Table 500-127
Plant Unit Type Alternatives
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Alternative Plant Unit Type
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Type of Plants Required
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Minimum Size of Plants
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Minimum Quantity of Plants Required
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Type A
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Canopy/shade trees
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See Table 500-137B
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1
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Understory trees
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See Table 500-137B
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2
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Shrubs
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See Table 500-137B
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8
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Type B*
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Canopy/shade trees
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See Table 500-137B
|
1
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Understory trees
|
See Table 500-137B
|
1
| |
Evergreen trees
|
See Table 500-137B
|
1
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Shrubs
|
See Table 500-137B
|
6
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Type C*
|
Canopy/shade trees
|
See Table 500-137B
|
1
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Evergreen trees
|
See Table 500-137B
|
2
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Shrubs
|
See Table 500-137B
|
5
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Type D*
|
Evergreen trees
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See Table 500-137B
|
3
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Evergreen shrubs
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See Table 500-137B
|
14
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Type E
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Canopy trees
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See Table 500-137B
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2
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Shrubs
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See Table 500-137B
|
10
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*NOTE: Not to be used in off-street parking areas.
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Table 500-128
Substitution Schedule for Required Plant Materials
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Required Plant Material Type
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Acceptable Substitutions
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1 canopy tree (single-stem or multistem clump)
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2 understory trees, 2-inch caliper each; or
2 coniferous trees, 6 feet in height each; or
1 understory tree, 2-inch caliper, plus 1 coniferous tree, 6
feet in height
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1 coniferous tree
|
1 understory tree, 1.5-inch caliper
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1 understory tree
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1 coniferous tree, 6 feet in height
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1 shrub
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1 understory tree, 1.5-inch caliper; or
1 coniferous tree, 4 feet in height
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Table 500-133
Street Buffer Yards
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Minimum Required Buffer Yard Intensity Level Factors
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Zoning District
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Arterial Street
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Collector Street
|
Residential Minor Street
|
R-1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
R-2
|
0
|
0
|
0
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R-3
|
0
|
0
|
0
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R-4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
R-5
|
0
|
0
|
0
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R-6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
R-7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
R-8
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
R-9
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
R-10
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
NHB
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
CB
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
FB
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
LM
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
BP
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
QE
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
I
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
PR
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
EA
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
AT
|
0
|
0
|
0
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GA
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
PUD
|
0
|
0
|
0
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Table 500-134A
Buffer Yard Intensity Factor 1:
Alternative Plant Material Standards
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Buffer Yard Alternatives
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Type of Plants Required (a)
|
Minimum Quantity of Each Plant Type Required Per 100 Feet
of Buffer Yard Length
|
Minimum Required Buffer Yard Width
(feet)
|
Minimum Structure Type
(if required)
|
Type 1A
|
Canopy/shade trees
|
0.7
|
5
|
None
|
Understory trees
|
1.4
| |||
Shrubs
|
5.6
| |||
Type 1B*
|
Canopy/shade trees
|
0.6
|
10
|
None
|
Understory trees
|
0.6
| |||
Evergreen trees
|
0.6
| |||
Shrubs
|
3.6
| |||
Type 1C*
|
Canopy/shade trees
|
0.5
|
15
|
None
|
Evergreen trees
|
0.9
| |||
Shrubs
|
2.3
| |||
Type 1D*
|
Evergreen trees
|
1.1
|
20
|
None
|
Evergreen shrubs
|
4.9
| |||
Type 1E
|
Canopy trees
|
.5
|
25
|
None
|
Shrubs
|
2.5
|
NOTES:
| |
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(a)
|
See Table 500-137B for minimum required plant material sizes.
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Table 500-134B
Buffer Yard Intensity Factor 2:
Alternative Plant Material Standards
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---|---|---|---|---|
Buffer Yard Alternatives
|
Type of Plants Required (a)
|
Minimum Quantity of Each Plant Type Required Per 100 Feet
of Buffer Yard Length
|
Minimum Required Buffer Yard Width
(feet)
|
Minimum Structure Type
(if required)
|
Type 2A
|
Canopy/shade trees
|
1.7
|
15
|
2-foot berm
|
Understory trees
|
3.4
| |||
Shrubs
|
13.6
| |||
Type 2B*
|
Canopy/shade trees
|
2.3
|
20
|
None
|
Understory trees
|
2.3
| |||
Evergreen trees
|
2.3
| |||
Shrubs
|
13.5
| |||
Type 2C*
|
Canopy/shade trees
|
2.1
|
25
|
None
|
Evergreen trees
|
4.2
| |||
Shrubs
|
10.5
| |||
Type 2D*
|
Evergreen trees
|
5.9
|
30
|
None
|
Evergreen shrubs
|
27.3
| |||
Type 2E
|
Canopy trees
|
2.2
|
30
|
3-foot berm
|
Shrubs
|
11.0
|
NOTES:
| |
---|---|
(a)
|
See Table 500-137B for minimum required plant material sizes.
