Chapter 17.92
LANDSCAPING AND BUFFERING

Sections:

17.92.010    Minimum On-site Landscaping Required

17.92.020    Location of Required Landscaping

17.92.030    Landscape Buffer Required

17.92.040    Required Landscape Materials

17.92.010 Minimum On-site Landscaping Required

The minimum lot area to be landscaped as a percentage of total lot area shall be as follows:

A.    Five percent in the industrial zone;

B.    Twenty (20) percent in the multifamily and commercial zones;

C.    Thirty (30) percent for any nonresidential use in a residential zone. (Ord. 736 Art. XVIII § A, 1997)

17.92.020 Location of Required Landscaping

A ten-foot wide strip of land adjacent and parallel to each street right-of-way line shall be landscaped. (Ord. 736 Art. XVIII § B, 1997)

17.92.030 Landscape Buffer Required

A.    For each multifamily or nonresidential use, a fifteen (15) foot wide strip of land adjacent and parallel to any single-family district shall be landscaped.

B.    For each nonresidential use, a fifteen (15) foot wide strip of land adjacent and parallel to any multifamily district shall be landscaped.

C.    For each loading dock or service drive, a twenty-five (25) foot wide strip of land adjacent and parallel to any residential district shall be landscaped. (Ord. 736 Art. XVIII § C, 1997)

17.92.040 Required Landscape Materials

The landscape area may be landscaped with living vegetation, decorative rock, bark or other features. (Ord. 736 Art. XVIII § D, 1997)