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ORDINANCE 2010- 008 'A disc Depth shall be measured perpendicular to the building, from the foundation outward. Consistent with the requirements below, greater depths may be required where canopy, palm, 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: *For buildings up to 12' in height Minimum planting area depth: 5'3' minimum avers a 5' Minimum plant material required: *I palm tree or appropriate canopy tree for every 10 lineal feet of plantingstfip (clustered) 100 sg. ft. of required foundation planting area. Where an appropriate canopy tree (conventional or narrow species) is used, the canopy tree may count for 2 palms. * 1 understory tree (or two 42" non-native/36" native shrubs) for every 300 sq. ft. of required Vlantin2 area. * 1.5 shrubs (minimum shrub height 1211) for every 10 square feet of required planting area *Ground cover, flowering plants or sod in the remaining planting area; sod shall be limited to 30% of the required lantin area. *For buildings of 12' to 25' in height Minimum planting area depth: 4-A' 6' minimum avers a 10' Minimum planting material required: * 1 canopy tree (including palms credited as canopy trees) for every 10 lineal feet o f r -e , ir-ea planting strip « ..,.,lms . height >, be for- o of12eu may „,,suttee e eanopy tree) 150 sg. ft. of required foundation planting area. Bold Underline: Additions to Ordinance StFike thFett& Deleted Text from Existing Ordinance F:\Community Development\Users\CurDev\ORDINANCE\2010\2010- Landscape 911, 926 and 927.RTF