§ 30.80.110. Landscaping Improvements.
A.
All applicable residential projects shall include a detailed landscaping plan including plant location, plant types listed by the common name and Latin name and maximum mature heights of vegetation. Such landscaping shall be permanently maintained.
B.
All portions of any front yard or side yard abutting a street, except for driveways, walks, fish ponds and decorative bodies of water, as provided in Subsection 30.86.200.M.4., shall be landscaped with trees, shrubs, flowers, or other plant materials, planter boxes (subject to the setback/height provisions applicable to fences contained within this Title), or rock gardens; and shall be permanently maintained in a neat, attractive, and orderly manner. In no case shall boats, trailers, trucks, campers or the like be stored or parked in any required front or side yard abutting a street, nor shall any storage of any materials whatsoever be permitted in said yards.
C.
All commercial, industrial, multi-family and religious facility projects shall provide a minimum of ten percent of the off-street parking area(s) with landscaping comprised of trees and shrubs in accordance with the following criteria:
1.
Landscape areas shall be dispersed throughout the parking area(s) in such a manner as to reasonably interrupt the expanse of paving or the mass of parked automobiles. There shall be a minimum landscaped area between every six parking spaces.
2.
All tree species, once established, shall be trimmed to remove branches below the height of 80 inches from the paving surface.
3.
All trees shall be in good condition upon planting and shall be placed in holes of sufficient size and backfilled with appropriate organic matter/topsoil mixture to assure successful growth.
4.
All trees shall be adequately staked or guyed.
5.
All required planting shall be permanently maintained in good growing condition by the property owner and, whenever necessary, replaced with new plant materials to ensure continued compliance with applicable landscaping requirements. All required fences and walls shall be permanently maintained in good condition and, whenever necessary, repaired or replaced.
6.
All landscape areas shall be served, as necessary, by an adequate, permanently installed irrigation system.
(Ord. No. 615; Ord. No. 924 , § 12, 12-5-2016)