10-15-6 Landscaping Rights-Of-Way

All streets either public or private shall provide a planted landscaped strip to city specifications and be perpetually maintained by the adjacent property owner. Plantings within the right-of-way or park strip will not count towards meeting the performance landscape requirements of 10-15-5. A. Street trees shall be planted by the adjacent property owner within the park strip along both sides of all streets every thirty (30) feet on center. If no parkstrip exists, trees shall be planted adjacent to the roadway edge, where a parkstrip would exist, if possible. Tree size and species shall be approved by the city. (1-2015, 6-23-15) (6-2022, 6-21-22) B. Residential park strips shall be planted with live plant material to a minimum of 33% (thirty three). When calculating park strip coverage percentage areas, plants may be measured at mature spread excluding street trees. Shrubs and other plant material located within the park strip should not exceed three (3) feet in height at maturity. Potential hazardous plant material containing thorns or spikes shall be prohibited in the park strip. (6-2023, 10-3-23) C. Stone, gravel, mulch, or other decorative hardscape materials shall consist of less than 67% (sixty-seven) of the park strip area. Decorative boulders and similar features shall be less than eighteen (18) inches in height. Poured concrete, asphalt or other similar solid surface paving is prohibited within the park strip except for driveway approaches and adjacent commercial uses. (62023, 10-3-23) D. Landscaping and any other surface material located within the right-of-way between the edge of traveled way and the property shall not be used for the storage, sale, or display of merchandise without the written permission of the city. E. All park strips (the area between the property line and street that is not hardscape) adjacent to the front, side or rear yard of a lot shall be landscaped and maintained by the owner of the property immediately adjacent to the park strip. The landscaping and maintenance of the park strip shall be at the expense of the adjacent property owner. (Ord. 0-01-13, 1-112005, eff. retroactive to 11-26-2002) (2-2019, 5-28-19) F. The landscaping and maintenance of areas adjacent to the street surface shall be the responsibility of the adjacent property owner. (2-2019, 5-29-19)