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G. Performance standards <br /> 1. Landscaping/protective screening <br /> a. All development shall provide landscaping and protective <br /> screening in compliance with Chapter 19.42 E.M.C. and the <br /> regulations contained herein. <br /> b. A landscaping strip of ten (10) feet wide shall be provided <br /> as a visual screen between existing public right-of-ways, <br /> and all proposed developments. <br /> c. A landscaping corridor of fifteen (15) feet in width shall <br /> be required for a visual screen and protective buffer to <br /> separate non-residential and multiple family residential <br /> development from adjacent single family residential areas. <br /> d. The design and amount of landscaping required for • <br /> protective screening shall be determined by its <br /> effectiveness in mitigating potential nuisances such as <br /> noise, glare, lack of privacy, signs, unsightly structures, <br /> parking lots, and other adverse impacts. (Also see Chapter <br /> 19.42 E.M.C.) <br /> e. The minimum requirement for protective screening shall <br /> consist of a landscaped corridor of a combination of <br /> evergreens, deciduous trees, shrubs, and groundcover. <br /> f. The landscaping shall consist of a greenbelt planting strip <br /> of five (5) feet in width with sufficient sight-obscuring <br /> vegetation of at least six (6) feet in height. <br /> g. Structural design elements such as berms, walls, and fences <br /> shall be incorporated into the landscaping when vegetation <br /> would not achieve the required mitigation of potential <br /> nuisances. <br /> 2. Relationship to existing uses <br /> a. All development shall be compatible with adjacent uses in <br /> terms of building scale and architectural design, <br /> landscaping, internal circulation and parking, utility <br /> service function, and solar orientation. <br /> 3. Access and parking design <br /> a. All access and parking areas, including visitor parking, <br /> loading, and storage areas, shall be developed within an <br /> overall site plan design and landscape theme. <br /> b. Direct primary ingress and egress from arterial roads to <br /> individual establishments shall be discouraged in favor of <br /> shared access from adjacent city streets. <br /> c. No other driveway approach shall be allowed where <br /> reasonable egress and ingress can be secured from existing <br /> alleys. (See Section 13.16.050 E.M.C.) <br /> d. Access and parking elements shall be designed so as to <br /> prevent shortcutting through areas. <br /> e. Developments should be encouraged to provide enclosed <br /> parking. <br /> f. For additional parking requirements to be complied with see <br /> Chapter 19.40 E.M.C. <br /> 4. Environmentally sensitive areas <br /> a. All substantial development shall be subject to a detailed <br /> site plan review in compliance with the City's SEPA <br /> Ordinance. The extent of the site plan review of <br /> environmental sensitive areas shall be determined by: <br /> -4- <br />