Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Landscaping & trees
- Minimum live plant coverage30 pct
A minimum of thirty percent of required landscaped area shall be covered with live plant materials at maturity.
- R-1 front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. landscaping
In R-1 zoning districts, all front yard areas shall be landscaped.
- Landscaping in all other districts
Outside R-1, all visible yards shall be landscaped.
Other
- Private open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. minimum dimension8 ft
Private open space shall have a minimum dimension of eight feet at the ground floor and five feet if located on the second story or above.
- Shared open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. minimum dimension15 ft
Shared open space shall have no minimum horizontal dimension less than fifteen feet.
From the ordinance
All front yard areas in R-1 shall be landscaped. Minimum 30% of required landscaped area shall be covered with live plant materials at maturity.