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Chapter 135. Planning and Design
Article 5. lANDScAPe AND StreetScAPe

135-5.1 GENERAL ..................................................................................135-5-3
5.1.1 Purpose ........................................................................................135-5-3
5.1.2 Applicability .................................................................................135-5-3
5.1.3 Enforcement ...............................................................................135-5-3
5.1.4 Other Regulations ......................................................................135-5-3
135-5.2 GENERAL LANDSCAPE INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS ...135-5-4
5.2.1 Intent .............................................................................................135-5-4
5.2.2 Applicability .................................................................................135-5-4
5.2.3 General Installation Requirements........................................135-5-4
135-5.3 GROUND VEGETATION ...........................................................135-5-5
5.3.1 Planting Beds ..............................................................................135-5-5
5.3.2 Grass .............................................................................................135-5-5
135-5.4 SITE TREES ...............................................................................135-5-5
5.4.1 Required Quantity of Trees ....................................................135-5-5
5.4.2 Tree Types ...................................................................................135-5-5
5.4.3 Tree Spacing ................................................................................135-5-6
5.4.4 Tree Maintenance .....................................................................135-5-6
5.4.5 Permeable Surface ...................................................................135-5-6
5.4.6 Modular Pavement Support System ....................................135-5-6
135-5.5 STREET TREES ..........................................................................135-5-7
5.5.1 Intent .............................................................................................135-5-7
5.5.2 Applicability ................................................................................135-5-7
5.5.3 Minimum Street Tree Requirements ...................................135-5-7
135-5.6 STREETSCAPE REQUIREMENTS..............................................135-5-8
5.6.1 Intent .............................................................................................135-5-8
5.6.2 Applicability ................................................................................135-5-8
5.6.3 General ........................................................................................135-5-8
5.6.4 Streetscape Types ....................................................................135-5-8
5.6.5 Streetscape Design ..................................................................135-5-9
135-5.7 GENERAL LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS. ...135-5-9
5.7.1 General .........................................................................................135-5-9
5.7.2 Tree Maintenance .....................................................................135-5-9
135-5.8 EXISTING TREE PROTECTION AND MITIGATION .............. 135-5-10
5.8.1 Intent ...........................................................................................135-5-10
5.8.2 Protection of Existing Trees ..................................................135-5-10
5.8.3 Tree Removal and Mitigation ................................................135-5-10
135-5.9 FRONTAGE BUFFER .............................................................. 135-5-10
5.9.1 Intent & Applicability ...............................................................135-5-10
5.9.2 Fence Frontage Buffer ............................................................135-5-10
5.9.3 Berm Frontage Buffer .............................................................135-5-11
135-5.10 SIDE AND REAR BUFFER .................................................... 135-5-12
5.10.1 Intent & Applicability ...............................................................135-5-12
5.10.2 light Buffer .................................................................................135-5-12
5.10.3 Medium Buffer..........................................................................135-5-12
5.10.4 Heavy Buffer ..............................................................................135-5-12
135-5.11 INTERIOR PARKING LOT LANDSCAPE .............................. 135-5-14
5.11.1 Intent & Applicability ...............................................................135-5-14
5.11.2 Requirements ...........................................................................135-5-14

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