Ordinance 3121-09 - Laserfiche WebLink

i. Native plant material with a mix of evergreen and deciduous ground covers, grasses, and low shrubs. Evergreen and deciduous plant material shall have a minimum size of 4" ii. Shrubs, grasses, and living ground cover shall be chosen and planted to attain a coverage of seventy-five percent within three years of planting. Shrubs, and grasses shall have a minimum size of 4" (@ 24"o.c.) container at the time of planting and shall be planted at a density of fifty per one hundred square feet e. Type V: Railroad Screen Landscaping.Type V landscaping is intended to provide a visual screen of the existing railroad tracks along Loop Road. Type V landscaping shall consist of: i. Evergreen plant material suitable for maintenance as hedge. ii. Evergreen plant material shall be chosen and planted to attain 100%view blockage up to six feet in height within three years of planting. Evergreen plant material shall have a minimum size of 30"height at the time of planting and shall be spaced at a maximum of 5' on center. The minimum width of the landscape area will be 5 feet. See cross section for Snohomish Shores Road. f. Type VI: Public Plaza/Town Green.Type VI landscaping is intended to allow for ease of pedestrian flow and retail flexibility. These areas will consist primarily of hardscape with an accent of plant material. Type VI landscaping shall consist of: i. Paved surface of concrete or other suitable material that provides a stable walking surface. ii. A minimum of 20%planted area per open space. Plant material may consist of a combination of evergreen and deciduous plants and consistent with the Planting Strategy Diagram and PDO site plan. Minimum width of landscape areas is six feet except for areas next to buildings which may go down to two feet wide. iii. Shrubs, grasses, and living ground cover shall be chosen and planted to attain a coverage of ninety percent within three years of planting. Shrubs and grasses shall be a minimum of twelve inches high at the time of planting and shall be planted at a density of eight per one hundred square feet of that portion of the landscape area which is not planted in lawn. 6. Landscape Requirements for Specific Areas & Conditions The purpose of this section is to establish the requirements for providing visual relief along the variety of uses located within this project. a. Off-Street Parking. i. Parking areas which front on a street right-of-way shall provide a minimum six foot wide landscaped area along the entire street frontage, except for driveways, planted to a minimum of Type III standards. ii. The required landscaping may be installed in the public right-of-way at the west boundary road and at 36` Street. For other areas, the property owner may apply for permission for all of the landscaping area to be placed within public right-of- way. In those areas, use of the public right-of-way will be only when approved by the Planning Department. iii. Plantings used to satisfy the requirements of note 2 of this subsection 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 F - 16 FINAL An F.DOC 10/21/2008