§ 8178-8.4.2.1. Perimeter landscaping.

Perimeter landscaping provides a physical and visual separation between development and the public right-of-way. Perimeter landscaping shall include the following:

a.

Minimum Planter Area—Landscaped planter areas shall be a minimum of four (4) feet wide (including curbs). Narrower landscaped planter areas may be permitted, but shall not be counted toward meeting the minimum landscape area site coverage requirements.

b.

Landscape Strip—A landscape strip shall be provided along property lines adjacent to the public or private street right-of-way as follows:

1.

For commercial and institutional land uses, the landscape strip shall be at least five (5) feet wide.

2.

For industrial land uses, the landscape strip shall be at least ten (10) feet wide, except for parcels zoned Coastal Industrial (CM) that are developed for oil and gas production that cannot be seen from the public rights-of-way. In such cases, a landscape strip is not required.

3.

The landscape strip shall be measured from the inside edge of the public right-of-way.

4.

Frontage perimeter landscaping may be crossed by walkways and access drives.

c.

Bus shelters may be located within the perimeter landscape area but the area occupied by a bus shelter shall not count towards the required minimum landscape area.

(Ord. No. 4492, § 6, 6-21-2016)