1.   A Landscape Plan where any landscaping and/or Plan is required under this Zoning Ordinance, shall be submitted and shall include the following:

      a.   A title block, including the name of the plan, designer's name, scale of the plan, north point and date of the plan.

      b.   List of botanical and common names of all types and varieties of plant material to be installed.

      c.   The number (quantity) of each type of plant material to be installed.

      d.   Key numbers on the landscape plan to identify where each type of plant material is to be installed.

      e.   Contouring, shaping and preparation of landscape area.

      f.   Use and placement of non-plant elements within the area to be landscaped.

      g.   The landscape plan shall also incorporate existing significant trees, three (3) inches in caliper or larger, and other existing natural vegetation which is to be preserved on the site.

   2.   The landscape requirements may include natural fences.

   3.   Landscape materials shall be selected and sited to produce a hardy drought-resistant landscape area. Selection shall include: consideration of soil type and depth; spacing for opacity; exposure to sun, wind and water; slope and contours of the site; building walls, overhangs and compatibility with existing native vegetation preserved on site.

      a.   Screening shall be used to reduce or eliminate the visual impacts of the following:

         (1)   Service areas and facilities, including trash containers an loading areas.

         (2)   Storage Areas.

         (3)   Off-street parking.

         (4)   At and above grade electrical and mechanical equipment, such as transformers, heat pumps and air conditions.

         (5)   Other areas or uses as required by this Ordinance.

   Screening may be accomplished by sight, obscuring plant materials generally evergreens), earth berms, walls, fences or other design techniques. Buffering shall be used to mitigate adverse visual impacts, dust, noise, or pollution and provide compatibility between dissimilar adjoining uses. Special consideration will be given to buffering and screening between residence and business and/or industrial uses in usually sensitive areas.

      a.   No sight obscuring plant material exceeding three (3) feet in height, at maturity above street grade, shall be located within a triangular area measured twenty-five (25) feet from the intersections of any two (2) street right-of-way lines in compliance with Section 4.06.8. of this ordinance. Existing trees located within the twenty-five (25) foot triangular area of any such intersections shall be maintained to allow eight (8) feet of vision clearance below the lowest hanging branches in areas facilitating vehicular traffic.

      b.   Plant materials, including deciduous and evergreen trees, shall not cause a hazard. Landscape plant material overhanging walks pedestrian paths, and seating areas shall be pruned to a minimum height of eight (8) feet, and to a minimum height of fifteen (15) feet over streets and vehicular traffic areas.

      c.   Landscape plant materials shall be selected which do not generally interfere with utilities above or below ground level at maturity.

      d.   Landscape plant materials shall be installed in accordance with current standards of the American Association of Nurserymen.

      e.   Landscape plant materials shall be properly guyed and staked in accordance with current industry standards as necessary. Stakes and guy wires shall not interfere with vehicular or pedestrian traffic.

      f.   Plant materials shall be hardy and have vigorous root systems, and be free from defects, diseases and infections.

      g.   Deciduous trees shall be fully branched, have a minimum caliper of three (3) inches (measured six (6) inches above ground level) and a minimum height of fourteen (14) feet at the time of planting.

      h.   Evergreen trees shall be a minimum of five (5) feet in height, fully branched.

      i.   Shrubs shall be supplied in a minimum eight (8) inch burlap balls or one (1) gallon containers with a minimum height spread of twelve (12) to eighteen (18) inches.

      j.   Ground cover plants shall be planted so that an effective covering is obtained within three (3) growing seasons.

      k.   Appropriate methods of care and maintenance of landscape plant materials shall be provided by the owner of the property.

      l.   Landscape plant materials, other than grass and approved parkway trees, shall not be planted or allowed on public property or in parkways.