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<br />B. In industrial districts all yard space between the building setback and the street <br />right-of-way line not utilized for parking of vehicles shall be landscaped with <br />grass, trees and other landscape features as may be appropriate. <br />C. Landscaping in Parking Area: <br /> <br />1. Five percent (5%) of the surface area of the land within a parking area shall be <br />landscaped with grass, shrubbery, trees and/or other approved ground cover. <br />All areas of land other than occupied by building and/or hardstand (parking <br />areas and driveways) shall be landscaped with sod and/or mulch and/or rock <br />material in planting beds where appropriate. (1010.05) (1010.14) <br /> <br />2. Parking lots of fifty (50) or more spaces are required to have one hundred fifty <br />(150) square feet oflandscaped islands per twenty-five (25) parking spaces. <br />One overs tory or evergreen tree is required for every one hundred fifty (150) <br />square feet of interior landscaped area. The minimum width of landscape <br />islands is six feet (6') and the minimum area is one hundred fifty (150) square <br />feet. <br /> <br />3. The minimum number of overs tory trees on any given site shall be one <br />overstory tree per fifty feet (50') of parking lot frontage plus trees required for <br />parking lot islands. Other understory trees, shrubs, flowers and ground covers <br />deemed appropriate for a complete quality landscape treatment of the site <br />shall be included in addition to the required minimum of overstory trees.) <br />Berming used to provide required screening of parking lots and other open <br />areas shall have a maximum slope ratio of three to one (3: 1). (1010.14) <br /> <br />4. Front Yard Setbacks: Front yard setbacks shall have a screen that is eighty <br />percent (80%) opaque and a height of two and one-half feet (2 1/2'). The <br />screen may be: (1010.14E3) <br /> <br />a. Plant materials; <br /> <br />b. Wood, concrete, masonry or ornamental iron; or <br /> <br />c. A combination of these materials. <br /> <br />5. Plant Size: Plant size requirements for landscaping areas shall be as follows: <br />(1010. 14E4) <br /> <br />a. Deciduous trees shall be at least two and one-half inches (2 1/2") in <br />diameter as measured four feet (4') from the base at the time of planting. <br /> <br />b. Ornamental trees shall be a minimum of two and one-half inches (2 1/2") <br />in diameter as measured four feet (4') from the base. <br /> <br />c. Evergreen trees must have a minimum height of six feet (6'). <br /> <br />10 <br />