Edon City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 1189
Landscaping Regulations
1189.01 LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS.
Consistent with the objectives established in this Chapter, landscaping shall be provided according to the following standards for the following districts, with the new construction of any principal building.
(a) C-1 Neighborhood Commercial.
(b) C-2 General Commercial.
(c) M-1 Light Industrial.
(d) M-2 Heavy Industrial.
(Ord. 05-08. Passed 4-10-08.)
1189.02 SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS.
The Village of Edon recognizes that, in some cases, the landscaping requirements may be difficult or impractical to meet due to specific site characteristics. In these cases, an alternate landscaping plan may be approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission as part of the site plan review process.
(Ord. 05-08. Passed 4-10-08.)
1189.03 SCREENING OF SERVICE COURTS, STORAGE AREAS, AND LOADING DOCKS
For all uses that include areas used for service, loading, and unloading activities, such areas shall be screened along the entire rear lot line and side lot lines from the rear lot line to the rear building line to the following minimum standards:
(a) The width of the screening area shall be a minimum of five (5) feet. Screening shall consist of walls, hedges, fences, vegetation, or an acceptable combination of these elements, provided that screening must be at least seven (7) feet in height.
(b) Vegetation used for screening shall have a minimum opaqueness of seventy-five percent (75%) at all times within two years of planting.
(Ord. 05-08. Passed 4-10-08.)
1189.04 SCREENING OF TRASH CONTAINER RECEPTACLES.
Trash containers shall be screened according to the following minimum standards:
(a) Trash containers designed to service more than one residential unit or to service a non-residential structure shall be screened on all sides, on three(3) sides by walls, fences, or natural vegetation, or an acceptable combination of these elements.
(b) The height of such screening shall be at least six (6) feet. The maximum height of walls and fences shall not exceed ten (10) feet. Vegetation shall have a minimum opaqueness of seventy-five percent (75%) at all times within two (2) years of planting. The use of evergreen vegetation is encouraged. Vegetation shall be a variety that will attain six (6) feet in height within two(2) years of planting.
(Ord. 05-08. Passed 4-10-08.)
1189.05 PARKING LOT SCREENING AND LANDSCAPING.
Parking lot screening and landscaping includes both perimeter screening and interior landscaping.
(Ord. 05-08. Passed 4-10-08.)
1189.06 PERIMETER SCREENING.
Perimeter screening shall effectively conceal vehicles within a parking area from adjoining property (along side lot lines) with the selective use of plant, mounding, or fence material for visual separation. The perimeter of parking areas shall be screened as follows:
(a) A planting strip at least five (5) feet in width shall be located along the perimeter of a parking area (along side lot lines). Within this landscaped strip there shall be two (2) , 2-inch caliper deciduous shade trees per 100 linear feet (or fraction thereof) of perimeter parking area. There shall also be a four (4) feet tall solid hedge, or informal planting of shrubs (evergreen or deciduous), which will provide opaqueness of fifty percent (50%) within two (2) years of planting.
(Ord. 05-08. Passed 4-10-08.)
1189.07 PLANT MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONS.
The following sections include specifications for plant materials. Alternatives to these materials that can be shown to meet both the intent and requirements of this Ordinance may be approved as part of a site plan:
(a) Shrubs: Shrubs shall be at least twenty-four (24) inches average height and spread at the time of planting and, where required for screening, shall form a continuous year-round, solid visual screen within five (5) years after planting.
(b) Ground Cover and Grass: Ground cover shall be planted a minimum of eight (8) inches on center and shall be planted in such a manner to present a finished appearance and seventy-five percent (75%) coverage after one complete growing season. If approved as part of a Site Plan, ground cover may also consist of rocks, pebbles, wood chips, and other material. Grass shall be planted in species normally grown as permanent lawns.
(c) Prohibited Tree Species: Within any required landscaping, the following tree species may not be used:
Box Elder | Tree of Heaven | Catalpa |
Black Walnut | Poplar | Willow |
Mountain Ash | Siberian Elm | Black |
Locust | Hickory | Mulberry |
In addition to the specific species listed above, trees which produce nuts, seeds, or fruit that can create a hazard to pedestrians or vehicles shall not be planted in such a manner that the natural dripline of an average adult tree of the species planted will be any closer than three (3) feet of a pedestrian walkway or parking lot.
(Ord. 05-08. Passed 4-10-08.)
1189.08 SCREENING OF EXTERIOR MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT.
Exterior components of plumbing, processing, heating, cooling, and ventilating systems (including, but not limited to, piping, tanks, stacks, collectors, heating, cooling, and ventilating- equipment fans, blowers, ductwork, vents, louvers, meters, compressors, motors, incinerators, ovens, etc.) shall not be directly visible at ground level. Any landscaping or structural means employed to screen exterior components of plumbing, processing, heating, cooling, and ventilating systems from direct view shall appear as integrated parts of the buildings; shall be constructed of complementary and durable materials; and finished in a texture and color scheme complementary to the overall architectural design. Any exterior components of plumbing, processing, heating, cooling, and ventilating systems and their screening devices which will be visible from upper floors of adjacent buildings shall be kept to a visible minimum; shall be installed in a neat and compact fashion; and shall be painted such a color as to allow their blending with their visual backgrounds.
(Ord. 05-08. Passed 4-10-08.)
1189.09 MAINTENANCE AND REPLACEMENT REQUIREMENTS.
The owner shall be responsible for maintaining all landscaping in good condition to present a healthy, neat, and orderly appearance. This should be accomplished by the following standards:
(a) All plant growth in landscaped areas shall be controlled by pruning, trimming, or other suitable methods so that plant materials do not interfere with public utilities, restrict pedestrian or vehicular access, or otherwise constitute a traffic hazard.
(b) All planted areas shall be maintained in a relatively weed-free condition, clear of undesirable undergrowth, and free from refuse and debris.
(c) Replacement plants shall conform to the standards that govern original installation. Dead or unhealthy plants shall be replaced within the next planting season.
(d) Representatives of the Village of Edon shall have the authority to inspect landscaping and check it against the approved plan on file.
(Ord. 05-08. Passed 4-10-08.)