§ 52-208. Parking lot landscaping requirements.

Planter islands shall be provided in parking areas on the basis of ten square feet of landscape area for each parking stall provided (approximately one island per 16 stalls.) Each row of parking stalls shall provide the required landscape area, however it shall be the applicant's right to place the islands near the building, throughout the parking or at the end of the rows away from the building. The building official may modify the island requirement for each row in situations where it would be beneficial to combine islands into a larger island. Planter islands shall have a minimum width of eight feet back to back, if curbed, or nine feet edge to edge if no curb is provided. Parking lot landscaping does not count toward the total required interior landscape area.

(1)

Existing trees. The building official may approve variations to the planter island requirements to preserve existing trees in interior parking areas. For existing trees, the minimum width of the planter island shall be as follows:

6 caliper or less	8' minimum width
6 to 12 caliper	12' minimum width
More than 12 caliper	18' minimum width

 

(2)

Planting requirements. A minimum of 50 percent of all planter islands in parking areas shall contain a minimum of one canopy tree with the remaining area in shrubs, ground cover, grasses or seasonal color. Planter islands that have light poles may substitute two understory/accent trees for the required canopy tree.

(Code 1994, § 12.1050(D))