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<br />c. Landscaping and buffering <br /> <br />1. Site Landscaping. <br /> <br />a. Minimum Landscaping Requirements. All open space areas <br />of a lot which are not used or improved for required <br />parking areas, drives or storage shall be landscaped with a <br />combination of overstory trees, ornamental trees, shrubs, <br />flowers, ground cover, decorative walks, or other similar <br />site design materials in a quantity and placement suitable <br />for the site. A reasonable attempt should be made to <br />preserve as. many existing trees as is practicable and to <br />incoiporate them into the development. For each existing <br />significant tree retained one overstory tree can be deducted <br />from the minimum requirements. . <br /> <br />....b. Number of plantings. The minimum number of overstory <br />trees on any given site shall be as indicated below. These <br />are minimum requirements that are typically supplemented <br />with other understory trees, shrubs, flowers and ground <br />covers deemed appropriate for a complete quality <br />landscape treatment of a site. <br /> <br />Type Number of Plantings <br />Deciduous/Coniferous 1 per 50 lineal feet of site <br />trees perllneter or I tree per 1,000 <br /> square feet of building footprint <br /> area, whichever is greater. For <br /> expansions to buildings, 1 tree is <br /> required for each 1,000 square feet <br /> of additional building footprint <br /> area. <br />Shrubs 1 per 30 lineal feet of site <br /> perimeter or 1 per 300 square feet <br /> of building footprint area, <br /> whichever is greater. <br /> <br />c. Minimum size of plantings. Landscaping material shall be of <br />the following minimum planting size: <br /> <br />Type Size <br />Deciduous trees 2.5 jIiches diameter as measured three <br /> feet above ground <br />Coniferous trees 6 feet in height <br />Deciduous shrubs 2 feet in height <br /> <br />-35- <br />