§ 17.30.080. Design and landscaping.

A.

A minimum five-foot landscaping area shall be provided abutting public rights-of-way, except for approved curb cuts.

B.

All lighting on the site shall be directed or shaded so that it does not shine directly on adjoining non-industrially zoned property or on public rights-of-way.

C.

A ten-foot wide buffer zone must be maintained adjacent to all residentially or commercially zoned property, which buffer zone shall not be used for storage, driveways, auto parking, or structures, except security fences. A visual screen, consisting of solid fencing, landscaping, or other materials, shall be provided in the buffer zone. Such a screen shall be to a height of six feet. If landscaping is used, it shall include evergreen shrubs planted to form a hedge of six feet mature height within three years of the planting date; except that approved vehicle driveway openings shall not be obstructed. Vegetation within LID facilities may count towards this requirement. LID features encouraged to be located as to help provide separation between industrial and residential commercial uses.

D.

Trees shall be provided for the parking lot such that the tree canopy covers at least 20 percent of the total parking lot area after a period of five years, exclusive of any perimeter landscaping. Trees shall have a minimum caliper of two inches and shall have a height of at least 20 feet at maturity.

(Ord. 3572 § 14, 12/20/2016; Ord. 2861 § 1 (part), 3/17/1995)