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Attachment 2: Landscaping and Tree Preservation Standards Page 6 <br />a. The open areas planting requirements for each level is described in the following table: <br />Open Areas Landscape (OL) Requirements <br />1 large; <br />1.5 medium, <br />2 small <br />5 medium, or <br />10 small- <br />0 <br />Per 5000 SF <br />Per 5000 SF <br />OL -2_' <br />Per 3000 SF <br />Per 3000 SF <br />OL -3 <br />Per 2000 SF <br />Per 2000 SF <br />b. Round all calculations to the nearest whole number of plants. <br />c. Only land above the normal water level shall be included in the open area calculation for <br />storm water detention areas. Planting shall be located above the normal water level in <br />detention areas. The City may require specific tree species in locations where water <br />levels vary. <br />7 Landscape Screen: The purpose of this requirement is to separate and buffer different land <br />use types, screen roads and parking, and hide utility and loading areas. Landscape screens <br />shall meet the following requirements. <br />a. Between parking lots and public sidewalks or areas where parking is adjacent to <br />residential uses, provide a year round screen at least 30" in height. The parking lot <br />screen shall be implemented through one of following methods: <br />1) Provide continuous shrub cover. Shrubs must be located and spaced to achieve <br />100% opacity within 5 years. See Q.7.d. <br />2) Provide a continuous wall constructed of permanent materials. <br />b. Provide a year round screen at least 6 feet in height where any of the following situations <br />apply: <br />1) Between residential uses and arterial or collector roads. <br />2) Between any development adjacent to a less intense land use. <br />3) Between loading and service areas and the public view. <br />c. The year round screen 6 feet in height screen shall be implemented through one of the <br />following methods: <br />1) Provide continuous shrub cover. Shrubs must be located and spaced to achieve <br />100% opacity within 5 years. See Q.7.d. <br />2) Provide a 6' wall or fence constructed of permanent materials. Provide continuous <br />shrub cover for 50% of the wall or fence on the exterior side. <br />3) Provide a 6' berm or a 4' berm with continuous shrub cover. Shrubs must be <br />located and spaced to achieve 100% opacity within 5 years. See Q.7.d. <br />• <br />• <br />• <br />