Proposed project and parking layout plan;

Location, general type and quality of existing vegetation, including specimen trees;

Existing vegetation to be preserved;

Mitigation measures employed for protecting existing vegetation during construction and a sediment control plan;

Locations and labels for all proposed plants;

Plant lists or schedule with the botanical and common name, quantity and spacing and size of all proposed landscape material at the time of plantings;

Location and description of other landscape improvements, such as earth berms, walls, fences, screens, sculptures, fountains, street furniture, lights and courts or paved areas.

All pits shall be generally circular in outline, with vertical sides. The tree pit shall be deep enough to allow 1/8 of the ball to be above the existing grade. Plants shall rest on undisturbed existing soil or well-compacted backfill. On every side the tree pit must be a minimum of nine inches larger than the ball of the tree.

If areas are designated as shrub beds or hedge trenches, they shall be cultivated to at least 18 inches in depth. Areas designated for ground covers and vines shall be cultivated to at least 12 inches in depth.

All trenches and shrub beds shall be edged and cultivated to the lines shown on the drawing. The areas around isolated plants shall be edged and cultivated to the full diameter of the pit. Sod that has been removed and stacked shall be used to trim the edges of all excavated areas to the neat lines of the plant pit saucers, the edges of shrub areas, hedge trenches, and vine pockets.

After cultivation, all plant materials shall be mulched with a layer between two inches and three inches deep of tan bark, peat moss, or another material over the entire area of the bed or saucer.

Buffer area requirements. Landscape buffer strips shall be provided separating all buildings, parking areas, vehicular circulation facilities or similar improvements from the right-of-way line of any public street. The depth of such buffer strips shall be 1/3 of the distance between the street right-of-way and any building line but shall not be less than 10 feet in depth and need not exceed 50 feet in depth. Sidewalks may be considered in the calculation of the buffer depth. Buffer strips shall contain at least one tree per 30 linear feet of street frontage or portion thereof and shall contain at least three shrubs per 100 square feet of buffer area. Buffer strips separating parking areas from the street right-of-way along Route 123 and Mansfield Avenue (Route 140) shall contain at least a three-foot-high evergreen hedge, berm, wall or fence along the entire street frontage of the parking lot.

Plant material required. Landscape buffer strip(s) shall contain at least one tree per 30 linear feet of street frontage or portion thereof and shall contain at least three shrubs per 100 square feet of buffer area.

Quality of plant material. Plant materials shall conform to the requirements described in the latest edition of American Standard for Nursery Stock, published by the American Association of Nurserymen. Plants shall be nursery grown.

Size of plant material. Plantings shall conform to the following minimal standards:

Frontage landscaping requirements: See requirements in § 175-18.5A.

Perimeter and interior landscaping. On at least three sides of the perimeter of an outdoor parking lot for 20 or more cars, there shall be planted at least one canopy-forming, deciduous tree every 30 linear feet. In the interior part of an outdoor parking lot where two rows of parking spaces containing a total of 10 or more parking spaces face each other, a landscaped open space separated from the parking area by a suitable curb with at least four inches vertical and not less than six feet in width shall be provided. The landscaped strip may be provided either: 1) between the rows of parking spaces parallel to the aisle; or 2) in two or more strips parallel to the spaces and extending from the aisle serving one row of spaces to the aisle serving the other row of spaces shall contain at least one tree per 30 linear feet. Trees required by this section shall be canopy-forming, deciduous trees at least 2.5 inches in diameter at a height of four feet above the ground at time of planting and shall be of a species characterized by suitability and hardiness for location in a parking lot. To the extent practicable, existing trees shall be retained and used to satisfy this section.

Sight distance. In order to provide an unobstructed sight distance for motorists, there shall be a triangle which is at least 10 feet on two sides of the intersection of a street with a driveway or an interior drive that shall be clear of visual obstructions. The triangle shall be measured from the point of intersection of the street with the driveway or interior drive for a distance of at least 10 feet along the street line; along the side line of the driveway or interior drive for a distance of at least 10 feet; and by a third line connecting these two points. Within this triangle so described, nothing shall be erected, placed, planted or allowed to grow in such a manner as to impede vision for motorists between a height of three feet and eight feet above the grade of the center lines of the street and the driveway or interior drive.

A two-year guarantee on all new plant material. If any required tree or shrub dies within this period of time, it shall be replaced.

The developer to post surety in the form of either cash or a performance/maintenance bond conditioned upon satisfactory implementation of the landscape plan.