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LANDS CAP I NG/-~ ~- ~AJ ] ~l~_~ Landscaping of Pa~kin9 Lots For lots with a paved area greater than 20,000 square feet, a minimum of 4 percent of the paved' area must be landscaped to create a visual relief. This provision is in addition to the landscaping of minimum required setbacks and must be used in a fashion that will break the expanse of paving. Landscaping shall mean, at a minimum, the use of trees and a ground cover defined as grass, shrubs, or other material allowing water to seep through the ground. Berming can also be used efficetively. Berm profile shall not exceed a slope of one foot of elevation in two horizontal feet unless approved methods of slope stabilization are utilized. However, whenevel berms are created for aesthetic or screeing purposes, they should be created with lesser slopes, such as 1 in 4. Slope stabilization techniques spreading shrubby ground gover (preferably evergreen) terracing with a combination of retaining structures and ground cover Side yard landscaping requirements for parking areas may be reduced if the developer propses to locate his parking area next to an existing or proposed parkin~ lot on an adjacent parcel owned by others and the owners ahve a written agreement to allow joint parking and a common driveway. However, only the common boundary to be used for parking will qualify. In such .case, the sum of the parking areas of the two owners will determine the landscaping requirmeents within the total parking area. Parking areas and driveways shall have concrete curb and gutter accordiing to standards provided by the City Engineer. LANDSCAPING OF SETBACKS. Ail areas not desingated for buildings, circulation, parking and .storage shall be landscaped. The purpose of setbacks landscaping is twofold. a. visual relief and aesthic purpose b. screening Screening must be provided whenever parking, storage or loading is allowed on the site within the front yard, rear yard, or side yards adjacent. to residentail land use or to parcels zoned for residential use. Screening - for privacy must also be provided whenever the proposed commercial or industrial use will allow for direct view into a residential unit or its adjacent areas of privacy. The landscaping of setbacks should be in scale with the size of the develop- ment. Minimum landscaped area for side and rear setback shall be 10 feet wide except in cases of residential zoning boundaries then the minimum landscaped area shall be increased to 15 feet unless a solid fence or wall has been approved by the City Council. Landscaping may include: a. Tree planing aG the rate of at least one tree per 30 linear feet. b. Combination of berming and tree planting c. Combination of berming and shrub planting.