§ 17.31.090. 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 residential or commercial uses, that 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 that will reach a height of six feet within three years of the planting date. Such screen shall be maintained to a maximum height of six feet. Approved vehicle driveways to an alley and sanitation receptacles associated with mechanized collection shall not be obstructed. Clear vision triangles shall be maintained. LID features encouraged to be located as to help provide separation between industrial and residential commercial uses.

D.

All required parking areas shall include tree landscaping of at least two trees, for each group of six or fewer parking spaces with a minimum of two trees, exclusive of any required perimeter landscaping. Vegetation within LID facilities may be used to meet landscaping requirements. The trees shall be of a type approved by the City, and be at least two-inch caliper at time of planting, and placed in a minimum planting area of 100 square feet. Trees shall attain a minimum height of at least 20 feet at maturity. Alternatively, landscaping plans with functionally compatible planters and equivalent vegetative cover may be submitted for approval by the Director of Community and Economic Development as mitigation for this requirement when site constraints deem necessary. Refer to 15.20.070.B.6 and 15.20.080.A.4 PAMC for appropriate pruning and vegetation management techniques.

(Ord. 3572 § 15, 12/20/2016; Ord. 3272, 2/16/2007; Ord. 3180 § 1 (part), 12/17/2004)