Any part of the site which is not used for buildings, other
structures, loading or parking spaces and aisles, sidewalks and designated
storage areas shall be planted with an all-season ground cover approved
by the Board of Supervisors (e.g., grass, ivy, vetch, pachysandra,
etc.). It shall be maintained to provide an attractive appearance,
and all nonsurviving plants shall be replaced promptly.
A.
Any required landscaping (landscape strips and interior landscaping)
shall include a combination of the following elements: deciduous trees,
ground covers, evergreens, shrubs, vines, flowers, rocks, gravel,
earth mounds, berms, walls, fences, screens, sculptures, fountains,
sidewalk furniture or other approved materials. Artificial plants,
trees and shrubs may not be used to satisfy any requirement for landscaping
or screening. No less than 80% of the required landscape area shall
be vegetative in composition, and no outdoor storage shall be permitted
within required landscape areas.
B.
For each 750 square feet of required area for landscape strips, one
shade/ornamental tree shall be provided. For every 300 square feet
of interior landscaping required (parking lots), one shade tree shall
be provided. If deciduous, these trees shall have a clear trunk at
least five feet above finished grade; if evergreen, these trees shall
have a minimum height of six feet. All required landscape strips shall
have landscaping materials uniformly distributed along the entire
length of the lot line abutting the yard.
[Amended 6-14-1990 by Ord. No. 90-06]
In all cases where screening is required by this chapter, design
standards shall be as follows:
A.
An earthen berm two to four feet in height planted with a combination
of evergreen and deciduous trees and shrubs, so as to provide a minimum
opacity of 60% in winter and 80% in summer (between ground level and
six feet above the finished ground level) within two years of installation
shall be provided.
B.
The Board of Supervisors may grant substitution to this requirement
when the applicant can prove that the general public interest and
adjoining properties would better be served by one of the following
substitutions: evergreens (trees, hedges, shrubs) planted at existing
grade level, fences or a combination of the above materials.
C.
One substitution that is acceptable, if approved by the Board of
Supervisors, is composed of evergreen shrubs and/or trees arranged
in two staggered rows within a twenty-foot-wide strip. The height
of the plant material shall be a minimum of six feet, and it shall
be spaced at intervals of not more than 10 feet on center.
D.
All screens shall be permanently maintained to assure the minimum
opacity requirements.
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Editor's Note: Former § 150-279, Shade trees, was
repealed 6-28-2001 by Ord. No. 01-03.
A.
Trees and shrubs shall be typical of their species and variety, be
densely foliated and have normal growth habits, well-developed branches
and vigorous, fibrous root systems. They shall have been grown under
climatic conditions similar to those in the locality of the project
or properly acclimated to conditions of the locality of the project.
B.
Any tree or shrub which dies within 18 months of planting shall be
replaced.
Any use requiring an off-street parking lot containing more
than 100 parking spaces shall require the preparation of an overall
landscape plan. Such plan shall be subject to review by the Township
Board of Supervisors or its designee.
