and the sidewalk may be modified or other alternatives may be considered.
b. Vehicle Parking Lot Screening & Landscaping . Vehicle parking along the perimeter of the property boundary line and along public right-of-way shall be screened in accordance with the following standards: (1) Evergreen Hedge . A vehicle parking lot area(s) adjacent to a public right-of-way shall be screened along the adjacent right-of-way with a continuous evergreen hedge, installed at a minimum height of 24 inches and obtaining a minimum height of 42 inches at maturity or within three (3) years of the initial installation, whichever comes first. This evergreen hedge shall be required in addition to other landscaping required in this Article. Where a Type “A” Buffer is required by this Article, the evergreen hedge herein provided is not required. (2) Landscape Islands & Median Breaks . The interior parking lot area shall include landscape islands and landscape median breaks between parking rows. The landscape islands and landscape median breaks shall include landscaping and mulch, in accordance with the following standards:
A. 25 Parking Bays . A proposed parking area with a maximum of 25 parking bays shall only be required to provide an evergreen hedge, in accordance with this Article.
B. 25 - 150 Parking Bays . A proposed parking lot area(s) with more than 25 and up to 150 parking bays shall provide landscape islands within the parking lot area(s) and evergreen hedge screening in accordance with the following standards:
i. Required Landscape Islands. One (1) landscape island shall be provided for every 20 parking bays. All fractions shall be rounded to the nearest whole number for the purposes of calculations required by this Section.
Figure – Landscape Island
ii. Maximum Continuous Parking Bays . There shall not be more than 20 continuous parking bays in a row without the installation of a landscape island.
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