a. Landscaping strip shall be a minimum of eight (8) feet in width, and shall be increased to ten (10) feet in width and fifteen (15) feet in width as required by LMC 18A.70.160, Landscaping regulations by zoning district.

b. Depending on the use, a sight-obscuring barrier may be required to be placed within the landscaping strip to consist of:

c. One (1) evergreen or deciduous tree is required per twenty (20) linear feet of landscaping strip. Trees shall be spaced at intervals not greater than twenty (20) feet on center along the full extent of the landscaping strip. No more than sixty (60) percent of the trees may be deciduous.

d. The percentage of evergreen trees allowed may be further reduced at the discretion of the Director to address public safety concerns.

e. Shrubs.

f. Vegetative groundcover.

g. Landscaping shall be placed along the entire length of the landscaping strip so as to provide a vegetative buffer. These are minimum standards; additional landscaping may be required if, in the determination of the Director, the proposed landscaping plan does not provide effective separation and screening.

h. A credit of one and one-half (1.5) square feet of vegetative buffer shall be given for every square foot of area devoted to new, or the preservation of, Oregon white oak tree use.

a. Curb, gutter, and sidewalks standards as required in LMC 18A.70.130, Street improvements; Chapter 12.09 LMC, Transportation Facilities; and Chapter 12.10 LMC, Site Development Provisions.

b. Landscaping strip of vegetative groundcover of three (3) to eight (8) feet in width, at the discretion of the City Engineer, located between the curb and the sidewalk.

c. Deciduous street trees, pursuant to LMC 18A.70.170, Street tree standards, are required along the entire street frontage at a spacing of no more than thirty (30) feet on center or as required to continue the existing pattern of street, whichever is less distance.

d. Tree wells, a minimum of four (4) feet in any dimension, with a grating system approved by the City Engineer, are required when trees are placed within the sidewalk. Sidewalks must maintain a minimum forty-eight (48) inch clear width exclusive of curbing. Trees not located on the sidewalk shall be centered on the landscaping strip, or behind the sidewalk within ten (10) feet of the right-of-way if the right-of-way is insufficient to accommodate street trees, or if curbs, gutters and sidewalks already exist.

e. Street lights as directed by the City Engineer.

f. Landscaped medians within the roadway may be required at the discretion of the City Engineer and the Director including:

g. Bus stop(s), benches and/or bus shelter(s) as deemed necessary by the Director and Pierce Transit.

a. One (1) deciduous or evergreen tree shall be spaced at intervals not greater than fifty (50) feet on center along the full extent of the open space. No more than eighty (80) percent of the trees may be deciduous.

b. Vegetative groundcover.

a. Landscaping Islands. Landscaped islands shall be located at the end of each parking row. Internal landscaping islands shall occur at intervals within the row so that no parking stall within that parking row is more than eight (8) parking stalls from a landscaping island. The following standards shall apply:

b. Internal Landscaping. If internal landscaping other than landscaping islands is included in a parking area, the internal landscaping shall at a minimum consist of vegetative groundcover and trees per Type III, Open Space.

c. Perimeter Landscaping. Landscaping around the perimeter of the parking area shall be a Type I, Vegetative Buffer.

a. Landscaping strip minimum ten (10) feet in width.

b. Solid fence or wall six (6) feet in height located within the landscape strip.

c. The Director may direct the location, style, and construction materials of the required fence/wall to lesson visual impact on adjacent properties.

d. One (1) deciduous or evergreen tree is required per twenty (20) linear feet of landscaping strip. Trees shall be spaced at intervals not greater than twenty (20) feet on center along the full extent of the landscaping strip. No more than forty (40) percent of the trees may be deciduous.

e. The percentage of evergreen trees allowed may only be reduced, at the discretion of the Community Development Director, to address public safety concerns.

f. Shrubs.

g. Vegetative groundcover.

h. Landscaping shall be placed along the entire length of the landscaping strip so as to provide a vegetative barrier. These are minimum standards; additional landscaping may be required if, in the determination of the Community Development Director, the proposed landscaping plan does not provide an actual or effective barrier or separation.

a. Landscaping strip minimum five (5) feet in width around the area, excluding access points.

b. A fence or wall six (6) feet in height located on the interior of the landscaping strip.

c. Minimum six (6) foot tall Arborvitae or approved equivalent trees placed at four (4) feet on center.

d. Shrubs.

e. Vegetative groundcover.

f. The fence and landscaping may be modified at the discretion of the Community Development Director to address public safety concerns. [Ord. 775 § 1 (Exh. A), 2022; Ord. 726 § 2 (Exh. B), 2019.]