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PLANT MATERIALS IN OR ADJACENT TO STREETSCAPE <br /> Plantings along the City and County right-of-ways should be placed in a formal setting. <br /> They.should reinforce the linear nature of the street system and provide a visually common <br /> tree canopy for pedestrian routes. All trees must be hardy, salt tolerant, drought resistant, <br /> and provide color in at least one season of the year. The City has specified that street trees <br /> either planted for the first time or replanted should be a minimum caliper of 3 to 3 1/2 inches <br /> B&B or spaded. <br /> Plant materials will be utilized to: <br /> Provide screening of undesirable views; <br /> Compliment the architectural form of the building; <br /> Define walkways, traffic circulation, special use areas, and building entries; <br /> Provide a pleasant driving experience; <br /> Soften the visual impact of large paved areas; <br /> Soften the edge between a parking lot or street and the building, and; <br /> Mitigate the impacts of lighting or-other negative influences. <br /> Landscaped islands in parking lots must be at least 18 feet long and 9 feet wide, and inc- <br /> lude at least one ornamental or shade tree. Shrub ground cover is also highly desirable. <br /> The interior of all parking areas must be landscaped. <br /> Streetscape treatment must include deciduous canopy trees in concert with other screening <br /> devices to conceal (or depress) parking and circulation areas from public view as needed. <br /> Planting beds, conifers,and ornamental trees will be used to accent entries and signage: <br /> Signage and identity structures will be landscaped. <br /> Generally, at least 75% of the landscape area will be live plant material as opposed to <br /> walks, patios, etc. Plant materials used in planting beds will achieve approximately 50% <br /> coverage within 2 years of installation. <br /> 15 <br />