§ 88-425-03. STREET TREES

88-425-03-A. APPLICABILITY

The street tree planting requirements of this section apply to all of the following, unless expressly exempted:

1.

construction of any principal building; and

2.

any addition to or enlargement of an existing principal building when the addition or enlargement exceeds 10 percent of gross floor area.

88-425-03-B. EXEMPTIONS

1.

Street trees are not required to be installed or maintained in the following locations:

a.

above an area containing soil of a depth of less than 6 feet, not including sidewalk pavement; and

b.

any areas determined by the director of parks and recreation to be unsuitable or unsafe for street trees.

2.

When street trees are not required pursuant to 88-425-03-B.1, the director of parks and recreation may require alternative landscape treatments, in accordance with 88-425-13.

88-425-03-C. TREE PLANTING REQUIREMENTS

1.

NUMBER

At least one street tree is required for each 30 feet of street frontage.

2.

LOCATION

Required street trees must be installed within the street right-of-way or within 10 feet of the street right-of-way. If street trees are to be located outside of the right-of-way, the city is authorized to require the establishment of a 15-foot landscape maintenance easement.

3.

SPACING

Street trees need not be regularly spaced. The director of parks and recreation is authorized to determine the final location of street trees, based on site factors such as the location of utilities and driveways, intersection visibility requirements and other factors.

4.

SIZE

Street trees installed to satisfy the requirements of this section must comply with the minimum size requirements of 88-425-10-B.2 except that on lots abutting parkways and boulevards, street trees must have a minimum caliper of 2.0 inches.

(Ord. No. 120783, § 1, 10-4-2012; Ord. No. 130441, § 1, 7-11-2013)