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SECTION 26 - LANDSCAPING Section. 26 A .Purpose. The purpose of this Section is to clearly express;the City of Gem Lake's intent for all properties in the City to be landscaped and to. have -the landscaping maintained with care. Properties shall be landscaped to improve the environmental performance of allproperties in the City.as ivellas to meet.the aesthetic needs of the general public. 26.1.1 Landscaping Goals.. All landscaping must he designed to protect, preserve, and promote the aestheticappeal: and overall value of the property. The quantity andquality.of:the landscape. design should be compatiblewith the described use for each parcel in a zoning area and the intended use of the property. The .preservation .of desirable.vegetation is a goal which should be.addressed.prior.to any -new construction, land filling, land changes or expansion of existing use areas. 26:.1.2 Landscape standards. The landscape standards set forth in the Ordinance will. promote. harmonious development. in the City; increase the desirability of residences,, encourage investment or occupation in the City, optimize.use andvalue of.land.and. improvements, increase -the stability and value of. property, and add to the conditions affecting the peace, health and welfare of the City. :Landscaping standards axe essential to ensure compatible relationships between land uses withina, community: All. uscs,allowed_as either permttted..Azoconclitional uses witlzsn,_[he City's variousvning`arEas ,shall zconfozm to the 1:3 Larfdsca❑:: M . tenance. f!, = '' s also. important that' _ o, erl r�aiutained::3Vlu]1ti�tii�a =larica'ei`aiceas:slzall be;p p y 2k3auitenance st i ds for.ail dsca ed area >axc descxil�ed in.Seuvn 18 of Ornaxzce:r:;;.: , l Section s thedeftnttions used in this section are.now listed. mi' Appendax A of The Consolidate... Lan... se; Ordinance. Section.26.5 Landscaping Requirements for New Construction in Residential Districts 25.3.1 Where to. install landscaping: All front. yards, boulevards and side yards of a residential structure in.any zoning area in the City shall, have sod or landscapiag with. mulch cover properly:installed. This installation shall occur within sixty (60) days:after the home is constructed upon the lot, but no later than two hundred forty (240} days after first grading, excavating, of otherwise disturbing the,land in furtherance of construction. If Home construction is completed after: the end of growing season;. such landscaping shaU be installed within sixty(60) days of the start of the -next growing season.. In rear yards, grass or mulch cover is still requited, but the requirement may betnet.byseeding or other measures reasonably expected to provide a.grassy area, in. lieu of installing sod. Siltfences and other methods to prevent soil erosion, as described in the:Zoning Ordinance, shallbe installe .md maintained on any.remaimng portions of the lot. that are riot sodded or properlylandscaped until astable ground cover is established. All areas disturbed :by grading which surround the. principal building. and. accessory buildings which axe. not driveways, sidewalks or patios. shall be landscaped with. grass, shrubs; trees .or. other ornamental.landscape materials. 26.3.2 Trees to be planted. Three. (3) new trees per acre shall be.installed concurrently with sodding and seeding:of the required yards. At:least. one (1) avetstory treeand either .one (1) ornamental tree or coniferous/evergreen tree is required for each lot. 'Each. Updated June 5, 2017 Geni Lake Consafidated Land Use Ordinance — Page 14.0