§ 38-62. Tree canopy cover on new development.

(a)

Each new development within the City shall be required to conserve, or plant if trees are not available for conservation, a specified amount of tree canopy cover as a percent of the buildable land area. The tree canopy cover requirements are shown in table 38-62.

TABLE 38-62. TREE CANOPY COVER REQUIREMENTS BY ZONING DISTRICT

Zoning District		Tree Canopy Coverage (in percent)
R-30	Single-Family Residential - Low Density District	40
R-20	Single-Family Residential - Low To Medium Density District	30
R-15	Single-Family Residential - Medium Density District	30
R-7.5	Single-Family Residential - High Density District	20
R-TH	Residential Townhouse District	10
INST	Institutional District	40
IC	Institutional Campus District	40
OP	Office Professional District	20
C	Commercial District	20
TC	Town Center District	N/A

 

(b)

The tree canopy shall be well-distributed throughout the property. Trees planted to achieve tree canopy cover requirements shall be chosen from the City tree species list, in good health, and shall be a minimum of five inches in caliper. Further, all parking areas with five or more parking spaces shall be designed to have 50 percent tree canopy cover within 15 years after completion of construction or renovation. Tree canopy cover credits for newly planted trees are included in the City tree species list.

(c)

All plans for subdivision development should be reviewed by the Trees, Parks and Recreation Board prior to any site disturbance including tree removal, soil disturbance including grading, grubbing, or timber harvesting or the issuance of any permits for such activities.

(Ord. of 12-5-2011(06), § 1(39-120))