Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
- Minimum landscaping
- 5%
Extracted standards
15 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Minimum landscaping of front/corner side setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for commercial/industrial50 pct
At least 50 percent of each front and/or corner side setback area shall be landscaped.
- Irrigation efficiency for drip systems0.81 ratio
Irrigation systems shall be designed to meet or exceed the irrigation efficiency rate of 0.81 for drip systems.
- Irrigation efficiency for overhead spray0.75 ratio
Irrigation systems shall be designed to meet or exceed the irrigation efficiency rate of 0.75 for overhead spray devices.
- Landscaping required for all projects
All projects shall provide and maintain landscaping.
- Minimum width of landscaped areas5 ft
Landscaped areas shall not be less than five feet in width.
- Parking areas landscaped
Parking areas shall be landscaped in compliance with Chapter 17.46.
- Rain sensing devices required
Rain sensing override devices shall be required for any project subject to Water Efficient Landscape requirements.
- All setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. areas landscaped
All setback and open space areas required by this Zoning Code shall be landscaped.
- Tree replacement for 4-inch caliper15 gallon
For each native tree or shrub larger than four-inch caliper that is removed, a 15-gallon replacement tree shall be planted.
- Tree replacement for 8-inch caliper24 inch box
For trees in excess of eight-inch caliper, the replacement tree shall be 24-inch box or larger.
- Maximum turf area for City of Gardens20 pct
Turf shall be limited to a maximum of 20 percent of the total landscaped area.
- Permanent underground irrigation required
All landscape planting areas shall be provided with a permanent underground irrigation system.
- All unused areas landscaped
All areas of a project site not intended for a specific use shall be landscaped.
- Water features must recirculate
Only recirculating water shall be used for decorative water features.
- Water meter requirements
Landscape water meters shall be installed for non-residential irrigated landscapes of 1,000-5,000 sq ft and residential irrigated landscapes of 5,000 sq ft or greater.
From the ordinance
All projects shall provide and maintain landscaping in compliance with the provisions of this Chapter.