§ 21-387. Landscaping.

(a)

Applicability of section. For parking facilities with more than ten parking spaces, the Landscaping requirements set out in this section shall apply.

(b)

Interior Landscaping. For surface parking facilities, at least ten percent of the parking facility shall be permanently landscaped. The interior Landscaping requirement shall be computed on the basis of the Net Parking Facility. For the purposes of this section, "Net Parking Facility" shall include parking stalls, access drives, aisles, walkways, dead spaces, and required separations from Structures, but shall not include required Street Setbacks or access driveways for walkways within such Setbacks.

(c)

Planting beds. All Landscaping shall be contained in planting beds. Each planting bed shall have a minimum width of four feet and a minimum area of 25 square feet and shall be enclosed by concrete or masonry curbing at least four inches wide and six inches in height above the paving surface. Planting beds within the Special Business Improvement Area are not required to be enclosed by concrete or masonry curbing.

(d)

Plant material.

(1)

Surface parking facilities shall contain at least one tree for each 1,000 square feet of required parking area. In addition to required trees, each planting bed shall contain appropriate ground cover or shrubbery.

(2)

Nonplant material such as statuary or fountains may be used in landscaped areas provided it does not dominate the planting bed.

(e)

Sprinkler system; maintenance. Landscaping installed shall be provided with complete sprinkler systems, and continuously maintained.

(f)

Plot plan.

(1)

All required plot plans for parking facilities shall contain detailed Landscaping plans. Landscaping plans shall be prepared by Persons authorized under F.S. ch. 481, part II, to prepare Landscaping plans.

(2)

The Landscaping plan shall be drawn to an accurate scale and shall include:

a.

The location and size of planting beds.

b.

The location and variety of all plant material to be used.

c.

The location and type of sprinkler system to be provided.

(Ord. No. 169, § 7-7, 6-29-74; Ord. No. 297, § 7, 10-28-86; Ord. No. 595, § 5, 5-16-17)