Chapter 25 ZONING ORDINANCE.
Article 22. Landscaping.
Sec. 25-22-20. Specific provisions.
(a) Sight Distance.
(1) No foliage or structural features shall extend
into the cross visibility area between three and one-half feet and seven feet
above the surface of the public sidewalk.
(2) Cross
Visibility.
(A) Intersection of driveways and public rights-of-way: A
triangle having two sides ten feet long and running along the driveway and
public right-of-way, said length beginning at their intersection and the third
side formed by a line connecting the two ends.
(B) Intersection of two
public rights-of-way measured from the face of curb:
A triangle having two
sides "x" feet long and running along each public right-of-way, said length
beginning at their intersection and the third side formed by a line connecting
the two ends.
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R, NP zones
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x equals thirty
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(30) feet
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C-1 zone
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x equals eighteen
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(18) feet
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CBD zone
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x equals sixteen
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(16) feet
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C-2 zone
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x equals sixteen
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(16) feet
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C-3 zone
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x equals twenty
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(20) feet
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C-H zone
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x equals thirty
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(30) feet
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I zone
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x equals twenty
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(20) feet
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ESD zone
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Area A, B
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x equals thirty
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(30) feet
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Area C, F
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x equals twenty
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(20) feet
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Area D, E
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x equals sixteen
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(16) feet
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(b) Off-Street Parking Areas. The following requirements shall apply
to the uncovered portions of all-off-street parking and loading
areas:
(1) When an off-street parking area and a public right-of-way are
continuous, a landscaped area shall be provided as described in Section
25-22-10(d) which effectively screens the parking area to a height of three and
one-half feet.
(2) Any portion of an off-street parking area which abuts a
residential zone shall be screened by a fence or wall not less than six feet in
height, except within the front setback area where the fence shall be no higher
than three and one-half feet.
(3) Landscaping shall be provided along
alleys, paths and private streets when they are adjacent to parking and loading
areas.
(4) Shade trees shall be planted and evenly distributed within the
uncovered portions of the auto parking area so that at the trees maturity forty
percent of the parking stalls and back up area will be in shade at high noon at
such times as the trees have full foliage. Main access roads and driveways not
used as back-up areas are exempt from this requirement.
(5) Not less than
six percent of the interior area of all auto parking lots shall be devoted to
permanent landscaping and except for trees shall not exceed a height of four
feet. Main access roads and driveway not used as back-up areas are exempt from
this requirement.
(6) Interior landscaping shall not be required in
industrial zones except for auto parking areas.
(7) Landscaping at driveway
entrances used by trucks shall be protected by pipes, bollards, or other
suitable means. (Amended during the March 2009 supplement.)
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