14-16-060 C-3 REGIONAL COMMERCIAL ZONE: Landscape Requirements
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Text pulled 2026-10-19 from this source.
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A. A minimum of ten percent (10%) of the total site area must be landscaped. Landscaping in all areas visible from the street that are not used for drives, walks, or other required uses must have an automatic sprinkling system and must remain properly maintained. B. Parking lots shall include planter areas within the parking lot, with a minimum of 100 square feet of planter for every ten parking spaces. Required planter areas shall be individual islands of landscaping and shall be at least six (6) feet wide. Required planter areas shall include trees with a maximum spacing of thirty (30) feet. C. A ten foot wide planter must be maintained adjacent to every street, except SR 198, which shall have a fifteen foot wide planter. The planter area may be partially or completely within the street right-of-way. D. A six foot high decorative masonry wall with a ten foot planter area shall be placed adjacent to residential uses or zoning districts. E. All other landscaped areas shall include at least three ornamental trees and twenty shrubs for each 1,000 square feet of landscaped area. F. Landscape areas shall include a sprinkler/irrigation system.
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