§ 52-203. Landscaping and buffer yards; applicability.

The requirements of this section shall apply to all new nonresidential and multifamily construction. Buildings in existence on the effective date of the ordinance from which this article is derived shall be considered legally nonconforming. Any new construction that exceeds 5,000 square feet, or more than a 30 percent expansion of an existing building, shall be required to meet the requirements herein. Pad site developments or ground lease developments shall be required to provide landscaping in accordance with the interior landscaping requirements of section 52-208. Buffer yard and landscaping requirements include required buffer yards, interior landscaping, and parking lot landscaping. Each requirement is in addition to the others.

(Code 1994, § 12.1050(B))