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Request by Chris Doerner on behalf of 7105 W. North Avenue for interior and perimeter landscaping exemptions
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Submitted by:
Jennifer Stilling
Department:
Public Works (Engineering Services Division)
A. Issue
The applicant has requested that the Board consider exemptions to the following Landscaping Code requirements:
* Code Section 24.12.020: Perimeter Vehicular Use Area Landscaping
* Code Section 24.12.030: Interior Vehicular Use Area Landscaping
B. Background/Options
Because the parking lot for this parcel is proposed to be restriped differently from the last approved parking lot plan from 1981, the perimeter and interior landscape requirements in Code Section 24.12 apply.
For perimeter landscaping, Code Section 24.12.020 states that a landscape strip with a minimum depth of 10 feet must be provided between the vehicular use area and the public right-of-way. This perimeter vehicular use area must include at least 2 deciduous trees and 8 shrubs per 50 feet of vehicular use area frontage.
Approximately 32 feet out of the required 52 feet of perimeter adjacent to W. North Avenue does not provide the required 10-foot perimeter landscaping width. Within the 32 feet of non-compliant perimeter, the applicant has proposed a raised planter bed with a proposed width 1.75 feet. Based on 52 feet of perimeter length, 3 trees and 9 shrubs are required. The applicant has proposed to provide 2 trees and 16 shrubs. A raised planter bed is proposed in this area due to existing onsite environmental contamination.
For interior landscaping, Code Section 24.12.030 states that at least 10% of the interior vehicular use area must be landscaped. Interior landscaping islands must be at least 10 feet in width and provide 135 square feet in area. In addition to the 10% landscape area, one shade tree is required per 180 square feet of required landscape area.
The proposed landscaping plan shows are vehicular use area of 5,141 square feet. Per the Code, 5...
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