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Table 500-134C
Buffer Yard Intensity Factor 3:
Alternative Plant Material Standards
| ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Buffer Yard Alternatives
|
Type of Plants Required (a)
|
Minimum Quantity of Each Plant Type Required Per 100 Feet
of Buffer Yard Length
|
Minimum Required Buffer Yard Width
(feet)
|
Minimum Structure Type
(if required)
|
Type 3A
|
Canopy/shade trees
|
2.3
|
20
|
3-foot berm
|
Understory trees
|
4.6
| |||
Shrubs
|
18.4
| |||
Type 3B*
|
Canopy/shade trees
|
3.4
|
20
|
None
|
Understory trees
|
3.4
| |||
Evergreen trees
|
3.4
| |||
Shrubs
|
20.4
| |||
Type 3C*
|
Canopy/shade trees
|
3.2
|
25
|
None
|
Evergreen trees
|
6.4
| |||
Shrubs
|
16.0
| |||
Type 3D*
|
Evergreen trees
|
9.2
|
30
|
None
|
Evergreen shrubs
|
42.7
| |||
Type 3E
|
Canopy trees
|
5.8
|
35
|
None
|
Shrubs
|
29.0
|
NOTES:
| |
---|---|
(a)
|
See Table 500-137B for minimum required plant material sizes.
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Table 500-134D
Buffer Yard Intensity Factor 4:
Alternative Plant Material Standards
| ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Buffer Yard Alternatives
|
Type of Plants Required (a)
|
Minimum Quantity of Each Plant Type Required Per 100 Feet
of Buffer Yard Length
|
Minimum Required Buffer Yard Width
(feet)
|
Minimum Structure Type
(if required)
|
Type 4A
|
Canopy/shade trees
|
3.0
|
25
|
4-foot berm
|
Understory trees
|
6.0
| |||
Shrubs
|
24.0
| |||
Type 4B*
|
Canopy/shade trees
|
3.7
|
25
|
2-foot berm
|
Understory trees
|
3.7
| |||
Evergreen trees
|
3.7
| |||
Shrubs
|
22.2
| |||
Type 4C*
|
Canopy/shade trees
|
4.3
|
30
|
None
|
Evergreen trees
|
8.5
| |||
Shrubs
|
21.3
| |||
Type 4D*
|
Evergreen trees
|
12.3
|
35
|
None
|
Evergreen shrubs
|
57.4
| |||
Type 4E
|
Canopy trees
|
7.9
|
40
|
None
|
Shrubs
|
39.5
|
NOTES:
| |
---|---|
(a)
|
See Table 500-137B for minimum required plant material sizes.
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Table 500-134E
Buffer Yard Intensity Factor 5:
Alternative Plant Material Standards
| ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Buffer Yard Alternatives
|
Type of Plants Required (a)
|
Minimum Quantity of Each Plant Type Required Per 100 Feet
of Buffer Yard Length
|
Minimum Required Buffer Yard Width
(feet)
|
Minimum Structure Type
(if required)
|
Type 5A
|
Canopy/shade trees
|
4.1
|
25
|
4-foot berm
|
Understory trees
|
8.2
| |||
Shrubs
|
32.8
| |||
Type 5B*
|
Canopy/shade trees
|
4.8
|
30
|
2-foot berm
|
Understory trees
|
4.8
| |||
Evergreen trees
|
4.8
| |||
Shrubs
|
28.5
| |||
Type 5C*
|
Canopy/shade trees
|
5.3
|
35
|
None
|
Evergreen trees
|
10.6
| |||
Shrubs
|
26.5
| |||
Type 5D*
|
Evergreen trees
|
15.6
|
40
|
None
|
Evergreen shrubs
|
72.8
| |||
Type 5E
|
Canopy trees
|
9.0
|
40
|
None
|
Shrubs
|
45.0
|
NOTES:
| |
---|---|
(a)
|
See Table 500-137B for minimum required plant material sizes.
