Agenda - Environmental Policy Board - 12/16/2019

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D. Credit for Existing Trees. Existing healthy deciduous trees greater than four caliper inches or existing healthy evergreen trees greater than six feet in height and are not identified on the City's prohibited plant species list may be credited toward the minimum required trees on a site. E. Minimum Tree Size. Required trees must meet the following minimum size standards: 1. Overstory trees must be at least one and one half caliper inches at planting; 2. Single stem ornamental trees must be at least one and one half caliper inches at planting; 3. Evergreen trees and multi -stem ornamental trees must be at least six feet in height at planting. F. Parking Island Landscaping. The following plant material shall be provided in parking islands without credit toward the minimum number of trees and shrubs described above: 1. One tree per 180 square feet of parking island area; 2. One shrub per 20 square feet of parking island area. G. Restrictions. The following restrictions on landscaping and screening apply to protect the public health, safety and welfare. 1. Public Easements. Landowners are advised that landscaping features placed in a public easement may be removed without compensation if it is necessary to install, replace or maintain a public utility, sidewalk or drainage way within the easement. 2. Trees, irrigation lines, berms, walls or fences must not be placed in a public easement where public improvements are located without the written approval of the Director of Public Works. 3. Clear View Triangle. Landscaping and screening must not interfere with the clear view triangle as specified in Sections 17.31 and 17.32. 4. Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED). In support of CPTED principles designed to reduce the fear and incidence of crime and to improve the quality of life, landscaping must support the objectives of natural surveillance, territorial reinforcement, access control, and maintenance. These CPTED objectives are further discussed in the Planning Manager's Landscaping and Screening Policies and Procedures document.