§ 25-2-1003. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.

(A)

In this article, landscape yard means the area of a lot between the street right-of-way and a line that coincides with the front wall of the building and extends from the building corners to the side property lines.

(B)

At least 20 percent of the area of the landscape yard of a lot must be landscaped area.

(C)

Each square foot of permeable landscaped area under the canopy of a tree that has a trunk diameter of at least two inches, counts as one and one-fourth square feet of landscaped area for calculating compliance with Subsection (A). This credit applies only if:

(1)

at least 50 percent of the area under the canopy of the tree is permeable; and

(2)

the provisions of the Environmental Criteria Manual are met.

(D)

A required landscaped area may include planters, brick, stone, natural forms, water forms, aggregate, and other landscape features, if inorganic materials do not predominate over the plants. Smooth concrete or asphalt may not be included in a required landscaped area.

(E)

For a capital improvement project involving right-of-way, landscaping may not be installed until construction is finished.

Source: Sections 13-7-61(a), (c), (h)(4), and (j), and 13-7-64; Ord. 990225-70; Ord. 031211-11.