§ 12.07.04. Interior parking landscape.

The following criteria shall apply regarding interior parking landscape:

1.

Overhang areas. Vehicles may overhang no more than two feet into landscape areas. The overhang area shall not be included as part of the landscape requirement.

2.

Generally. Interior portions of off-street parking facilities which are not specifically designed as parking spaces or maneuvering areas shall not be paved for vehicle use. Said areas shall be planted and permanently maintained with trees and shrubs and finished with ground cover or other landscape material.

3.

Maximum number of continuous parking spaces. Landscaping areas with a minimum dimension of nine feet and a minimum total area of 171 square feet shall be provided to break up excessively long, continuous runs of parking spaces. No parking bay shall contain more than 15 continuous parking spaces without being broken up by a landscaped area. These landscaped areas must have one tree of a minimum height of six feet at time of planting.

4.

Termination of parking rows. Each row of interior parking spaces shall be terminated at each end by a landscaped area which shall be a minimum of 100 square feet with a minimum dimension of ten (10) feet. These landscaped areas must have one tree of a minimum height of six feet at time of planting.

5.

All interior landscaping areas shall be protected from vehicular encroachment.

6.

Single-family detached residences are exempt from interior parking landscape requirements.

(LDC Ord. of 1-9-2014)