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Section 12. Section 35 of Ordinance No. 1671-89, as amended (Zoning, Landscaping and Screening Requirements, EMC 19.35.080), is amended to read as follows: 19.35.080 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 BMU, E-1, MUO, ULI, UM and UR zones. Parking of trucks or fleet vehicles is considered off-street parking for the purposes of calculating the internal area of parking lots in this section.4 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 ground cover.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 ground cover. 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. 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. Section 13. Severability. Should any section, paragraph, clause or phrase of this Ordinance, or its application to any person or circumstance, be declared unconstitutional or otherwise invalid for any reason, or should any portion of this Ordinance be pre-empted by state or federal law or regulations, this shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance or its application to other persons or circumstances. Section 14. Conflict. In the event there is a conflict between the provisions of this Ordinance and any other City ordinance, the provisions of this Ordinance shall control. Ordinance No.3672-19 8