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3.General Provisions VI <br /> SMALL SHRUB. Small shrubs have a mature height of less than 3'. Small shrubs <br /> are interchangeable with perennials,ornamental grasses and groundcovers to fulfill landscape <br /> standards. <br /> SMALL TREE. Understory deciduous trees with a mature height of 18'and under. <br /> TREE. Any self-supporting woody plant,growing up the earth with one trunk of at <br /> least 3"dbh,or a multi-stemmed trunk system with a definitely formed crown. <br /> UNDESIRABLE TREE. Trees that are dead,diseased,structurally weak,invasive <br /> or trees that are hazardous to people,infrastructure or buildings. <br /> VEHICULAR HARDSCAPE. Areas covered with hard surface intended for <br /> vehicles,including but not limited to off-street loading spaces,parking lots,driveway,drop-offs, <br /> and drive through facilities. <br /> (b) Landscaping Standards. New residential platted subdivisions,mixed use, <br /> commercial,institutional and industrial uses shall be subject to the landscaping standards unless <br /> specifically excepted.The landscape standards have been divided into five categories:Canopy <br /> Cover,Foundation Landscape,Open Areas Landscape,Buffer and Screen,and Boulevard Trees. <br /> Projects shall comply with the applicable requirements of all five categories. <br /> (c) Canopy Cover Standards. The purpose of this requirement is to mitigate the <br /> effects of vehicular hardscape by establishing tree canopy cover to intercept rainfall,protect <br /> pavement from sun deterioration,reduce the heat island affect,and improve aesthetics.Canopy <br /> cover requirements do not apply to single family residential development,multi-family <br /> residential development without surface parking other than individual unit driveways and <br /> permitted exterior storage areas in Industrial Districts. <br /> 1. The required minimum canopy coverage for all uses is 40%. <br /> 2. The following equation shall be used to calculate required canopy coverage: <br /> Vehicular Hardscape(Square Feet)x Canopy Cover Percent=Required <br /> Minimum Canopy Cover(Square Feet) <br /> The total of the assigned canopy coverage values for all the trees in or near the <br /> vehicular hardscape must be equal or greater than the required minimum.Pervious pavements <br /> are considered 50%hardscape. <br /> 3. The assigned canopy coverage value of each tree is based on planting location, <br /> tree size and anticipated tree canopy size 15 years after planting.The assigned canopy cover <br /> value to each deciduous tree is described in the following table and illustrations: <br /> Assigned Canopy Cover Value <br /> 3-33 <br />