Resolutions-1997-021

14.02 Required Landscaping for Off-Street Parking A. All off-street parking areas for multiple-unit residential and commercial projects shall receive landscaping, both around their perimeter and within the interior of the parking lot, according to the following standards. B. Landscaping Requirements 1. All required front setback areas shall be landscaped except for driveways. All parking spaces and back-up areas, except for driveway parking for single-family dwellings, shall be located behind the required front yard setback. 2. All parking areas shall provide a minimum five-foot landscape planting area around the perimeter of the parking, except for driveway access. Landscape planting areas shall be widened to accommodate vehicle overhang, resulting in 8'-0" width adjacent to standard spaces. Only low level shrubs and groundcover shall be used in vehicle overhang areas. Perimeter landscaping shall be used to screen the parking lot from the public view by the use of shrubs and/or decorative mounding to an effective height of 3.5 feet and shall utilize street trees at the ratio of 1 tree per 40 feet of street frontage. 3. All interior landscaping planting areas shall provide trees selected to provide shade canopies with a minimum diameter of ten feet at maturity. 4. The amount of required interior parking lot landscaping may be reduced by the Planning and Zoning Commission when the following findings are made: a. It effectively mitigates the visual impact of a broad expanse of pavement through careful placement of trees and other vertical elements such as vines and landscaped banks. b. It helps promote safe traffic circulation. c. It is provided in an area large enough to ensure its survival. 5. All landscaping (perimeter and interior) shall be separated from the parking pavement by a continuous 6-inch Portland cement concrete curb. 14.03 Screening of Parking Areas A. Parking areas adjacent to residential properties shall screen vehicle headlights from view through the use of an ornamental wall or fence, or dense foliage located a minimum of 4 feet from the wheel curb. If screening is to be provided through the use of landscaping, it shall be shown that such foliage will accomplish the screening within one year.