The purpose of the landscaping requirements in this Ordinance shall be to enhance, conserve and stabilize property values by encouraging pleasant and attractive surroundings in all zones of the City and thus create the necessary atmosphere for the orderly development of a uniformly pleasant community. Landscaping also contributes to the relief of heat, noise and glare through the proper placement of green plants and trees.

1. Landscaping Standards for All Zones:
   1. General Standards:
      1. Corner Lots. Where a parcel is on a corner lot, the landscaping shall not exceed thirty inches (30") in height within a triangular area formed by the street property lines and a line connecting them at points thirty feet (30') from the intersection.
      2. Trees and Plantings. Trees and plantings shall comply with the Cedar City Shade Tree Ordinance. Trees shall be spaced no more than thirty feet (30') on center.
      3. Street Trees. Trees planted in the landscape strip adjacent to the right-of-way line in all commercial and industrial zones shall comply with the Cedar City Shade Tree Ordinance.
      4. Tree Size. All required trees shall be at least one and one half inches (1 1/2") in caliper, measured four feet (4') above the ground, and shall be at least eight feet (8') in height when planted.
   2. Park Strips Along Public Trails:
      1. Requirement for a Landscaping Plan. A detailed landscaping plan shall be submitted to the Community Development Director or his designee for review and approval in conjunction with the preliminary plat for the subdivision where the trail will be located.
      2. Contents of the Landscaping Plan. The plan will contain:
         1. the proposed location, number, size, and type of plants;
         2. the type or irrigation systems;
         3. Xeriscape features presenting a finished look and minimizing irrigation and maintenance costs should be employed and shown in the plan; and
         4. All use of concrete shall be shown on the landscape plan. Use of concrete other than in the drive approaches or an access to the sidewalk is not allowed.
2. Commercial and Industrial Zones: In all commercial and industrial zones except the Downtown Commercial Zone where the building is not set back from the street, there shall be landscaping provided and maintained along the right-of-way line of dedicated streets in accordance with a detailed landscaping plan approved by the City Building Official. The minimum amount of landscaping shall be equivalent to the street frontage multiplied by ten feet (10'). There shall be at least five feet (5') along the right-of-way line of dedicated streets. Landscaping shall be visible to vehicular traffic except in the Downtown Commercial Zone where the building is not set back from the street. In review, the Building Official will consider the proposed location, number, size, and type of plants, the type of irrigation system, and other similar factors, such as provided below:
   1. Driveway Areas: No landscaping shall be required where vehicular accesses are permitted. However, the area of landscaping which is eliminated due to vehicular accesses shall be included in another location of the lot.
   2. End Islands: Landscaped end islands at the end of each row of parking shall be installed to delineate all on-site driveways. Each island shall have one (1) deciduous tree, unless the end island is within fifty feet (50') of a dedicated right-of-way or within fifty feet (50') of a store front.
   3. Concrete Curbs: Concrete curbs shall be provided between landscaped areas and off-street parking areas.
   4. Other: Where a commercial or industrial development abuts any residential zone, there shall be provided along the adjoining property line a fence as required by this ordinance (Section 26-IV-4) and a ten foot (10') wide landscaped strip.
3. Residential Estate Zone: Residential Estates Zones that are used for Solar Power Generation, Central shall have a ten (10) foot landscape strip along any City street right of ways.
4. Residential Zones: In residential zones where park strips within the public right-of-way exist or have otherwise been approved with street cross sections providing for public trails, landscaping shall be provided and maintained in accordance with the following:
   1. Responsibility and Maintenance: Where there is no Home Owner’s Association to provide maintenance, landscaped park strips in residential developments shall be maintained by the property owner directly adjacent to the right-of-way containing the park strip area. Maintenance includes not only the ground cover, but any trees located within the park strip. The City may also trim trees or other planting material within the park strip when deemed necessary.
   2. Planting Materials: Planting materials should be compatible with the landscaping on the adjoining property.
5. Water Conservation:
   1. The following water-efficient landscape standards shall apply to all new developments:
      1. No lawn on parking strips or areas less than eight feet in width shall be allowed in any new development.
      2. Residential lawn areas shall not exceed 50% of the total landscaped area for front and side yards. Lawn limitations do not apply to small residential lots with less than 250 square feet of landscaped area.
   2. Other Developments: In new commercial, industrial, institutional, and multi-family development common area landscapes, lawn areas shall not exceed 20% of the total landscaped area, outside of active recreation areas.
      
      

Amended by ordinance number 0827-08-3

No Certificate of Occupancy shall be issued for any building on any portion of a development until the landscaping is in place or a bond, cash deposit, or equivalent, is deposited with the City conditioned on the guaranteeing the installation of all landscaping shown on the approved landscape plan.

Required landscaped areas shall be maintained in a neat, clean, orderly, and beautiful condition, this is meant to include proper pruning, mowing of lawns, weeding, removal of litter, fertilizing, replacement of plants when necessary and the regular watering of all plantings. Required landscaped areas shall be provided with suitable permanent method for water or sprinkling of plant. Failure to maintain the landscaping as provided herein shall be a violation of this chapter and enforceable as provided by law.

Where landscaping is required in this Ordinance, a plot plan showing the proposed landscaping development, watering system and use of the property shall be submitted to the Building Official. The same plot plan used to show parking layout or other requirements for the issuance of a Building Permit may be used providing all proposed landscaping is adequately detailed on said plot plan. The Building Official may disapprove such plans if he determines that they are not consistent with the purpose of this Ordinance.

Any use of property which on the effective date of this Ordinance or any subsequent amendment thereto is non-conforming only as to the regulations relating to landscaping may be continued in the same manner as if the landscaping was conforming. However, such use may not be increased in intensity except in accordance with the requirements of the Ordinance, and any landscaping which may exist in the locations specified by this Ordinance shall not be reduced unless suitable substitutions are made which would meet the requirements of this Ordinance.