Chapter 16.27 - LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS


Section 16.27.070 Minimum area requirements.

    Landscaping shall be provided for all land not covered by buildings or by off-street parking space in those zones requiring landscaping. In zones that require a building set back, the main landscaped area (60% of the total landscaping requirement) shall be along the frontage, parallel to the public road right of way.  No rock or gravel, except boulders, shall be allowed in the main landscaped area.  Landscaping plans shall be submitted with site plans according to site plan regulations.   All zones shall   require the following minimum landscaping regulations:
    A.     Residential.
     1.    R-3 Residential:  Multi-family developments of three units or more shall have minimum landscaping of 30% of the lot area.
     2.    R-4 Residential:  Multi-family developments of three units or more shall have minimum landscaping of 30 % of the lot area.
    B.     Commercial .
    1.     CC-1 Central Commercial Zone:  None, except for areas of the development not covered by buildings or parking.
       2.    C-2 Commercial Zone: Commercial developments shall have a minimum landscaping of 5% of the lot area.  Multi-family dwellings shall meet the same requirement as the R-4 Residential zone.
     3.    CP-2 Planned Commercial Zone:  Commercial developments shall have a minimum landscaping of 5% of the lot area.  Multi-family dwellings shall meet the same requirement as the R-4 Residential Zone.
     4.    CCP-1 Planned Commercial Zone:  None, except as required by the Planning Commission.
    C.     I-1 Industrial Zone shall have a minimum landscaping of 5% of the main building area.
     D.    P-1 Parks zone shall have a minimum landscaping of 40% of the lot area.
     E.    F-1 Fairgrounds zone shall have a minimum landscaping of 15% of the lot area.
     F.    HC-1 Health Care Zone shall have a minimum landscaping of 10% of the lot area.
     G.     Locations of Trees.
        1.    Trees shall be located and maintained within the yards so as not to impact public sidewalks or rights-of-way with roots, branches, or         other debris.  (Ord. No. 94-15, Enacted, 07/14/94; Ord. No. 97-01, Amended, 07/02/97)


(Ord. 2005-01, Amended, 04/06/2005, Prior Text)