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Sec. 30-934. -Landscaping. (amended in 2016 to provide more credit for existing trees) <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 <br /> street boulevards, which are not devoted to drives, sidewalks, patios, or other such uses <br /> shall be landscaped with grass, shrubs, trees, other living ornamental landscape materials, <br /> 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 <br /> materials, supplies or merchandise. <br /> (4) Undisturbed areas of existing natural vegetation maintained free of noxious weeds need <br /> not be altered. <br /> (5) A reasonable attempt shall be made to preserve as many existing trees as is practical and <br /> to incorporate them into the proposed development plan. <br /> (6) Slopes greater than three feet horizontal to one foot vertical (3:1) will not be permitted <br /> without approval by the city. Only under special conditions or unique circumstances will <br /> steeper slopes be permitted. Slopes adjacent to pedestrian systems, inslopes of roadways, <br /> ponding, sedimentation areas, and other water or wedand features may not have a slope <br /> greater than 4:1. <br /> (7) In all multifamily, commercial and industrial zoning districts, the maintained/manicured <br /> landscaped areas shall have inground/underground irrigation systems. Native grasses and <br /> plant areas need not be irrigated. <br /> (b) All honing districts except permitted single family uses in all districts. Landscaping requirements for all <br /> zoning districts 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 <br /> subdivision when new development or expansions are to occur on these properties, except <br /> for single-family dwelling units. <br /> (2) Landscape plan. Landscape plans shall be prepared by a landscape architect or other <br /> qualified individual acceptable to the city. Landscape plans shall be drawn to a scale of not <br /> less than one inch equals 50 feet 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 <br /> north arrow. <br /> f. The locations of existing and proposed buildings,parking lots,public roads, easements <br /> and other improvements. <br /> g. The location,approximate size and common name of existing trees. <br /> h. A planting schedule containing: <br />