Packet: Tiffin City Council Work Session (09/15/2026)

CHAPTER 169 SCREENING AND BUFFERING STANDARDS Plant Mature Height, Form, Color Spacing Name/Variety with pink flowers throughout summer 3.5 feet on Magic carpet spirea 2 feet, mounding, pink flowers center Variable Neon flash spirea 2 to 3 feet, upright, dense; 3.5 feet on Height abundant with bright red flowers in center Screen S2 summer Dwarf Korean Lilac 4 to 5 feet, dense shrub, small 4.5 feet on (Syringa meyeri foliage with very fragrant blooms center “Palibin”) American Arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis) Evergreen 10 to 15 feet, narrow, bright green 3.5 feet on Emerald year round center Holmstrup 3 to 5 feet, dense, slow growing 3 feet on center 3.5 feet on Globe 3 to 5 feet, globular, dark green center Taunton Spreading 2 to 3 feet, 4 to 5 feet width, dense; 4 feet on center Yew Evergreen soft, dark green needles High American Arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis) Evergreen Screen S3 10 to 15 feet, narrow, bright green 3.5 feet on Emerald year round center 15 to 30 feet, wide pyramidal, dark Techny 4 feet on center green 5 to 6 feet, dense shrub, brilliant Compact Burning purple-red fall color (Note: 3.5 feet on Bush (Euonymus potentially invasive near center alatus compacta") woodlands and pasture) Hatfield Yew 3.5 feet on (Taxus media) 10 feet, pyramidal, dense center Evergreen Deviations from the listed plants are allowed if the replacement shrubs are similar in form or hardiness to a permitted variety and are approved by the City. [The next page is 1829] CODE OF ORDINANCES, TIFFIN, IOWA - 1824 -