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11 <br /> <br />2. Shade trees shall be provided within the interior of parking lots (in islands or corner planting beds) <br />in accordance with the following table: <br />Table 6-2: Minimum Required Tree Planting for Parking Lots <br />Number of Parking Spaces Minimum Required Tree Planting <br />0--30 None required <br />31--100 1 tree per ten spaces or fraction thereof <br />101+ 1 tree per 15 spaces or fraction thereof <br />e) Perimeter parking lot landscaping. Parking areas, and especially vehicle headlights, shall be screened from <br />public streets and sidewalks, public open space, and adjacent residential properties. Where applicable an <br />applicant may demonstrate that distance and/or finished grades would achieve this objective, whereupon this <br />requirement may be waived by the Community Development Director. The perimeter of parking areas shall <br />be screened as follows: <br />1. With the exception of the VMX area, a landscaped frontage strip at least eight feet wide shall be <br />provided between parking areas and road right-of-way. If a parking area contains over 100 spaces, <br />the frontage strip shall be increased to twelve feet in width. <br />a. Within the frontage strip, screening shall consist of either a masonry wall, fence, berm, or <br />hedge or combination that forms a screen a minimum of 3 1/2 and a maximum of four feet <br />in height, and not less than 50 percent opaque on a year-round basis. <br />b. Trees shall be planted at a minimum of one deciduous tree per 50 linear feet within the <br />frontage strip. <br />2. Along side and rear property lines abutting residential properties or districts, screening shall be <br />provided, consisting of either a masonry wall, fence or berm in combination with landscape material <br />that forms a screen a minimum of four feet in height, a maximum of six feet in height, and not less <br />than 90 percent opaque on a year-round basis. Landscape material shall include trees, planted at a <br />minimum of one deciduous or coniferous tree per 40 linear feet along the property line. <br />a. Figure A: Example cross-section view of perimeter parking lot landscape screening. <br /> <br />b. Figure B: Example elevation view of perimeter parking lot landscape screening.