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ORDINANCE 2010- 008 (e) Foundation plantings. Foundation plantings shall be required as stated below for buildings in commercial and industrial areas and for businesses allowed in residential areas. noir €For industrial and storage buildings located in the CH, IL, and IG zoning districts, however, foundation planting strips shall be exempted for sides of buildings not fronting on a residentially designated area, or public road. In addition, industrially zoned manufacturing uses in the 98th Avenue manufacturing district and historic buildings and resources are exempt from foundation planting requirements to the extent provided for in section 911.19(3)(a)5. and 6. of this ordinance. Along the front, sides and rear of buildings, the following foundation planting landscape strips shall be provided in accordance with the building height: Building Height Foundation Planting Strip De th Up to 12' hi h 5Ldepth 5' average, 3' minimum dimension 12' to 25' hi h IOLdepth 10' average, 6' minimum dimension Over 25' hi h 15' average, 10' minimum dimension 'A ee Depth shall be measured perpendicular to the building, from the foundation outward. The required combined depth of the thoroughfare plan road buffer and the foundation planting strip on any site shall not exceed ten (10) percent of the depth of the site, measured perpendicular to the thoroughfare plan road. Consistent with the reauirements below, greater depths may be required where canonv. halm, and understory trees are planted within the foundation planting strip. 2. At planting, the minimum separation distance from building facades or walls shall be seven (7) feet to canopy trees and five (5) feet to understory trees and palms. At planting, the minimum separation distance from sidewalks shall be six (6) feet to canopy trees and three (3) feet to understory trees and palms, and shall be three (3) feet from parking spaces to canopy trees, understory trees, and palms. Separation distances shall be measured from the trunk to the nearest building, wall, sidewalk, or parking space. a. Exception: narrow, upright canopy tree species, such as varieties of cypress and holly, may be located the same distance from buildings, walls, and sidewalks as understory trees and palms. b. Where a magnolia or other canopy tree (not including a narrow species such as a cypress or holly) is used in a foundation planting area, the planting area shall have a minimum depth of ten (10) feet measured from the building. 23. Within such foundation planting landscape strips, the following landscaping shall be provided: a. Forty (40) percent of the foundation perimeter (excluding entranceways and overhead doors) along all building faces shall be landscaped, as follows: Bold Underline: Additions to Ordinance 11 Strike threeghi Deleted Text from Existing Ordinance F:\Community Development\Users\CurDev\ORDINANCE\2010\2010- Landscape 911, 926 and 927.RTF