|
Table 500-135A
Minimum Landscaped Area Required for Off-Street Parking
Spaces
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---|---|---|---|---|
Zoning District and Type of Use
|
Minimum Landscape Area Required Within the Off-Street
Parking Area per 24 Required Off-Street Parking Spaces or Fraction
Thereof
(square feet)
|
Minimum Number of Plant Units (see Table 500-127) Required
to be Planted Within Required Off-Street Parking Landscape Areas per
24 Required Off-Street Parking Spaces or Fraction Thereof
| ||
All zoning districts:
| ||||
All agricultural uses
|
None
|
None
| ||
All zoning districts (except as otherwise noted below):
| ||||
All residential uses (with 0 to 5 off-street parking spaces required under § 500-118 of this chapter)
|
None
|
None
| ||
All residential uses (with more than 5 off-street parking spaces required under § 500-118 of this chapter)
|
720
|
2
| ||
All other uses
|
720
|
2.5
| ||
Other specified zoning districts:
| ||||
All uses in the I District
|
900
|
2.5
| ||
All uses in the BP District
|
900
|
3
|
Table 500-136C
Minimum Required Plant Units for Residential and Nonresidential
Zoning District Parcels and Lots
| |||
---|---|---|---|
Zoning District or Type of Use
|
Minimum Number of Plant Units (see Table 500-127) Required
to be Planted On Site (a)
| ||
R-9, R-10, and PUD Districts:
| |||
Agricultural uses
|
None
| ||
Single-family residential
|
1 per lot or dwelling unit
| ||
Two-family and multiple-family residential
|
6 per acre
| ||
All other uses
|
6 per acre
| ||
NB, CB, FB, LM, and I Districts:
| |||
Agricultural uses
|
None
| ||
All other uses
|
6 per acre
| ||
BP District:
| |||
Agricultural uses
|
None
| ||
All other uses
|
8 per acre
| ||
All other zoning districts (excluding lots of record existing
at the time of the adoption of this chapter in the R-1, R-2, R-3,
R-4, R-5, R-6, and R-7 Districts):
| |||
Agricultural uses
|
None
| ||
All other uses (including open space subdivisions)
|
4 per acre
|
NOTES:
| ||
---|---|---|
(a)
|
Not applicable when the minimum landscape surface ratio (LSR) requirements are lowered due to mitigation, as provided under § 500-139, allowed by the Plan Commission. When mitigation is allowed by the Plan Commission, the minimum plant unit requirements set forth in Table 500-139 are applicable.
|
Table 500-137B
Minimum Size Standards for Required Plant Materials
| ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Plant Material Type
|
Plantings in Buffer Yards Abutting a Vacant Parcel
|
All Other Buffer Yard Plantings
| ||
Canopy trees:
| ||||
Single stem
|
1.5-inch caliper
|
3-inch caliper
| ||
Multistem clump
|
6 feet tall
|
12 feet tall
| ||
Coniferous trees
|
4 feet tall
|
6 feet tall
| ||
Understory trees
|
4 feet tall
|
1.5-inch caliper
| ||
Shrubs
|
15 inches tall
|
2 feet tall
|
Table 500-139
Maximum Allowable Mitigation of Landscape Surface Ratio
(LSR) Requirements in Nonresidential Zoning Districts
| |||
---|---|---|---|
Nonresidential Zoning District
|
Required Landscape Surface Ratio (LSR)
|
Alternative Landscape Surface Ratio (LSR) with Mitigation
|
Minimum Number of Plant Units (see Table 500-127) Required
to be Planted On Site Under LSR Mitigation Requirements
|
NHB Neighborhood
|
0.45
|
0.35
|
7 per acre
|
CB Community
|
0.40
|
0.30
|
7 per acre
|
FB Freeway Interchange Business
|
0.35
|
0.30
|
7.5 per acre
|
LM Limited Manufacturing
|
0.40
|
0.30
|
5 per acre
|
BP Business Park
|
0.45
|
0.40
|
9 per acre
|
QE Quarrying And Extractive
|
0.50
|
0.45
|
6 per acre
|
I Institutional
|
0.40
|
0.30
|
7.5 per acre
|
PR Park And Recreation
|
0.50
|
0.45
|
5 per acre
|