10.797 Street Frontage Landscaping Requirements.
(1) This section establishes the minimum landscaping requirements along all street frontages outside of the public right-of-way. Plans submitted to comply with this section shall be approved by the approving authority.
(a) For land divisions with houses that do not face an arterial street, an arterial street frontage landscape plan shall be submitted showing a vertical separation feature that is a minimum of eight (8) feet in height. The separation feature shall create a solid visual screen. A fence or wall shall be engineered to stand straight. The separation feature shall be reduced in height where otherwise required in a front or side yard or clear vision triangle. The Planning Commission may allow adjustments to the above requirement in response to topography.
(b) For all other street frontages the number of plants required for distances above or below one hundred (100) feet shall be prorated with the resulting numbers of plants rounded so that one-half or more shall be deemed to require a full plant. All required planting shall be located in the required yard area adjacent to the street, or within the planter strip, or a combination of both.
(c) Existing plant materials which meet the requirements of this code may be counted as contributing to the total landscaping required by this section. Interstate 5 and other highway frontages shall be treated the same as city street frontage.
(d) The following table specifies the type and number of plants required by this section.
Zoning District | Number of plants required per 100 feet of street frontage less driveways | |
|---|---|---|
Trees | Shrubs | |
SFR (nonresidential uses), MFR, C-N, C-S/P, C-C, C-R, C-H, P-1 | 4 | 25 |
I-L, I-G, I-H | 3 | 15 |
Frontage landscaping shall not be required for areas in public parks that do not have buildings within 20 feet from the adjacent right-of-way unless the approving authority determines it is necessary to buffer specific park activities.