Ordinance No. 19946 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

delineate and define potential c i rcul at i c and pedestrians, to i mprave air quality, conservation by moderating parking area parking 1 ots, for 50 or more vehicles landscaping, in addition to required according to the following standards: an movements of motorists and to encourage energy mi crocl i mates . Surf ace shall include interior perimeter ~ 1andscaping, Total Number of Minimum Interior Parking lot Spaces in Parking Lot landscape Area 50 to 99 spaces 15 square feet per parking space 100 or more spaces 22.5 square feet per parking space ~ b} A Conti nuous 1 andscape stri p or pedestrian walkway shal 1 be provided between every four rows of parking. The landscape strip shall be a mi nimum of seven feet i n width to al l aw for the overhang of parked cars and to accommodate pedestrian walkways where required}, shrubbery, or groundcovers, and large-scale, high-canopy shade trees. ~c} P1 anti ng islands shal 1 be provided at the ends of each parking row and at intervals within parking rows so that no parking stal 1 i s more than 45 feet from a pl anti ng island. P1 anti ng islands shall have a minimum width of seven feet to allow doors to open without damage, and a mi n i mum area of 144 square feet . Each of these islands shall provide at 1 east one shade tree haul ng a cl ear trunk height of at 1 east nine feet. ~ See Fig. 11 and 18} ~fi} ,Parkin Gara es. Structured parki ng foci 1 i ti es require special landscaping cons~derat~ons due to the add~t~onal bulk that these structures add to a building site, At a minimum, the visual impact of such structures shall be reduced through application of the f011owing standards: ~a} Along the perimeter of the non-commercial portion of a parki ng garage, a pl ant ng str~ p, a m~ n i mum of five feet i n width, shall be provided between the property 1 i ne and the garage wall . ~ b} Parking garage planting strips shat 1 be planted with shrubs and trees of an appropriate scale to soften bui 1 di ng wall s and improve the visual appearance of these structures. The minimum planting size for, trees shal 1 be 1, 5 inches caliper as measured by American Assac~at~on of Nurserymen Standards. Shrubs, when used as parking garage perimeter screens, shat 1 be planted i n minimum three gal 1 an cantai ner sizes, or l arger, as necessary to achieve a~ mi n i mum height of 3fi inches within two years after planting. ~1} Exceptions. Exceptions to the minimum landscape standards in this sect ~ on may be granted by the bui 1 d i ng official upon finding that a substitute plan: . ~a} Includes at least an equivalent area in planting as is required; and fib} Provides a visual impact buffer that is at least equal to that normally resulting from the standard requirements; and ~c} Meets the intent of the parking area 1 andscapi ng and screening requirements: f ~S} The building off i c i a1 may approve the 1 ocat i on of all or part of this section's required buffering in the public right-of-way provided: Ordinance - 31