Zoning Provisions Encyclopedia

Chapter: Landscaping

Landscape Plans

Requirements: At the time of development plan application, landscape plans shall be submitted that clearly demonstrate conformance to the intent of all applicable sections. Landscape plans shall include: Planting plan showing location, quantity, and type of proposed plantings. Planting schedule listing all plant materials by botanical name, common name, quantity and size at installation. All […]

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Landscaping General Provisions – Expansion

For existing developments and parking facilities, expansion in gross floor area (GFA) or parking spaces will trigger landscaping requirements based on the scope of work proposed as established below. Landscaping requirements will not prevent an existing manufacturing facility from expanding. Where both the building expansion and parking lot expansion requirements are applicable, the building expansion […]

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Landscaping Requirements – Remedies For Hardship

This Article does not intend to create undue hardship on affected properties. The required landscaping should not exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the total lot area. For existing developments where the GFA or parking areas are being increased, the loss of off-street parking spaces (required by zoning ordinance) as a result of compliance with the […]

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Landscaping Structural Buffer

When fences or privacy walls are used as the structural elements, adequate distance shall be maintained between the structure and the exterior property line for plant material between the structure and the exterior property line...
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Merchandise In Landscaped Areas

No commodity, merchandise, stock-in-trade or other article of trade or commerce shall be placed, maintained or suffered to remain at any place within the area so required to be landscaped nor at any place within a distance of fifteen feet from any such street.

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Minimum Visual Buffer

Proposed development shall provide a minimum visual buffer adjacent to any road right-of-way listed in this By-law. The purpose of the Minimum Visual Buffer is to soften the appearance of structures and parking lots from the corridor, to screen vehicular headlight glare on and off site, and to lessen spill over light from on site […]

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Parking Lot Requirements – Landscaping

No parking space can be more than sixty (60) feet from a tree. A landscaped island or peninsula shall border ends of interior parking bays that contain a minimum of ten (10) contiguous parking spaces. A landscaped peninsula shall border ends of perimeter bays. Side and front-facing truck delivery stalls and loading bays shall be […]

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Plant Installation Plan

Prior to receiving a Certificate of Occupancy, a Plant Installation Plan shall be submitted to the Building Inspections Office and approved containing the following information: location, installation size, quantity, and scientific and common names of landscaping to be installed; and, the spacing between trees and shrubs used for screening.

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Planting and Screening Requirements For Gasoline Service Stations, Parking Lots and Drive-in Facilit

A minimum of eight (8) feet in width, measured inward from the street line (s) for the entire length of the sidewalk(s) exclusive of approach drives, shall be reserved for landscape treatment. Such areas shall be entirely surrounded by concrete or granite curbing of at least four (4) inches and not more than six (6) […]

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Planting Requirements – Trees

Trees shall be planted within the street yard at a minimum ratio of one (1) tree per thirty-five (35) linear feet of right-of-way frontage. Trees do not have to be evenly spaced in thirty-five (35) feet increments. Fractions of trees shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number. The minimum spacing between trees is […]

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