§ 46-554. Landscaping.

Any building site upon which a building or structure has been erected or constructed in the B-5 district shall be landscaped in accordance with a detailed plan which has been reviewed and approved by the plan commission and board. The approved plan for landscaping a building site shall be implemented and maintained, and may not be altered substantially without submitting a revised plan to the plan commission for approval.

(1)

Such landscaping may include grading, earthen berms, seeding, sodding, raised planters, architectural decorative walls or fencing, trees and shrubs, ground cover and other landscape materials including permanent sprinkling systems, foundations, reflective ponds and landscape lighting.

(2)

All parking areas of 20 parking stalls or more shall be required to have landscaped islands. In general, there shall be 200 square feet of landscaped islands for each 20 parking stalls. Double loaded strip parking designs may be exempt from the landscape island requirement upon application to the plan commission that demonstrates that the goals of this section will be preserved.

(3)

All landscaping shall be completed within nine months following issuance of an occupancy permit.

(4)

Landscape materials located, oriented and planted for the primary purpose of screening a necessary structure or appurtenance which by virtue of its design, size, color or use is visually displeasing to a reasonable person shall be of a size to immediately provide a minimum of 50 percent of approved screening and be of a type of specie that will provide full year-round screening within three years from the time of planting.

(5)

Landscape lighting shall be in general compliance with section 46-556.

( Ord. No. 845-18, § 6, 1-22-2018 )