Title 18 - Unified Development Ordinance

 

18.450 Landscaping and Screening

18.450.060 Minimum Planting Requirements

Minimum planting requirements shall be as follows:

  1. A.
    Medium and large deciduous shade trees - 2 inch caliper as measured 6 inches above ground.
  2. B.
    Small deciduous or ornamental trees - 6 feet in height, with the exception of true dwarf species.
  3. C.
    Conifers - 5 to 6 feet in height.
  4. D.
    Upright evergreen trees - 4 feet in height, except for true dwarf species.
  5. E.
    The size of deciduous and conifer shrubs, including spreader and globe tree forms, shall be determined by the applicant.
  6. F.
    Ground cover plants, whether in the form of crowns, plugs or containers, shall be planted in a number as appropriate by species to provide 50% surface coverage after two growing seasons.
  7. G.
    All areas shall be sodded unless otherwise approved for seeding at the time of final development plan approval by the Planning Commission or, in the case of unplanned zoning districts, by the Director of Planning and Development Services.

(History: Ord. ZRR-2343 §57, 2002; ZRR-1725; ZRR-1637; ZRR-987 §5; ZRR-889 §18.56)

Effective on: 1/1/1901