75A - PH - WATER EFFICIENT LANDSCAPING

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(a) A landscaped area not less than fifteen (15) feet wide shall be maintained along any property line to the extent it abuts a street, except at approved driveways. (b) A landscaped area not less than five (5) feet wide shall be maintained along any property line to the extent it serves to separate property zoned or used for residential purposes from any off-street parking area. (c) Vehicular parking may not be located within any required landscaped area. (d) Prior to the issuance of any building permit, the developer shall submit to the city and the planning division shall approve a landscape plan that conforms to the requirements of this section and to standards for landscaping approved by the city council. (e) Landscaping shall be installed and maintained in accordance with the approved landscaping plan by the owner(s) and manager of the development. (f) Procedures for the approval and amendment of landscaping plans shall be established by the planning division. (g) All planting areas must be designed with an automatic irrigation system. Modifications shall be allowed for dry climate landscapes. Pop-up sprinklers shall be used in all areas other than installations against foundations for the sake of public safety. Drip, bubbler, or other low gallonage systems may be used in buffer areas and narrow strips. Sleeving must be called out wherever irrigation pipes are installed under hardscape. (h) Landscaping shall be installed and maintained in compliance with Article XVI of this chapter, pertaining to water conservation. (Standards for CR) Sec. 41-444. Site development standards. (i) Landscaping. (1) All required setback areas, required open spaces around the perimeter of buildings, and the required parking landscaped areas, unless otherwise specified in the provisions of this district, shall be landscaped and maintained according to approved plans. v°^~~~~°a '°^a°^°~~°~' • , +~=~~rin~~ „i, +~,e~i~e--e~p'~~t.~,.~ ~~,.,ii i.° ,;a°a ~ ~ ° ism .,°,.v;,,n ~E ~-t~e~ee~ ~°„i. ~,°a ~~,°~i i,° i°.,~+ ~ «t_f~r-Required setback areas abutting properties zoned for exclusively residential purposes shall be planted with gees-o-f=t~~.m~rz-~-~-~elest~e~s-~P°~one (1) tree to be provided for each fifteen (15) linear feet of abutment. (2) Landscaping shall consist of lawn, trees, shrubs, or other plant materials, and may include the following decorative elements where an integral part of a landscape scheme is comprised primarily of plant materials: (i) Fountains, ponds, sculptures and planters. (ii) Screen-type masonry walls forty-two (42) inches in height. (iii) Wrought iron or other types of open work metal fences, exclusive of chain link, provided that the component solid portions of a fence do not constitute more than twenty (20) per cent of the total surface area of its face. Such fences shall have a maximum of six (6) feet. (4) Vehicular parking may not be located within any required landscaped area. 75A-11