§ 6.05.021. Perimeter requirements.

1.

Front perimeter landscape areas: A minimum of a ten-foot wide strip of land, located between the front property line and the vehicular use area shall be landscaped on all new construction, except in permitted access-ways. Width of sidewalks shall not be included within the ten-foot wide front setback perimeter landscape area. This provision shall not apply to land located within the I-1 or I-2 zoning districts except in instances where the street along which the front property line is located abuts a non-industrial zoning district.

2.

Material requirements in perimeter area:

a.

Tree count: The total tree count requirement within the front setback perimeter landscape area shall be determined by using a ratio of one tree for each 25 linear feet of lot frontage or major portion thereof with 50 percent of the trees being shade trees.

b.

Ground cover: Grass or other ground cover shall be placed on all areas within the front, and other landscape areas not occupied by landscape material.

c.

Use of perimeter landscape areas:

i.

Overhang areas: Vehicles shall overhang no more than two feet into perimeter landscape areas.

ii.

Accessways: All accessways through the perimeter landscape areas shall meet the following aisle width maximums and minimums: Not over 15-foot one-way drives, no less than ten feet apart, and not over 27-foot two-way drives, no less than 20 feet apart. Maximum widths shall be measured from the back of curb of the driveway aisle, excluding radii required for safe vehicle movement between the driveway and the connecting roadway. If the board of adjustment determines that accessway separation minimum or aisle width maximum requirements will create a hardship, such minimum may be varied by the board of adjustment. Public fire and life safety facilities and public transit facilities may exceed the above maximum with concurrence and approval from the public works department, department of growth management, and the applicable fire district.

(Ord. No. 11-01, § 2, 1-18-11; Ord. No. 16-15 , § 2(Exh. A), 9-6-16)