Section 12.04.107
Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
- Minimum landscaping
- 45%
Extracted standards
16 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Landscaping & trees
- Minimum canopy tree trunk diameter1.5 in
trunk diameter no less than one and one-half (1.5") inches for canopy trees
- Minimum tree container size15 gallons
All required trees shall be a minimum 15-gallon container size
- Minimum understory tree trunk diameter1 in
one (1) to one and one-half (1.5") inches for understory trees
Other
- Maximum parking spaces between landscaped islands10 spaces
Landscaped islands shall be designed and installed to separate at least every ten (10) linear parking spaces.
- Maximum single species percentage75 pct
No one (1) species shall comprise more than seventy-five percent (75%) of the plantings within each of the following categories: Canopy tree, understory tree and shrubs.
- Minimum earthen berm heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.3 ft
earthen berms shall be a minimum three (3') feet in height
- Minimum planting area curb heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 in
permanently installed concrete or wooden perimeter curb at least six (6") inches high
- Minimum distance from high voltage power line for tall trees20 ft
No trees that will grow to more than twenty (20') feet in height may be planted, or allowed to grow within, twenty (20') feet of any high voltage power line.
- Minimum landscaped area per parking stall45 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
at a ratio of forty-five (45) square feet of landscaped area for each provided parking stall
- Minimum parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. lot tree canopy coverage40 pct
shade trees placed so as to cover forty percent (40%) of the total parking area with tree canopies within fifteen (15) years
- Minimum residential buffer width5 ft
a minimum five (5')-foot wide landscaped area shall be located on the residential side
- Minimum shrub container size5 gallons
Shrubs shall be a minimum five-gallon container size
- Landscaping replacement timeframe30 days
said planting shall be replaced with new material within thirty (30) days
- Shrubs per 450 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. landscaping unit5 shrubs
Each four hundred fifty (450) square foot unit of landscaping for every ten (10) parking stalls shall include at least four (4) trees and five (5) shrubs.
- Street buffer tree and shrub ratio
For each five (5') feet of buffer yard width, each one hundred (100) lineal feet of street frontage shall include at least five (5) trees and five (5) shrubs.
- Trees per 450 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. landscaping unit4 trees
Each four hundred fifty (450) square foot unit of landscaping for every ten (10) parking stalls shall include at least four (4) trees and five (5) shrubs.
From the ordinance
Landscaping standards for development permits, use permits, and subdivisions.