Ordinance 3322-13 - Laserfiche WebLink

B. The property owner may apply for permission for up to one-half of the landscaping area to be placed within public right-of-way; provided, that the minimum width of the planting area is at least ten feet. The required landscaping may be installed in public right-of-way only when approved by the public works and parks departments. Such landscaping on city right-of-way shall be consistent with the city's street tree program when applicable. C. Plantings used to satisfy the requirements of subsection B of this section may be placed on street right-of-way behind the sidewalk line if the property owner provides the city with a written release of liability in a form which is acceptable to the city attorney for damages which may be incurred to the landscape area by public use of the right-of-way and the landscape area is maintained by the property owner. D. The following amounts of landscaping shall be provided in the internal area of parking lots exclusive of the landscaping required to be provided along street frontages and along other lot lines by subsection A of this section: 1. If a lot or development site contains a total of ten or fewer parking spaces, or not more than four thousand square feet of parking and maneuvering area, whichever is less, no landscaping is required in the internal area of parking lots. 2. If the parking area contains more than ten parking spaces or four thousand square feet of maneuvering area, and less than one hundred parking spaces, a minimum of one tree shall be planted for every eight parking spaces. Calculations resulting in a fraction larger than one-half shall be rounded up to the next whole number. 3. If the parking area contains one hundred or more parking spaces, a minimum of one tree shall be planted for every six parking spaces. Calculations resulting in a fraction larger than one- half shall be rounded up to the next whole number. 4. Outdoor storage areas and vehicle sales do not require interior landscaping; however, such sites shall still provide landscaping along street frontages and other lot lines as required by subsection A of this section and Table 35-1. E. Landscaping of the planting areas located in the interior of parking lots as required by subsection D of this section shall conform to the following standards: 1. Trees shall be a minimum of six feet high at time of planting. Up to fifty percent of the required trees within parking areas may be deciduous. 2. Ground cover shall be provided in the required landscape areas. Ground cover shall be selected and planted so as to withstand foot traffic and provide ninety percent coverage within three years of planting. 3. No parking shall be located more than fifty feet from an internal landscape area. 4. Tree wells should be a minimum of five feet by five feet or four feet by six feet, and the size of the tree wells shall be shown on the landscape plan. If another size is proposed, the applicant shall provide documentation from a certified landscape architect concerning the viability of the size of the tree well for the growth characteristics of the subject tree. 5. Trees shall be maintained in accordance with the standards established in Section 35.130. F. Except where a greater landscape width and more substantial landscape type is required by Table 35-1, where outdoor display areas and off-street parking facilities for office, commercial or industrial uses abut residential zones, it shall be separated therefrom by a ten- foot-wide landscape strip planted with Type I landscaping. The landscape requirement may be reduced to five feet in width and planted with Type II landscaping if a six-foot-high screening fence constructed of wood, masonry or a combination of wood and masonry are erected on the property line between the residential zone and the outdoor display area of off-street parking facility. 17