HomeMy WebLinkAbout1514 - Ordinance - Establishing Landscape StandardsORDINANCE NO. 1514 A
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1469 RELATING TO
LANDSCAPE STANDARDS FOR COMMERCIAL
DEVELOPMENT.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD,
WASHINGTON, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS.
SECTION I: THAT Ordinance No. 1469 (Zoning
Ordinance), Chapter 5, Section 5.5 (13,5), is amended to to
read as follows:
ADD:
d. LANDSCAPING: All front -yard areas, including
parkways, shall be landscaped and maintained.
Such yards shall extend the full width of the
property and average a minimum of ten (10) feet
in width and no less than five (5) feet at any
given point.
e. MATERIALS: Mature healthy trees already
existing on the site shall be preserved where
ever possible. All new planting materials
should be No. 1 grade, as described by the
American Association of Nurseryman (AAN). One
tree per twenty five (25) lineal feet of street
frontage shall be installed. Trees shall be
placed no further than thirty (30) feet on
center or may be spaced irregularly to form a
natural grouping.
(1) Nonliving groundcover (bark, wood chips,
etc.) shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of
all landscaped area. All'planting area shall
incorporate berming or earth mounding.
(2) Trees shall be a minimum of six (6) feet in
height and no smaller than 1 1/2 inch caliper.
All trees shall be comprised of a mixture of
non -deciduous and deciduous varieties and shall
be secured by double stakes.
f. CLEAR SITE TRIANGLE: To avoid landscape
material from blocking a clear path of driver
vision at intersections/driveways, no plant
material shall extend higher than three (3)
feet above ground. Tree branches shall be kept
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trimmed a minimum of eight (8) feet above
ground. NOTE: To establisha clear site
triangle, locate the apex of the street corner
and draw a line twenty (20) feet in each
opposite direction. The end points are
connected forming a triangle.
g. PARKING LOT LANDSCAPING: Any parking lot
exceeding fifteen (15) parking spaces shall
provide landscape islands dispersed throughout
the lot to afford visual relief with vertical
landscape elements.
1) Not less than six percent (6%) of the
interior of any parking lot shall consist of
landscaped islands. One tree shall be provided
per one hundred (100) square feet of required
internal landscape area. One (1) tree per
twenty (20) lineal feet along a side or rear
lot line shall be installed. A 20% reduction
in parking lot landscape area may be permitted
if additional landscape treatments or
pedestrian amenities are provided along the
site perimeter.
2) A 15% reduction in required parking may be
allowed for parking lots in excess of 50 stalls
if additional sidewalk pedestrian amenities are
provided ( e.g. benches, arcades, trellises,
decorative paving materials, courtyards, etc).
3) In addition to a ten (10) foot street yard
setback, commercial parking lots shall maintain
a minimum five (5) foot rear/side yard
landscape setback. Moreover, parking lots
located contiguous to residential zoned
property shall be landscaped to provide a
visual barrier. A fence or wall may be
required in addition to a landscape buffer at
the discretion of the Zoning Administrator.
h. MAINTENANCE:
1) All landscaped areas shall be irrigated by
automatic sprinklers.
2) All planting materials found dead or
diseased within one (1) year of installation
shall be replaced at the property owners
expense.
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LIGHTING: A lighting plan shall be submitted
identifying the type and location of outdoor
illumination.
PASSED by the City
and ATTESTED by the Deputy
such passage this 26th day
ATTEST:
Michelle Thomas
Deputy City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
Council and SIGNED by the Mayor
City Clerk in authentication of
of August 1991.
Leslie J. Weatherill, Mayor
SPONSORED BY:
Councilman Morrison