23.50A.182

A. Street trees 1. Street trees are required as follows. a. Development of either a new structure or an addition to an existing structure, containing more than 4,000 new gross square feet of floor area shall provide street trees. b. If it is not feasible to plant street trees in a right of way planting strip, then they shall be provided in a landscaped area along the street property line that is a minimum of 5 feet in width. 2. Green Factor. Landscaping that achieves a Green Factor score of 0.3 or greater pursuant to Section 23.86.019 is required for any lot with: a. Development, either a new structure or an addition to an existing structure, containing more than 4,000 new square feet of gross floor area; or b. Any parking lot containing more than 20 new parking spaces for automobiles. B. Screening and landscaping requirements for uses abutting or across a street or an alley from a lot in a residential zone 1. Surface parking areas, off-street loading areas, parking structures, drive-in businesses, gas stations, outdoor sales or storage and outdoor activities, shall provide screening and landscaping as provided in subsection 23.50A.180.B.6. 2. Uses that abut or are across a street or alley from a lot in a residential zone shall provide view-obscuring screening along the abutting lot, street, or alley lot line, except as modified by subsection 23.50A.182.B.3. 3. When the structure facade is located 5 feet or less from the lot line, landscaping may be provided in the area between the facade and the lot line as an alternative to view-obscuring screening. This landscaping shall be either: a. Vegetated walls attached to the facade up to a minimum height of 10 feet; or b. A landscaped area meeting the provisions of subsection 23.50A.180.B.3. 4. When there is no structure or the structure facade is located more than 5 feet from the street or alley lot line, a 3-foot-tall vegetated wall, or landscape area, shall be provided. C. Some specific uses are required to provide additional screening, landscaping, and setbacks as regulated in Section 23.50A.188 . ([Renumbered from 23.50A.018.C]; Ord. 126862 , § 8, 2023.) Reviser's note— Subsection B.1 as enacted contained a reference to subsection 23.50A.038.B.6. Since there never was a 23.50A.038.B.6, the reference is assumed to be a typographical error for 23.50A.018.B.6, which has been codified as 23.50A.180.B.6.