14-17-090 C-O COMMERCIAL OFFICE 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. B. Parking lots shall include planter areas within the parking lot, with a minimum of 100 square feet of planter for every ten (10) 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 (10) foot planter must be maintained adjacent to every street, except SR 198, which shall have a fifteen (15) foot wide planter. The planter shall contain trees with a maximum spacing of thirty (30) feet. The planter area may be partially or completely within the street right-of-way. D. A six (6) foot high decorative masonry wall with a ten (10) planter area shall be placed adjacent to residential uses or zoning districts. E. All other landscaped areas shall include at least three (3) ornamental trees and twenty (20) shrubs for each 1,000 square feet of landscaped area. F. Landscaped areas shall include a sprinkler/irrigation system.
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