Landscape CommentsLandscape Comments:
Perimeter landscaping on the SW property line requires trees to be an average of 20’ on center. No more than 50% of the trees can be deciduous. Shrubs to be at least 3-feet tall,
and should be grouped in asymmetrical arrangements to provide the end result of the 8-foot landscape perimeter buffer. Landscape should continue to the eastern property line.
Road frontage landscaping is missing at the SW corner.
Proposed landscaping is missing from the NW property line. The NW property line shall continue the 8-foot landscape buffer as stated above.
Type IV. Parking area landscaping:
a. Purpose. To provide visual relief and shade in parking areas.
Description and Required Amount.
i. Parking areas shall have at least 24 square feet of landscape development for each parking stall proposed.
b. Design.
i. Each area of landscaping must contain at least 100 square feet of area and must be at least six feet in any direction.
ii. Each planting area must contain at least one tree. Planting areas shall be provided with the maximum number of trees possible given recommended spacing for species type. Deciduous
trees shall have a minimum size of one and one-half inches in caliper measured six inches above the base. Evergreens shall have a minimum height of eight feet at planting.
iii. Live groundcover shall be provided throughout each landscaping area. Groundcover may be any combination of grass, shrubs and trees that provide the desired effect of providing visual
relief and green space within the parking area. Grassed areas are recommended. Utilization of beauty bark shall be discouraged and shall not substitute for live groundcover. Groundcover
shall be selected and maintained so that the entire landscaped area will be covered within three years.
iv. A landscaped area must be placed at the interior end of each parking row in a multiple-lane parking area. This area must be at least six feet wide and must extend the length of the
adjacent parking stall.
v. Up to 100 percent of the trees proposed for the parking area may be deciduous. A minimum of 70 percent must be deciduous.
vi. No parking stall shall be located more than 50 feet from a tree.
vii. Landscaping islands and landscape portions of pedestrian corridors may be used for drainage treatment and given credit on drainage calculations under Chapter 5 of the development
guidelines. However, the primary purpose shall remain landscaping and health of trees and groundcover and aesthetic character shall not be compromised. Additionally in no case shall
the grade between the parking lot surface edge and the landscape island or pedestrian corridor surfaces be greater than six inches when a swale concept is utilized and it is intended
to meet minimum landscaping space requirements.