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<br />Little Canada Zoning Ordinance General Provisions <br />903-16 <br />way upon approval of the City. Such gardens shall be maintained by the adjacent <br />property owner. If not maintained, the City may repair or declare such garden a <br />nuisance, abate it, and assess its costs to the property owner. <br /> <br />8. In all zoning districts, all yards not surfaced for driveway or parking shall be <br />landscaped according to the approved plan prior to the issuance of an occupancy <br />permit or a financial security, as determined by the City Building Official, shall <br />be posted with the City to assure completion of such work. <br /> <br />9. Where any business or industrial use abuts property zoned for residential use, the <br />business or industry shall provide screening along the boundary of the <br />residentially zoned property in accordance with this ordinance. A similar screen <br />shall be provided by a multiple family residential project where a multiple family <br />residential use abuts property zoned for single family residential use. <br /> <br />10. Parking Lot Landscaping. <br /> <br />a. Off-street parking facilities of five (5) or more spaces and all loading <br />facilities shall be fully screened from abutting residential property and <br />public rights-of-way to a minimum height of three and one-half (3½) feet <br />for parking areas and six (6) feet for loading areas. <br /> <br />b. Within off-street parking areas of fifty (50) or more stalls, irrigated, <br />landscaped islands shall be provided at a rate of one island per fifteen (15) <br />surface spaces or fraction thereof. For the purposes of this ordinance, an <br />island shall be required to consist of one hundred (100) square feet of <br />landscaped surface. Such islands shall be contained in raised, curbed beds <br />consistent with parking lot construction requirements of this ordinance <br />except that infiltration basins and rain-gardens may be allowed in <br />appropriate locations as approved by the City Engineer. It is not the intent <br />of this paragraph to relieve a project of the installation of islands which <br />are necessary to promote the safe and efficient flow of traffic, regardless <br />of parking lot size. <br /> <br />11. Significant Tree Preservation and Replacement. <br /> <br />a. Existing Trees. With respect to existing trees in new developments, all <br />trees on the site are to be saved which do not have to be removed for <br />street, buildings, utilities, or drainage. Trees over six (6) inches in <br />diameter that are to remain are to be marked with a red band and to be <br />protected with snow fences or other suitable enclosure prior to any <br />excavation. The City may further require that the developer retain a <br />professional forester to prepare a forest inventory and management plan <br />for the development, in order to control and abate any existing or potential <br />shade tree disease. Prior to construction, the developer or contractor shall <br />schedule an on-site inspection with the Building Official to identify