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ORDINANCE NS-1078 AMENDING THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE BY REPEALING SECTION 41-618 AND RE-ENACTING SAID SECTION AS SECTION 41-629 AND ADDING A NEW SECTION 41-618 PERTAINING TO LANDSCAPING STANDARDS FOR OFF STREET PARKING LOTS THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: That Section 41-618 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby repealed. SECTION 2: That Section 41-618 is hereby added to the Santa Ana Municipal Code to read in words and figures, as follows: Section 41-618. Landscapinq Requirements. (a) Minimum five (5) foot wide landscape strips shall be planted and maintained where the offstreet parking area abuts any public street, except at approved driveways. (b) In addition, at least three (3) percent of any parking area shall be landscaped with trees, shrubs and ground covers and be properly maintained. (c) The choice of plant material shall be trees and/or shrubs, with a ground cover in keeping with the size and limitations of the area. Ground covers alone are not acceptable. A minimum of one (1) fifteen (15) gallon tree shall be provided for each ten (10) parking spaces, or portion thereof. (d) The landscaping shall be contained in planting areas that are enclosed by minimum six (6) inch high concrete or asphalt curbs. (e) Each interior planting area shall have an average width of nine (9) or more feet and an average area of one hundred and eighty (180) or more square feet. The planting areas shall be located throughout the parking area in order to obtain the maximum amount of dispersion. (f) Ail planting areas shall be served by water irrigation lines. (g) A plant list shall be shown on the required plot plan to obtain a building permit for the building for which the parking area is provided. The list shall include the botanical and common names of the plant to be used, the sizes to be planted, and the quantity of each.. The plants shall be listed alphabetically and assigned key numbers to be used in locating the plants on the plan. (h) A plot plan indicating the location of all landscaping areas and the percentage of landscaping in the interior planting areas shall be submitted to and approved by the Planning Department. The decision of the department may be appealed to the Planning Commission. (i) The provisions of Section 41-618 shall apply to parking lots used with buildings which are hereafter constructed or expanded in the R 3, R 3H, R 4, P, LP, C 1, C 2, C 3, C 4, C 5 and CR Districts, except the following: -1-