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3. General Provisions_V1 <br /> <br />3-33 <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 /> <br />SMALL TREE. Understory deciduous trees with a mature height of 18' and under. <br /> <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 /> <br />UNDESIRABLE TREE. Trees that are dead, diseased, structurally weak, invasive <br />or trees that are hazardous to people, infrastructure or buildings. <br /> <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 /> <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 /> <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 /> <br />1. The required minimum canopy coverage for all uses is 40%. <br /> <br />2. The following equation shall be used to calculate required canopy coverage: <br /> <br />Vehicular Hardscape (Square Feet) x Canopy Cover Percent = Required <br />Minimum Canopy Cover (Square Feet) <br /> <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 /> <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 /> <br />Assigned Canopy Cover Value