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<br />LANDSCAPE PLAN <br /> <br />A. CITY REVIEW PROCEDURE <br /> <br />In the submission requirements for some development proposals (such as Site Plan Review, <br />Special Use Permit and Planned Unit Development) the following landscape requirements <br />shall be followed in addition to the submission requirements for "Landscape Plan" as <br />defined in each type of application. <br /> <br />B. DESIGN REOUlREMENTS <br /> <br />I. The extent oflandscape and selection of plant and landscape materials shall <br />be appropriate to the scale and nature of the building(s) site. <br />2. On complex sites, the natural existing vegetation, earth forms, wetlands and <br />steep slopes shall be carefully evaluated, protected and enhanced as <br />appropriate. <br />3. Landscape berms and buffers will be used to screen and visually separate: <br />business sites from residential uses; business sites from public streets; and <br />one site from another. <br />5. Minimum planted tree sizes shall be 3" caliper for overstory deciduous trees, <br />2 inch caliper for ornamental trees and 8 foot height for coniferous trees. <br />Upright shrubs shall be 18" high for small mature plant size, 24" high for <br />medium mature plant size, and 30" high for tall mature plant size. <br />Spreading shrubs shall have a minimum horizontal dimension of 24". The <br />required height of evergreens used for required screening may be increased <br />by the City. <br />5. Minimum landscaping requirements shall relate to the gross square footage <br />of all floors of a bnilding and the building height and shall be expressed as <br />the minimum number oftotal inches required per building site. <br />a. Minimwn total caliper inches = Gross Sauare Foota.e of all Floors ofBuildin. <br />320 <br />b. The minimum total caliper inches shall contain the following minimwn percentages <br />of trees in various size ranges: <br /> <br />BuildiD~ Hei~ht Percentaee of Trees of Various Caliper Inches <br />In Stories 2.0" B 3.0" 3.5" B 4.0" 4.5" B 5.0" <br />1-2 50% 30% 20% <br />3-4 50% 30% 20% <br />5 and over 30% 50% 20% <br /> <br />29 <br />