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Sec. 117-114. - B-1 General Business District. (e) Standards. (Also refer to article II, division 6 of this chapter for general performance standards.) (14)Landscaping and buffering. a. Site landscaping. 1. Minimum landscaping requirements. All open space areas of a lot which are not used or improved for required parking areas, drives or storage shall be landscaped with a combination of overstory trees, ornamental trees, shrubs, flowers, ground cover, decorative walks, or other similar site design materials in a quantity and placement suitable for the site.A reasonable attempt should be made to preserve as many existing trees as is practicable and to incorporate them into the development. For each existing significant tree retained one overstory tree can be deducted from the minimum requirements. 2. Number of plantings. The minimum number of overstory trees on any given site shall be as indicated below. These are minimum requirements that are typically supplemented with other understory trees, shrubs, flowers and ground covers deemed appropriate for a complete quality landscape treatment of a site. Business Districts 1 per 50 lineal feet of site perimeter, or 1 tree per 1,000 square feet of Deciduous/coniferous building footprint,whichever is greater. For expansions to buildings, 1 trees additional tree is required for each 1,000 square feet of additional building footprint area. Shrubs 1 per 30 feet of site perimeter or 1 per 300 square feet of building footprint area, whichever is greater. 3. Minimum size of plantings. Landscaping material shall be of the following minimum planting size: Landscape Material Size Deciduous trees 2.5 inches diameter as measured three feet above ground Coniferous trees 6 feet in height Deciduous shrubs 2 feet in height Evergreen shrubs 2 feet in height or 2 feet in width, whichever applies Ornamental trees 1.5 inches diameter as measured three feet above ground Page 1