[Added 8-15-2005 by Ord. No. 1540-2005]
This article shall be known and may be cited
as the "Hamilton Township Revegetation Ordinance."
The landscape plan and site plan for all site
plan and subdivision submissions and applications shall address the
planting of all green space in accordance with the standards set forth
herein. In the site planning process, the provision and landscaping
of green space or planting areas shall be considered to enhance the
visual quality of a site plan and provide spatial or directional definition
as follows:
A.
A planting area and planting around all buildings
as appropriate relative to the architecture, anticipated use, and
to limit pavement to that necessary for access, and appropriate use
shall be provided.
B.
To provide immediate buffering, visual relief, and
scale for a large office, commercial, and industrial buildings (buildings
of 10,000 square feet or larger). Larger-size trees shall be provided
near the building perimeter (within 75 feet). The quantity of trees
shall be equal to one tree for every 40 feet of general building perimeter.
C.
Tree size.
(1)
Tree size shall be based upon the height of
the building as follows:
|
Building Stories
|
Tree Size
(caliper in inches)
| |
|---|---|---|
|
1-2
|
2.5-3.0
| |
|
3
|
3.0-3.5
| |
|
4-6
|
3.5-4.0
|
(2)
These trees shall be located in a manner consistent
with the architectural and site design applicable to the subject property
and shall provide maximum visual impact. Relocated existing vegetation
may be utilized to meet this requirement.
D.
In residential developments, trees shall be planted
throughout the site at a rate of one tree per 2,500 square feet of
upland lot area or a fraction thereof. In nonresidential development,
trees shall be planted throughout a site at a rate of one tree per
2,500 square fee of upland green space, or a fraction thereof. Of
this quantity 60% shall be shade trees of 2.5 to 3.0 inches caliper
and/or evergreen trees at 10 to 12 feet in height, and 40% shall be
shade trees, a minimum of two to 2.5 inches caliper and/or evergreen
trees at six to eight feet in height. Existing, mature upland forests
(containing a predominance of four inches in diameter at breast height
dbh) at the approval of the Township Landscape Architect (which are
preserved and adequately protected and not injured during, and subsequent
to, construction) may be deducted from the quantity of trees required
at the rate of one tree for every 2,000 square feet of mature upland
forests.
