Title 18 - Unified Development Ordinance

 

18.450 Landscaping and Screening

18.450.040 Landscaping Plan Required

All plans submitted in support of a final development plan, site plan, building permit or site development permit, except for any residential use in Districts RE, R-1, RP-1, R-1A, RP-1A and R-2, shall include a landscaping plan signed by a registered landscape architect. Property located within District A, Agriculture, is excluded from this requirement. All landscaping plans shall include the following information:

  1. A.
    North point and scale.
  2. B.
    Topographic information and final grading adequate to identify and properly specify planting for areas needing slope protection.
  3. C.
    The location, size and surface of materials of all structures and parking areas.
  4. D.
    The location, size and type of all above-ground and underground utilities and structures with proper notation, where appropriate, as to any safety hazards to avoid during installation of landscaping.
  5. E.
    The location, size, type and quantity of all proposed landscaping materials, along with common and botanical names of all plant species. The size, grading and condition shall be specified according to American Association of Nurserymen Standards.
  6. F.
    The location, size and common name of all existing plant materials to be retained on the site.
  7. G.
    Mature sizes of plant materials shall be drawn to scale and called out on the plan by a common name or appropriate key.
  8. H.
    Location of hose connections and other watering sources.
  9. I.
    The location of all trees, 12-inch caliper or larger, measured at 4-1/2 feet above ground level, that are proposed for removal.
  10. J.
    All screening required by this Chapter.

(History: Ord. ZRR-2420 §24, 2003; ZRR-1795 §1, 93; ZRR-1637; ZRR-889 §18.56)

Effective on: 1/1/1901