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L. In all industrial districts parking of vehicles shall be pennitted no closer than forty feet (40') to the rear lot line of adjoining residential districts and shall be screened from view from adjacent residential areas. The forty-foot (40') strip adjacent to the rear lot line shall be landscaped. Parking of vehicles shall be pennitted no closer than five feet (5') to rear lot lines adjoining nonresidential districts. (1007.01A3c) Section 7. Parking: Landscape Requirements A. Buffer Zone Between Business and Residence District: Where a business district abuts a residence district, any new development shall include a buffer zone. There shall be a protective strip of not less than ten feet (10') in width. This protective strip shall contain no structures, shall not be used for parking, off-street loading or storage and shall be landscaped. The landscape treatment shall include a compact screen wall or fence but shall not extend within fifteen feet (15') of the street right of way. The planting or fence design must be approved by the City Council as being in hannony with a residential neighborhood and providing sufficient screening of the commercial area. The hedge or fence shall be no less than six (6) nor more than six and one-half feet (6 1/2') in height. (1005.0ll) B. In industrial districts all yard space between the building setback and the street right-of-way line not utilized for parking of vehicles shall be landscaped with grass, trees and other landscape features as may be appropriate. C. Landscaping in Parking Area: 1. Five percent (5%) of the surface area of the land within a parking area shall be landscaped with grass, shrubbery, trees and/or other approved ground cover. All areas of land other than occupied by building and/or hardstand (parking areas and driveways) shall be landscaped with sod and/or mulch and/or rock material in planting beds where appropriate. (1010.05) (1010.14) 2. Parking lots of fifty (50) or more spaces are required to have one hundred fifty (150) square feet oflandscaped islands per twenty-five (25) parking spaces. One overstory or evergreen tree is required for every one hundred fifty (150) square feet of interior landscaped area. The minimum width of landscape islands is six feet (6') and the minimum area is one hundred fifty (150) square feet. 3. The minimum number of overstory trees on any given site shall be one overstory tree per fifty feet (50') of parking lot frontage plus trees required for parking lot islands. Other understory trees, shrubs, flowers and ground covers deemed appropriate for a complete quality landscape treatment of the site shall be included in addition to the required minimum of overstory trees.) 9