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• <br />• <br /> <br />900.30 - REGULATIONS ON SCREENING, LANDSCAPING, LIGHTING, <br />STORAGE AND OUTDOOR DISPLAYS <br />1. `INTENT AND''PURPOSE <br />A)> The purpose of this ordi <br />.River's intent for all proK <br />with great care.. Pro. <br />sensitivity to envronmei <br />of the general public. <br />Ece is to clearly express the City of E'Ik <br />es to be landscaped and``maintained <br />ies shall be landscaped to express <br />conditions as well as aesthetic `needs <br />esig_ ned to add visvai .:.beauty to the <br />nd quality of t'he design should b'e <br />compatible with each zoning district and the intended use' of the <br />>pro~erty'. Individual review of the landscape design will require <br />»consstency>~with areas which have established unique concepts, <br />'desigr} patterns, and a high level of aesthetic value. <br />G1>. The preservation of desirable vegetation is a goal which' should <br />_be_ addressed ''prior 'to r~ew construction or expansion of an <br />'existi'ng use.' <br />2. ' DEFINITIONS <br />For purposes of this Section, the terms listed below shall be defined as <br />follows: <br />CALIPER: _The length of a straight line measured through the trunk of <br />a tree six (6) inches above the ground for up to and including a four (4) <br />inch caliper size, and twelve (12) inches above the ground for larger <br />sizes. <br />CONIFEROUS/EVERGREEN TREE: A woody plant which, at maturity, is at <br />least thirty (30) feet or more in height, with a single trunk, fully branched <br />to the ground, having foliage on the outermost portion of the branches <br />year-around. <br />DECIDUOUS OVERSTORY SHADE TREE: A woody plant which, at maturity, is thirty <br />(30) feet or more in height, with a single trunk unbranched for several <br />feet above the ground, having a defined crown, and which loses <br />leaves annually. <br />Pagel 1:. <br />