A. Property line landscape buffers between adjacent land uses shall be provided in accordance to the requirements spelled out in the landscape and land use buffer Article 2200 of this chapter.
B. Any group parking lot that is adjacent to a road or public right-of-way shall provide a landscaping area width based upon the following right-of-way width:
1. Sixty (60) feet wide or less: fifteen (15) feet minimum landscape area width (bufferyard B).
2. More than sixty (60) feet wide: twenty (20) feet minimum landscape area width (bufferyard C).
C. Grass or ground cover shall be planted on all portions of the landscape area not occupied by other landscape material.
D. Landscape plantings that are planted within the sight triangle near intersections shall conform to the following standards:
1. No trees shall be planted that have a main/stem/trunk greater than eight (8) inches in diameter or have a dripline that falls below six (6) feet six (6) inches in height.
2. No shrubs or ground covers that exceed a height of twenty-four (24) inches.
E. Special notes on existing natural vegetation.
1. In all cases where significant natural vegetation exists, there will be limits of clearing/grading areas established to protect and preserve these natural areas. These natural areas will not be disturbed by the installation of any structures, utilities, storm and sanitary sewers, waterlines, sediment and erosion control traps, stormwater management systems or signage. Existing landscape material which is proposed to be used to fulfill landscape requirements shall be shown in the required plan, and measures taken to protect these areas from disturbance during construction shall be identified.
2. Where pedestrian and bike paths are proposed in the landscape area, such paths shall be meandering in order to preserve the existing trees.
F. Trees required as a part of the perimeter landscaping adjacent to a public right-of-way landscaping may be placed on the right-of-way adjoining such vehicular use area when approved by the Board of Supervisors. Such trees shall be in addition to any street trees which may be required by the subdivision regulations.
G. In any parking lot perimeter landscaping area there shall be four (4) feet minimum distance to all trees from the edge of paving where vehicles overhang.
H. Parking lotS shall include side and rear yard perimeter landscaping that include a continuous row of shrubs, no less than three and one-half (3 ½) feet at planting and one canopy shade tree, planted forty every (40) feet on center.
