Section 12.04.107

Landscaping & trees

• Earthen berm heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.3 ft

  Where required, earthen berms shall be a minimum three (3') feet in height.

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

  Planting areas within paved parking lots shall be separated from vehicular areas and street right-of-way by a permanently installed concrete or wooden perimeter curb at least six (6") inches high.

• Interior parking lot landscaping per stall45 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Shall be evenly dispersed throughout the parking lot at a ratio of forty-five (45) square feet of landscaped area for each provided parking stall.

• 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.

• Maximum species diversity75 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 canopy tree trunk diameter1.5 in

  trunk diameter no less than one and one-half (1.5") inches for canopy trees

• Minimum shrub container size5 gal

  Shrubs shall be a minimum five-gallon container size

• Minimum tree container size15 gal

  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

• Parking lot tree canopy coverage40 pct

  Parking lot landscaping shall include shade trees placed so as to cover forty percent (40%) of the total parking area with tree canopies within fifteen (15) years of securing a building permit.

• Power line setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot 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.

• Residential buffer width when fencing used5 ft

  Where fencing is used, a minimum five (5')-foot wide landscaped area shall be located on the residential side.

• Street buffer within community boundaries10 ft

  A minimum ten (10')-foot buffer yard shall be established adjacent to all roads within community boundaries as mapped on the General Plan land use maps.

• Street buffer within Rural Regions5 ft

  A minimum five (5')-foot buffer yard shall be established adjacent to all roads within Rural Regions as mapped on the General Plan land use maps.

• Street buffer adjacent to State highways15 ft

  A minimum fifteen (15')-foot buffer yard shall be established adjacent to State highways.

• Trees per 100 lineal feet of street frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.5 trees

  each one hundred (100) lineal feet of street frontage shall include at least five (5) trees and five (5) shrubs.