§ 5.12. Required landscaping.

A.

Amount of landscaping.

1.

Minimum square footage requirements for landscaping shall be provided and maintained in the zoning districts set forth as follows. The requirements shall be applied to the total site area to be developed:

	Percent Requirement	Net Percent Requirement With Maximum Credits
Multi-family	25	20
Residential-office	25	20
Neighborhood service	20	15
Research/technology	20	15
General retail	15	10
Commercial	15	10
Heavy commercial	10	5
Light industrial	10	5
Heavy industrial	10	5

 

2.

The total site area required for landscaping may be reduced by no more than five percent in accordance with the provisions of section 6. For example, the required percentage of 15 percent for commercial zoning could be reduced to a total of ten percent under the terms of section 6.

B.

Location of landscaping. No less than 50 percent of the total requirement shall be located in front of and along side buildings with street frontage in the following zoning districts: "MF-14," "RO," "NS," "GR," "C" and "RT." One hundred percent of the total requirement shall be located in front of and along side buildings with street frontage in the following zoning districts: "HC," "LI," "HI."

C.

Detention basins. Detention basins shall be landscaped in a natural manner using ground cover, grasses, shrubs and trees in all dry land areas. There shall be a minimum of one tree for each 750 square feet of dry land area.

(Ord. No. 06-14, 4-17-2006)