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shall be landscaped. Screening provided along the interior side lot line shall be set back a minin�um of twenty feet (20') from any public right-of-way line. Parking shall be permitted no closer than five feet (5') to a side yard line adjoining nonresidential districts, exceptwhere joint parking between two (2) adjacent properties is provided, wherein no parking setback is required. (IOd7. DIr�2cj L. In all industrial districts parking of vehicles shall be permitted 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 �o;�y�- foot (40') strip adjacentto the rear lot line shall be landscaped. Parking of vehicles shall be permitted no closer than five feet (5') to rear lot lines adj oining nonresidential districts. {1007.OIA3c) 1018.07: PARKING: LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS: �4_ Buffer Zone Between Business and Residence District: Where a business district abuts a residence district, any new developmentshall 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-streetloading 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 harmony 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 o�e- half feet (6 112'} in height. (1005.011) k�. 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. �'_ 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 andlor mulch and/ar rock material in planting beds where appropriate. (1010.05J (1010.14} 2. Parking lots of fifty (50) or more spaces are required to have one hundred fifty (150) square feet of landscaped 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.) Berming used to provide required screening of parking lots and other open areas shall have a maximum slope ratio of three to one (3:1). (I010.1 �) 4. Front Yard Setbacks: Front yard setbacks shall have a screen that is eighty percent (80%) opaque and a height of two and one-half feet (2 112'). The screen may be: (1010.14�'3} a. Plant materials; b. Wood, concrete, masonry or ornamental iron; or c. A combination of these materials. 5. Plant Size: Plant size requirements for landscaping areas shall be as follows: (1010.14E4} a. Deciduous trees shall be at least two and one-half inches (2 112") in diameter as measured four feet (4') from the base at the time of planting. b. Ornamental trees shall be a minimum of two and one-half inches (2 1/2") in diameter as measured four feet (4') from the base c. Evergreen trees must have a minimum height of six feet (6'). d. Evergreen shrubs used for screening purposes shall be at least three feet (3') in height at planting. Evergreen shrubs will have a minimum spread of twenty-four inches (24"). e. Potted shrubs shall be in a five (5) gallon pot or larger. 6. Areas Other Than Building And/Or Hardstand: All areas of land other than that occupied by building and/or hardstand (parking areas and driveways) shall be landscaped with sod andJor mulch and/or rock material in planting beds where appropriate. ��?,�. f•+F��