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<br />Landscape Design Specifications <br />1. The eJ(teflt of landscape and selection of plant and landscape materials saaIl <br />be appmpriate to tlie scale and namre ofilie building(s) site. <br />2. On complex sites, tae nutum! existing vegetation, earth forms, wetlands and <br />steep slopes shall be earefuIl)' evaluated, protected and enhanced as <br />appropriate. <br />3. Landscape b.o,...J and buffers ..viii be used to SCi"eefl and ':isuaIly separate: <br />busincss sites from residefltial uses; business si!'iill'.fj--om public streets; and <br />one site from another. .. <br />3. Minimum planted trce sizes shall be 3" ealjpeffgf overstory deciduous trees, <br />2 incfl caliper for ornamental trees am:l;8 f-06t.lll:1ight f-or conifer-ous trees. <br />Upright sh.:ues sIlaII be 18" high fo.r. small matUfc]3lfflt size, 21" high for <br />medium matIffe plant size, and. 30" high for tall.l'flamre plant size. <br />Spreading sh.-ubs shall bve aa1lnimum horizontal dimension of 21". The <br />requir-ed height of evergreens l1il'ed for reiluired screening maybe increased <br />by the City. <br />5. Minimlffll landscaping requiremeflts'shal1 relate to ilie gross square footage <br />of all floors of a buildiflg and ilie building height and shaIl be cxpressed as <br />the minimum numfIergf total inches required per building site. <br />8. :Minimum totar~'aim,~r::l~efleS - Cross SauaroF:ootaeo sf all floor~~ ofBuildiflE: <br />.. 'c',.. .. 320 <br />b. Themi:nimum totat,~aliperif#;l:l~s~l eontamthe [alloy/iRE; mi:nimum percentages <br />of treos i:H ";ariOllS si:?e ranges: <br /> <br />In Steries <br /> <br />.. , <br />2.Q1t,'3.Q" .,.... 3.5" 1.{}" 1.5" 5.0" <br />~ ,... .>ll-% .>ll-% <br />~. .>ll-% ;!Q..% <br />W-% ... ~ ~ <br /> <br />.. ... , <br /> <br />-h! <br />;..4 <br />5 ana oyer <br /> <br />c. Conifut-ololstrees may be considered equivalent to the sizes shov:n by <br />dividiHgilie coniferous tree height in fuet by 2.1. <br /> <br />6. ,A.djoining sitcs shaIl be considered in tcrms of species, location of trees, <br />screening and overalI landscape dmign. <br /> <br />:. Plant materials oxisting on a site at the time of de':e1opment or e1Cpansion of <br />structures, may be used as a credit against the requirements of these <br />landscape regulations; the City Council sIlaIl determine the eJ[tent of the <br />crcdit aIlowed, based on an evaluation of species, size, locatiofl, quality of <br />existing plant materials and the consistency '.yith the intent of these <br />regulations. <br /> <br />8. ,A. reasonable attempt shaIl be made to protect and preserve existing trees <br />and incorporate taem into the landscape plan. <br /> <br />2 <br />