19.57.040 Specific Requirements.
A. Buffers: When adjacent to the uses listed, the subject property shall provide the type and width of landscaping listed in the table below along the entire property line between the subject property and the adjacent use, except for vehicular and pedestrian access points. If a building is located in the buffer area, the landscaping displaced by the building shall be located elsewhere on the site. Types of landscaping are as described in Section 19.57.050.
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SUBJECT PROPERTY USE |
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ADJACENT USE |
1 & 2 Family Subdivision |
Multi-family |
Manufactured Home Park |
Commercial/Institutional |
Industrial |
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Freeway or highway |
Type I 20 feet wide |
Type I 20 feet wide |
Type I 20 feet wide |
Type II 10 feet wide |
Type II 10 feet wide |
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Street frontage |
Type III 5 feet wide |
Type III 5 feet wide |
Type III 5 feet wide |
Type III 10 feet wide |
Type II 20 feet wide |
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1 & 2 Family or vacant land zoned R-1 or R-2 |
Type II 5 feet wide |
Type II 10 feet wide |
Type II 10 feet wide |
Type I 15 feet wide |
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Multi-family or vacant land zoned R-3 |
Type II 10 feet wide |
Type III 5 feet wide |
Type II 10 feet wide |
Type II 10 feet wide |
Type I 15 feet wide |
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Manufactured Home Park |
Type II 10 feet wide |
Type III 5 feet wide |
Type II 10 feet wide |
Type I 15 feet wide |
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Commercial/Institutional or vacant land zoned C-1 or C-2 |
Type II 10 feet wide |
Type II 5 feet wide |
Type II 10 feet wide |
Type II 10 feet wide |
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Industrial or vacant land zoned I-L |
Type II 10 feet wide |
Type I 5 feet wide |
Type II 10 feet wide |
Type II 10 feet wide |
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B. Parking Areas: Parking areas shall be landscaped to provide shade and visual relief while maintaining clear lines of sight.
1. Landscaping shall be provided within and/or around all surface parking lots containing ten (10) or more parking stalls. Landscaping shall be provided at a rate of twenty (20) square feet per parking stall. Other required landscaping may not be counted toward this total. At a minimum, landscaping shall consist of ground cover and shade trees with a minimum mature canopy spread of fifteen feet (15').
2. The minimum area per planter shall be one hundred (100) square feet.
3. Landscaped areas shall be distributed around and/or throughout the parking lot so that the maximum distance between the trunk of shade tree and any parking stall shall be no more than fifty feet (50').
4. Permanent curbs or structural barriers shall be provided to protect the landscape plantings from vehicle overhang.
5. Trees shall be planted at least four feet (4') from the outside edge of the planting area.
6. No plant material greater than twelve inches (12") in height shall be located within two feet (2') of the edge of a landscaped area adjacent to a parking stall.
C. Residential Landscaping.
1. Front Yard Setback: The required front yard setback of all residential uses shall be landscaped within one (1) year of occupancy and maintained. For the purposes of this section, landscaping shall be defined as the addition of lawn, trees, plants, shrubs, and other natural and decorative features.
2. Multi-family Structures: Multi-family residential uses shall also landscape the required open space areas so that they are usable for outdoor recreation.
3. Manufactured Home Parks: All areas within the boundaries of the manufactured home park shall be landscaped. All lawns, trees, landscaping, occupied and unoccupied manufactured home spaces, recreation areas, and open space areas shall be continually maintained. A permanent irrigation system shall be installed and maintained for planted common areas.
D. Building Facade Landscaping: Blank building facades more than twenty feet (20') in height or fifty feet (50') in width or length shall be landscaped with Type III landscaping to provide visual relief and soften the effect of the new building on the surrounding area.