Ordinance 3322-13 - Laserfiche WebLink

G. Where off-street parking facilities for multiple-family uses are located adjacent to single- family zones (R-S, R-1, R-2, R-1(A), R-2(A) and A-1), they shall be separated therefrom by a fifteen-foot-wide strip landscaped to Type II standards. The landscape strip may be reduced to ten feet if a six-foot-high solid screening fence constructed of wood, masonry or combination of wood and masonry are erected on the property line between the multiple-family use and the single-family zone and Type I landscaping is provided. Separation between parking areas for multiple-family uses and adjoining multiple-family zoned properties shall be as provided in Section 15.100 of this title. H. All planting areas bordering driveways and parking areas shall be protected therefrom by curbing, wheelstops or other similar protective devices. Such protective devices shall be shown on landscape plans. Is hereby amended to read as follows: Outdoor display and off-street parking area landscape requirements. The following requirements shall apply to landscaping of all off-street parking, outdoor automobile sales and outdoor display areas, except as otherwise provided in this title for specific zones. The purpose of this section is to provide visual relief along the street frontage of outdoor display and off-street parking areas, to prevent a monotonous visual experience of large expanses of paving, to create shade and mitigate the heat island effect of paved parking areas, to improve water quality, to improve storm water management, to help control the flow of traffic, and to soften the appearance of parking structures. A. Parking areas, automobile sales lots and other outdoor display areas which front on a street right-of-way shall provide a ten foot wide landscaped area along the entire street frontage planted to Type III standards, except for driveways and pedestrian paths. In addition, all public right-of-way between the sidewalk and the property line must be incorporated into the abutting Type III landscaping. All required trees shall be located on private property. B. 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 interior lot lines by subsection A of this section, and exclusive of street trees required in specific areas of the city such as in the B-3, BMU, E-1, MUO, and C-2ES zones: 1. If a lot or development site contains a total of twenty or fewer parking spaces, or not more than six 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 twenty parking spaces or six thousand square feet of maneuvering area, and less than one hundred parking spaces, a minimum of twenty square feet of landscaping shall be planted for each parking stall. Plantings must consist of a mix of trees, shrubs and groundcover. At least 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 thirty square feet of landscaping shall be provided for each parking stall. Plantings must consist of a mix of trees, shrubs and groundcover. At least 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. 18