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B. Perimeter landscaping relating to abutting properties; exemption. (1) On the site of a building or structure or open lot use providing an off-street parking area where such areas will not be entirely screened visually by an intervening building or structure from abutting property, that portion of such area not so screened shall be provided with a hedge or other durable landscape barrier maintained at not greater than six (6) feet in height nor less than three (3) feet in height to form a continuous screen between the off-street parking area and such abutting property. Such landscaped barrier shall be located between the common lot line and the off-street parking area, and shall be planted in a planting strip no less than four (4) feet in width. In addition, one tree shall be provid- ed for each fifty (50) lineal feet of such landscape barrier or fractional part thereof. Such trees shall be located between the common lot line and the off-street parking area. Each such tree shall be planted in at least twenty-five (25) square feet of planting area with a minimum dimension of at least five (5) feet. Each such planting area shall be landscaped with grass, ground cover or other landscape material, excluding paving, in addition to the required tree. (2) The provisions of subsection (1) above shall not be applicable in the following situations: (a) When a property line abuts a dedicated alley, or to those portions of the property that are opposite a building or other structure located on the abutting property; (b) Where the subject property and abutting property are zoned or used for nonresidential uses, only the tree pro- vision with its planting area as prescribed in this subsection shall be required; however, the number of trees may be reduced to one tree for every one hundred twenty-five (125) lineal feet or fraction thereof. C. Parking Area Interior Landscaping. For Off-street parking, an area or areas equal to at 8