(2) Separation between Sidewalk & Required Trees . All sidewalks or walkways shall be located a minimum of five (5) feet from the trunk of a tree, unless approved by the Planning Director or his/her designee based on the following conditions:
A. Tree Removal due to Sidewalk . Where the placement of a sidewalk or walkway will require the removal of an existing large shade tree otherwise required by the Land Development Ordinance. B. Limited Space for Tree & Sidewalk . Where there is not enough space on the site to accommodate both the large shade tree and sidewalk, the separation between the tree 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. Two (2) landscape islands shall be provided for the first 20 parking bays. For each additional 20 parking bays one (1) additional landscaped island shall be provided. All fractions shall be rounded to the nearest whole number for the purposes of calculations required by this Section.
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