Hamilton City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XXIII
Revegetation
§ 203-240 Title.
This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Hamilton Township Revegetation Ordinance."
§ 203-241 Green space.
The landscape plan and site plan for all site plan and subdivision submissions and applications shall address the planting of all green space in accordance with the standards set forth herein. In the site planning process, the provision and landscaping of green space or planting areas shall be considered to enhance the visual quality of a site plan and provide spatial or directional definition as follows:
A.
A planting area and planting around all buildings as appropriate relative to the architecture, anticipated use, and to limit pavement to that necessary for access, and appropriate use shall be provided.
B.
To provide immediate buffering, visual relief, and scale for a large office, commercial, and industrial buildings (buildings of 10,000 square feet or larger). Larger-size trees shall be provided near the building perimeter (within 75 feet). The quantity of trees shall be equal to one tree for every 40 feet of general building perimeter.
C.
Tree size.
(1)
Tree size shall be based upon the height of the building as follows:
Building Stories | Tree Size (caliper in inches) | |
|---|---|---|
1-2 | 2.5-3.0 | |
3 | 3.0-3.5 | |
4-6 | 3.5-4.0 |
(2)
These trees shall be located in a manner consistent with the architectural and site design applicable to the subject property and shall provide maximum visual impact. Relocated existing vegetation may be utilized to meet this requirement.
D.
In residential developments, trees shall be planted throughout the site at a rate of one tree per 2,500 square feet of upland lot area or a fraction thereof. In nonresidential development, trees shall be planted throughout a site at a rate of one tree per 2,500 square fee of upland green space, or a fraction thereof. Of this quantity 60% shall be shade trees of 2.5 to 3.0 inches caliper and/or evergreen trees at 10 to 12 feet in height, and 40% shall be shade trees, a minimum of two to 2.5 inches caliper and/or evergreen trees at six to eight feet in height. Existing, mature upland forests (containing a predominance of four inches in diameter at breast height dbh) at the approval of the Township Landscape Architect (which are preserved and adequately protected and not injured during, and subsequent to, construction) may be deducted from the quantity of trees required at the rate of one tree for every 2,000 square feet of mature upland forests.