Ordinance 3269-12 - Laserfiche WebLink

(1) Provide a 5-foot wide planting bed that incorporates a continuous low wall (2 to 3 feet tall). The planting bed shall be on the street side of the wall and feature the following plantings: (a) A mix of deciduous and evergreen trees generally interspersed throughout the landscape strip and spaced to create a continuous canopy. (b) At least 70 percent deciduous trees. (c) Trees provided at one per 30 linear feet. (d) Shrubs provided at the rate of one per 20 square feet of landscape strip and spaced no more than eight feet apart on center. (e) Perennials. (f) Groundcover. (g) No plants included in the Snohomish County Noxious Weed list. (h) Maintain plantings to maintain eye level visibility between the street/sidewalk and parking area for safety. This means that shrubs and other low plantings should be maintained below three feet in height while trees (once they achieve taller heights) should generally be trimmed up to the 8-foot level. (See Figure 31B.060-3.) The wall shall be constructed of brick, stone, decorative concrete or concrete block, or other permanent material that provides visual interest and helps to define the street edge as determined by the City. Pedestrian openings in the wall are encouraged where they would form a logical pedestrian connection between the public sidewalk and on-site walkways. Figure 318.060-3 Five-foot wide planting bed with low wall ROW 0 i s i 12' S' (2) Provide a landscape strip with elements as in(1) above except that a minimum 8 foot tall trellis with vines within a minimum three foot wide planter may be substituted for the trees. (See Figure 31B.060-4.) 25