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All landscaped islands in parking areas shall contain a rninimum of one hundred and eighty (180) square feet of area and shall be provided with deciduous shade trees, ornamental or evergreen trees, plus ground cover, mulch and/or shrubbery in addition to then minimum landscape requirements of this Ordinance. Interior parking landscape area trees shall be provided at the rate of one (1) tree for each fifteen (15) surface parking spaces provided or a fraction thereon, Parking area landscaping shall be contained in planting beds bordered by a raised concrete curb or equivalent approved by the Planning Commission, 5.3 Landscaping required in land filling or reclamation. If land filling or land reclamation is done in a non-residential area, the requirements of 5.] for landscaping following construction shall be followed, using the date of permit expiration in place of the date of construction completion. 5.4. Minimum Standards in non-residential districts. In order to achieve landscaping which is appropriate in scale with the size of the building and site, these minimum standards shall apply to. all non-residential districts: A. One (1) tree for every one thousand (1,000) square feet of total building floor area, or one (1) tree for every fifty (50) feet of site perimeter, whichever ..is greater: A minimum of thirty percent (30%) of the trees required shall be coniferous. B. One (1) ornamental tree may be substituted for every 0.6 overstory deciduous shade. tree. In no case shall ornamental trees exceed fifty percent (50%) of the required number of trees. C. One (1) large shrub for every three hundred (300) square feet of building or for every thirty (30) feet of site perimeter, whichever is greater. 5.5 Credit for Existing Trees. The total number of new overstory trees required on a property may be reduced by the retention of existing overstory trees, provided that the following conditions are satisfied: A. The trees fulfil the minimum requirements of section 8 of this Ordinance as to size and species. The City Forester shall recommend to the Planning Commission the amount of credit for such existing trees based upon their location and distribution in the lot. B. Proper precautions to protect trees during building development shall be indicated on site grading plans submitted for plan review. The landscape performance security shall include provisions to ensure that these precautions are followed. 5.6 Irrigation System Required. As a non-residential area is developed, an underground irrigation system shall be required in all landscaped areas. G