Streetscapes.
Southaven Code of Ordinances § 13-10(b)
in effectSec. 13-10(b). - Streetscapes.
Landscaped areas shall be provided along all public road rights-of-way. The streetscape type to be used shall be dependent upon either the presence of parking or a vehicular drive aisle adjacent to the streetscape area.
(1) Streetscape Type A shall be required where parking is located adjacent to the streetscape and facing the public right-of-way and shall consist of a twenty-foot wide area supplemented by a landscape island (ten (10) feet by twenty (20) feet minimum) in the parking area located every eight (8) spaces.
Planting shall consist of one (1) major shade tree planted in each of the islands accompanied by a single, staggered row of evergreen shrubs supplemented by three (3) ornamental trees, planted twenty (20) feet on center, between each pair of shade trees.
(2) Streetscape Type B shall be required where parking is not present but a vehicle drive aisle is located on the lot, adjacent to the streetscape and shall consist of a twenty-five-foot wide area. Planting shall consist of either B1 or B2.
B1 consists of one (1) major shade tree planted every eighty (80) feet accompanied by a single, staggered row of evergreen shrubs supplemented by three (3) ornamental trees, planted twenty (20) feet on center, between each pair of shade trees. This type should be used to maintain continuity of landscape within a unified development.
B2 consists of one (1) major shade tree planted every forty (40) feet accompanied by a single, staggered row of evergreen shrubs and a berm three (3) feet in height.
(3) Streetscape Type C shall be required where the green space or lawn between a building and the public right-of-way is unbroken by parking or vehicular travel surface and shall consist of a twenty-five-foot wide area. Planting shall consist of one (1) major shade tree planted every forty (40) feet.
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Source: City of Southaven, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/southaven/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CO_TITXIIIZORE_CH10LA_S13-10_B_STFetched: 11/1/2026