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PlanningandZoningCommissionRegularMeeting <br />October30,2014 <br />Chapter106ProposedRevisions <br />building which is required to conform to this section shall have front facade 100 percent <br />masonry or glass, side/rear 50percent masonry or glass. <br />Landscaping: Minimum 10 percent. <br />Theproposedmodificationstothissectionimpacttherequirementsforexteriorbuilding <br />designofpropertieslocatedwithintheĭźƷǤ͸ƭTIRZNo.1zone.Thiswasaprovisionthat <br />wasoverlookedbytheSubcommittee.AsaresultofthenewDesignGuidelinesinArticle <br />IX,thereferenceto100%masonryisnolongerapplicable.Theproposedlanguage <br />requiresanynewnonresidentialdevelopmentwithintheTIRZzonetocomplywiththe <br />requirementsoftheDesignGuidelines.Ifapropertyisnotonathoroughfareidentifiedin <br />ArticleIXorislocatedonathoroughfareidentifiedasaTier3,thentheTier2 <br />requirementsapply. <br />Sec. 106-800. Landscaping. <br />(a) Landscaping is required along the front property line and along the side property lines in a <br />minimum four feet wide planting strip with a combination of trees and shrubs. Corner lots <br />shall be treated as having two front property lines. A certified site plan and/or separate <br />landscape plans shall be submitted in conjunction with building permit applications. A <br />landscape legend on the site plan shall include type, size, and number of plantings existing <br />and proposed at site. Approval of landscape requirements is a condition of building permit <br />approval. The perimeter landscaping requirements of this subsection are not applicable in <br />the Main Street District Overlay. <br />(b) Landscaping within public rights-of-way will not contribute towards a total required <br />landscaping for parking and open-space areas unless approved by the director. Landscaping <br />on public property or easements is at owner's risk and subject to the requirements of section <br />106-794 (Fences and trees on utility easements) of this chapter. <br />(c) Landscaping plans shall be developed using the following criteria: <br />(1) Location. <br />a.The Rrequired landscapingplanting strip shall be located adjacent to the front and <br />side property lines up to the front of the primary structure of the site or the building <br />setback line, whichever is greater. In instances where the side or rearproperty line <br />abuts residential, landscaping shall be required in accordance with section Section <br />106-444(a) (Screening). <br />b. Adjacent to rights-of-way. Trees within the planting strip. There shall be at least <br />oneornamentalshade tree for every 30 linear feet of front property. landscape <br />area on sitesnot abutting major thoroughfares. For sites abutting major <br />thoroughfares, there shall be at least one ornamental tree for every 20 linear feet. <br />When overhead utility lines are parallel and adjacent to the planting strip or run <br />parallel within the planting strip, ornamental trees may be substituted for the <br />required street trees at the rate of one tree for every 20 linear feet of front property. <br />Trees shall be planted within the planting strip in a boulevard type manner on <br />center and uniform distance from the curb or pavement. <br />c. Shrubs within the planting strip. When a parking lot is located between the building <br />and any adjacent right-of-way, shrubs are required in the planting strip adjacent to <br />the right-of-way and shall be spaced at three feet on center. At maturity, shrubs in <br />a required planting strip should form a continual evergreen hedge or row of 36 inch <br />in height. <br />bd. Landscaping located in sight triangles shall be maintained in a manner that <br />maintains an area of clear visibility between three and six feet as measured <br />2 <br /> <br />