§ 33-8. Parking Lot Landscaping.

A.

When Required. All parking lots having fifteen (15) or more parking spaces shall meet the following landscaping requirements:

1.

Interior Landscape Area Required. An area equal to five percent of the paved parking and vehicular circulation area shall be landscaped with trees and shrubs. This shall include one large or medium canopy tree per ten parking spaces or portion thereof.

2.

Distribution of Landscaping. Interior landscaping shall be located in reasonably dispersed planting islands and perimeter areas within ten feet of the parking lot and shall be designed to provide even distribution of tree planting throughout the parking and vehicular circulation area.

3.

Planting Islands. Only islands containing large or medium canopy trees or evergreen trees shall count toward meeting the five percent requirement.

4.

Size of Planting Areas. A minimum planting area of 120 square feet of contiguous pervious area shall be provided for each tree.

5.

Vehicle Storage Areas. Any area used principally for vehicle storage does not require interior islands if such area is screened from adjacent uses and public streets in accordance with Section 33-9.

6.

Vehicle Display Areas. Any area used for vehicle display does not require interior islands but the requisite landscaping equivalent to five percent of the vehicular display area must be provided within perimeter areas of the vehicle display area.

(Ord. of 8-1-2006(2))

(Ord. of 8-1-2006(2))