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that the general welfare and public betterment can be served as well or <br />better by modifying the conditions. <br /> <br />m. Lighting. Any lighting used to illuminate an off-street parking area, <br /> sign or structure, shall be arranged to deflect light away from an <br /> adjoining residential district or public street. Bulbs emitting in excess <br /> of 3,000 lumens (150 watts) shall be so directed that the bulb is not <br /> visible from off of the property where such light source is located. <br /> <br />n. Landscaping and buffering <br /> <br />1. Site Landscaping. <br /> <br />Minimum Landscaping Requirements. All open space areas of a <br />lot which are not used or improved for required parking areas, <br />drives or storage shall be landscaped with a combination of <br />overstory trees, ornamental trees, shrubs, flowers, ground cover, <br />decorative wa[ks, or other similar site design materials in a <br />quantity and placement suitable for the site. A reasonabIe <br />attempt shoukl be made to preserve as many existing trees as is <br />practicable and to incorporate them into the development. For <br />each existing significant tree retained one overstory tree can be <br />deducted fi'om the minimum requirements. <br /> <br />ii. <br /> <br />Number of plantings. The minimum number of overstory trees <br />on any given site shall be as indicated below. These are <br />minimum requirenaents that are typically supplemented with <br />other understory trees, shrubs, flowers and ground covers <br />deemed appropriate for a complete quality landscape treatment <br />of a site. <br /> <br />Landscape nlaterial Number' of Plantings <br />Overstory l per 40 lineal feet of site perimeter <br />Deciduous/Coniferous <br />trees <br />Shrubs 5 per every oversto,'y tree <br /> <br />iii. Minimum size of plantings. Landscaping material shall be of the <br /> following minimum planting size: <br /> <br />Landscape Material Minimum Size <br />Deciduous trees 2.5 inches diameter as measured three feet <br /> above ground' <br />Coniferous trees 6 feet in height <br />Deciduous shrubs 2 Feet in height <br />Evergreen shrubs 2 feet in height or 2 feet in width, which <br /> ever applies <br />Ornamental trees 1.5 inch diameier as measured three feet <br /> above ground <br /> <br />9-185 <br />-- 225 <br /> <br /> <br />