18A.70.160 Landscaping regulations by zoning districts.
A. Type II, streetscape shall apply to all zones and shall be applied to all proposed developments other than a single-family dwelling, pursuant to LMC 18A.60.130, Street improvements; Chapter12.09 LMC, Transportation Facilities; and Chapter12.10 LMC, Site Development Provisions.
B. Type III, open space shall apply to all zones where open space is required as part of the development standards or community design guidelines.
C. Type IV, parking areas, and Type VI, area screening are types of landscaping that shall apply in all zones, as applicable.
D. Discretionary land use permit approval and conditions may require any landscaping type in order to mitigate the impacts of the proposed use.
E. The unique character of development within the OSR1 and OSR2 zones, as private and public open space, parks, and public facilities, requires a case-by-case review of the landscaping standards and requirements by the Director.
F. The following standards are representative and may not include all uses or types. Where individual uses or zones are not specified, the Director shall make a determination as to the most appropriate landscaping type in order to mitigate the impacts of the proposed development.
G. Zones Minimum Landscaping Requirements.
1. Single-family zones: Single-family dwellings are exempt from perimeter landscaping standards.
2. Multifamily zones that abut:
a. Single-family zones: Type I, vegetative buffer, ten (10) foot landscape strip.
b. Open space and recreation zones: Type I, vegetative buffer, ten (10) foot landscape strip.
3. Neighborhood business and commercial zones that abut:
a. Single-family zones: Type I, vegetative buffer, fifteen (15) foot landscape strip.
b. Multifamily zones: Type I, vegetative buffer, ten (10) foot landscape strip.
c. Open space and recreation zones: Type I, vegetative buffer, ten (10) foot landscape strip.
4. Industrial zones that abut:
b. Multifamily zones: Type V, solid barrier.
c. Commercial uses/zones: Type I, vegetative buffer, ten (10) foot landscape strip.
d. Open space and recreation zones: Type V, solid barrier.
5. Public/institutional zone: Type I, vegetative buffer, ten (10) foot landscape strip.
6. Between developments in the same zone: All uses (other than single-family uses): Type I, vegetative buffer, eight (8) foot landscape strip.
7. Parking lots in all zones: Type I, vegetative buffer and Type IV, parking areas.
8. Property lines abutting public right-of-way or private streets: Type II streetscape and Type I, vegetative buffer, eight (8) foot landscape strip or appropriate landscaping per Chapter 18A.70 LMC, Article I, Community Design.
9. Storage space (for all uses other than single-family residential):
a. Under two hundred (200) gross square feet: Type VI, area screening.
b. Two hundred (200) or more gross square feet: Type V, solid barrier.
c. Salvage/wrecking use: Type V, solid barrier.
d. Industrial and outdoor: Type V, solid barrier.
10. Wireless telecommunication facilities: See Chapter 18A.90 LMC.
11. Open space: Type III, open space.
12. Streets/rights-of-way: Type II, streetscape.
13. Trash dumpsters: Type VI, area screening. [Ord. 726 § 2 (Exh. B), 2019.]