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Draft of Landscape Ordinance Amendment/900.30sw <br /> April 13, 1999 <br /> B. All landscaping must be designed to add visual b auty <br /> • to the property. The quantity and quality of the design <br /> should be compatible with each zoning district and the <br /> intended use of the property. Individual review of the <br /> landscape design will require consistency with areas which <br /> have established unique concepts, design patterns, and a <br /> high level of aesthetic value. <br /> C. The preservation of desirable v-_ - . o - _ _- -- <br /> should be addressed prior to new construction or <br /> expansion of an existing usc. <br /> 2 . Definitions <br /> For purposes of this Section, the terms listed below shall <br /> be defined as follows: <br /> CALIPER: The length of a straight line measured through <br /> the trunk of a tree six (6) inches above the ground for up <br /> to and including a four (4) inch caliper size, and twelve <br /> (12) inches above the ground for larger sizes. <br /> CONIFEROUS/EVERGREEN TREE: A woody plant which, at <br /> maturity, is at least thirty (30) feet or more in height, <br /> with a single trunk, fully branched to the ground, having <br /> foliage on the outermost portion of the branches <br /> • year-around. <br /> DECIDUOUS OVERSTORY SHADE TREE: A woody plant which, at <br /> maturity, is thirty(30) feet or more in height, with a <br /> single trunk unbranched for several feet above the ground, <br /> having a defined crown, and which loses leaves annually. <br /> DECIDUOUS UNDERSTORY ORNAMENTAL TREE: A woody plant which, <br /> at maturity, is less than thirty (30) feet in height, with a <br /> single trunk, unbranched for several feet above the ground <br /> having a defined crown, and which loses leaves annually. <br /> GROUND COVER: Plants which are used for accents and/or soil <br /> stabilization and are typically 24-inches or less in height. <br /> LANDSCAPE: Site amenities, including trees, shrubs, ground <br /> covers, flowers, fencing, berms, retaining walls and other <br /> outdoor furnishings. <br /> MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT: Heating, ventilation, exhaust, air <br /> conditioning, and communication units integral to and <br /> located on top, beside, or adjacent to a building. <br /> SCREENING: A barrier which blocks all views from public <br /> roads and adjacent differing land uses to off-street parking <br /> areas, loading areas, service and utility areas, and <br /> • mechanical equipment. <br /> 9.2 <br />