7-10-103. LANDSCAPING STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO ALL HIGH-IMAGE ARTERIALS.
(1) All properties shall provide a minimum 20-foot landscaped buffer along the entire Frontage between the edge of the Sidewalk and any parking area, Structure or Fence on the site. No parking, fencing, Outside Storage, above ground storm water detention or retention, or temporary signage shall be allowed within the landscape buffer. These requirements, as well as those in Part 2, shall take effect in the following situations:
a. All new construction on vacant parcels;
b. All new construction within 200 feet of a High-Image Arterial which is located on a partially-developed parcel which has Frontage on such Arterial;
c. Any substantial modification to an existing site or Structure in which the estimated construction cost exceeds $50,000; or
d. Where an existing landscaped buffer is eliminated or reduced in size.
(2) Fifty percent of the area of the landscaped buffer shall be planted with grass. Artificial turf that meets the standards in Section 7-2-127 may be used in lieu of grass. The remaining 50 percent of the area shall include at least 50 percent live plant material and may include specialty paving, Street furniture, and outdoor seating areas. There shall be a minimum of one tree planted for each 600 square feet of the gross area of the landscaped buffer.
(3) Trees to be planted in the landscaped buffer shall be selected from the following list, unless a professionally prepared landscape plan is reviewed and approved in advance by the Planning Commission:
Trees for Landscaped Buffers without Overhead Utilities |
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Common Name |
Botanical Name |
Average Height |
Goldenrain Tree |
Koelreuteria paniculata |
20' - 30' |
Crimean Linden |
Tilia euchlora |
30' - 40' |
Little-leaf Linden |
Tilia cordata |
30' - 40' |
London Plane Tree |
Platanus acerifolia |
40' - 50' |
Marshall |
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Seedless Green Ash |
Fraxinus pennsylvanica 'Marshall' |
30' - 40' |
Norway Maple |
Acer platanoides |
30' - 40' |
Thornless Honeylocust |
Gleditsia triacanthos inermis |
30' - 40' |
Zelkova |
Zelkova serrata |
40' - 50' |
Hackberry |
Celtris occidentalis |
40' - 50' |
Trees for Landscaped Buffers with Overhead Utilities |
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Common Name |
Botanical Name |
Average Height |
Amur Maple |
Acer ginnala |
20' |
City Sprite Zelkova |
Zelkova serrata ‘JFS-KWI’ |
24' |
Trident Maple |
Acer buergerianum |
25' |
Shantung Maple |
Acer truncatum |
20' - 25' |
Deciduous trees shall be a minimum size of 2" caliper and not less than eight feet in height.