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Sec. 30-934. -Landscaping. <br /> (a) General requirements. The following general requirements are applicable to all districts: <br /> (1) All exposed ground areas surrounding or within a principal or accessory use,including street boulevards, <br /> which are not devoted to drives, sidewalks, patios, or other such uses shall be landscaped with grass, <br /> shrubs,trees,other living ornamental landscape materials,mulch,or rock. <br /> (2) All landscaped areas shall be kept neat,clean and uncluttered. <br /> (3) No landscaped area shall be used for the parking of vehicles or the storage or display of materials, <br /> supplies or merchandise. <br /> (4) Undisturbed areas of existing natural vegetation maintained free of noxious weeds need not be altered. <br /> (5) A reasonable attempt shall be made to preserve as many existing trees as is practical and to incorporate <br /> them into the proposed development plan. <br /> (6) Slopes greater than three feet horizontal to one foot vertical (3:1)will not be permitted without approval <br /> by the city. Only under special conditions or unique circumstances will steeper slopes be permitted. <br /> Slopes adjacent to pedestrian systems, inslopes of roadways, ponding, sedimentation areas, and other <br /> water or wetland features may not have a slope greater than 4:1. <br /> (7) In all multifamily, commercial and industrial zoning districts, the maintained/manicured landscaped <br /> areas shall have inground/underground irrigation systems. Native grasses and plant areas need not be <br /> irrigated. <br /> (b) All Zoning districts exceptpermitted single-family uses in all districts. Landscaping requirements for all zoning districts <br /> except permitted single-family uses in all districts are as follows: <br /> (1) Applicability of requirements. All properties shall comply with the requirements of this subdivision when <br /> new development or expansions are to occur on these properties,except for single-family dwelling units. <br /> (2) Landscape plan. Landscape plans shall be prepared by a landscape architect or other qualified individual <br /> acceptable to the city. Landscape plans shall be drawn to a scale of not less than one inch equals 50 feet <br /> and shall include the following information: <br /> a. The name and address of the property owner and/or developer. <br /> b. The name of the project. <br /> C. The name of the preparer of the plan. <br /> d. The date of plan preparation. <br /> e. Boundary lines of the property with accurate dimensions,and note with scale and north arrow. <br /> f The locations of existing and proposed buildings, parking lots, public roads, easements and other <br /> improvements. <br /> g. The location,approximate size and common name of existing trees. <br /> h. A planting schedule containing: <br /> 1. Symbols. <br /> 2. Quantities. <br /> 3. Common names and botanical names. <br /> 4. Size of plant materials. <br /> 5. Root condition specifications. <br /> 6. Special planting instructions. <br /> Page 1 <br />