§ 27.13. Parking lot planting requirements.

13.1

General. Trees shall be planted in areas surrounding the perimeter of the parking lot and shall be planted in planting areas or islands internal to the parking lot. Trees may be planted and spaced singly or in groups. Landscape islands shall be located in such a manner as to divide and break up the parking area.

13.2

Quantity, spacing and planting standards. Parking lots which are required to contain five or more parking spaces shall contain landscaping and plantings as follows:

1.

For each five parking spaces that are located around the exterior of the parking lot, there must be located a minimum of one tree around the exterior of the parking lot.

2.

For each ten parking spaces that are located in the interior of the parking lot, there must be located a minimum of one tree on the interior of the parking lot.

3.

Each tree shall be at least three-inch caliper at time of planting and shall be a species selected from appendix D.

4.

The minimum planting area or space for each tree shall be in accordance with subsection 27.12.2.

5.

Ground areas shall be sodded, seeded with grass, mulched, or planted with groundcover species, or any combination thereof.

6.

At least 30 percent of the trees planted shall consist of overstory trees.

(Ord. No. 2008-Z-001, § 13, 1-15-08)