trees per parking space0.13 trees/space
All parking lots shall contain within interior and perimeter planting areas not less than one tree for every eight parking spaces or fraction thereof.
From the ordinance
The minor site plan or site plan shall include the planting and/or replacement of trees on the site to the extent that, at a maturity of 20 years, minimum tree covers will be provided in accord with the following standards: a. Business, commercial and industrial development: Ten percent of the total site area. b. Residential development (greater than ten dwelling units/acre): 15 percent of the total site area. c. Residential development (ten dwelling units/acre and less): 20 percent of the total site area.