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2. The compliment of trees fulfilling the landscaping requirements shall be not less than 25 percent deciduous and lot less than 25 percent coniferous. No more than 25% of the required plantings shall consist of ornamental trees. 3. For every 35 feet of public road frontage, 1 overstory tree shall be planted on the private property adjacent to the public road right of way. 2. Sodding and Ground Cover. All areas 110t other wise improved in accordance with approved site plans shall be sodded. Any alternative to the sod requirement shall require City Council approval. 3. Irrigation. 1. All landscaping areas required under this section shall include underground irrigation systems. . 2. Exceptions include landscape areas that are left in a natural state. 4. Parking Lot. Landscaping. Ali parking lots are required to provide internal overstory tree plantings in an effort.to shade parking surfaces and provide visual relief. Plantings are required at the following minimum schedule. The planting schedule is established to provide an acceptable number of plantings that may be planted in regular symmetrical patterns or irregular clusters or groupings. a. 1 tree per every 10 parking spaces. b. Every overstory tree planting shall be provided with a planting area of 162 square feet. c. Acceptable ground cover materials include sod, mulch, and other natural ground cover. Landscaping rock and plastic underlayment is not allowed. d. All parking lot planting areas shall include underground irrigation systems. 5. Bufferyards. Bufferyards are greenspace areas intended to provide additional screening of businesses that are adjacent to residential areas. The following table details the width of the bufferyard along the common adjacent property line. An additional increase of landscape plantings would be required in the bufferyard. That increase is expressed in the table below as a percentage of the total required site landscaping. """30-