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BILL NO. 93-28 AMENDED
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMAN GREEN
ORDINANCE NO. 11913
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURIP E
CODE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI,BY AM ENDING
64.A.9 OF CHAPTER 35 AS IT PERTAINS TO LANDSCAPE PLANTING
REQUIREMENTS. ,
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI,
AS FOLLOWS: by
Section 1. The Code of the City of Jefferson,his n is hereby
aenewnsection
deleting Section 35-64.A.9 of Chapter 35 g
to read as follows:
9. Landscape Planting Requirements.
a, Purposes.
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The purposes of these regulations are to improve air qutY,
reduce heat and glare, and add to the aesthetic quality of our
living environment. Trees appreciably reduce e dangerous
z cabon dioxide content of the air, are proven producers
and play a vital role, through transpiration and otherwise, in
purifying the air we breathe. Trees are valuable physical and
aesthetic community assets in that they provide cooling shade,
reduce noise levels and glare, and break the monotony of large
" parking areas and other human developments.
b, General Requirements.
Landscape plantings shall be installed on all parking lots
containing more than ten spaces. Such plantings may, with City
approval, be in public right-of-way adjacent to the parking lot.
Such p]!,antings shall consist of the number of standard trees (see
Definitions) needed to shade at least thirty-five percent of the
parking lot when the trees are mature. The retained hire the
provided by a mature tree shall be the area co
perimeter of the tree's leaf canopy projected vertically to the
ground. The canopy diameter of a mature specie of tree shall be
based on the "Handbook of Landscape Tree Cultivars' ,Willet N.
Wandell, Horticultural Research Institute Foundation,pubdl lee
in 1989 by the East Prairie Publishing Company of Gla s o ,
Illinois.
c. Maximum Lot Size.
.s No parking area shall contain more than 150 spaces. If a greater
number is required, separate parking spaces of not more than 150
spaces shall be provided and shall be separated by a landscaped
area at least fifteen feet in width. The use of berms and
evergreen trees in the landscaped strip is encouraged but not
mandated. Appropriately placed connecting drives between
parking lots are permitted.
d. Plan Required.
Such plantings shall be installed in the parking lots, adjacent
k rights-of-way, and landscape strips (if any) in accordance with
landscape or planting plan approved by the Planning Department
or, in the case of Planned Districts, by the Commission, and in
accordance with the city specifications. The required trees shall
not be concentrated in a few areas but shall be distributed
throughout the entire lot. A plan shall not be approved unless it
is in accordance with and directed toward the attainment of the
purposes stated in subsection (a) above. The amount of shade
provided by mature parking lot trees may be reduced to twenty-
, ,
five percent in cases where the landscape plan makes effective
use of berms, living screens, or landscaped strips or areas within
the parking lot.
e. Planting Area and Topsoil Requirement.
A minimum of 100 square feet of exposed topsoil and a minimum
of 500 cubic feet of fertile soil shall be provided for each standard
tree. Peat, sand and fertilizers may be mixed with the topsoil in
accordance with accepted horticultural practices.
£ Variance Provision.
If the property owner can prove that for reasons of rock or other
unusual characteristics, such planting is not possible, this
requirement may be varied by the Board of Adjustment. A
variance, if granted, shall be limited to the minimum variance
necessary to resolve, in whole or in part, the particular problem
of the applicant.
g. Maintenance and ]Enforcement Required.
1. Trees and shrubs shall be maintained in good
condition and replaced where necessary to ensure
the continuation of the planting or landscape plan as
approved. Upon failure to do so, the Director of
Planning shall have the power to prohibit parking
until maintenance or replacement is completed
provided that at least 45 days has elapsed
since the notice of violation was sent.
2. The landscape plantings shall be considered as an
element of a project in the same manner as paved
parking, building construction and materials, storm
water drainage, and other elements. A Building
Permit shall not be issued prior to the approval of
the planting plan, except a Building Permit for
only the footings and foundations of a
structure may be issued prior to the approval
of the planting plan, provided however., no
• parking lot paving shall be accomplished
under said footing and foundation permit and,
further provided, all plantings called for in the
approved planting approval planting plan shall be
installed prior to the issuance of a final Certificate
of Occupancy. If, at the time of the request for the
certificate the plantings cannot be installed or would
be jeopardized by weather, an instrument signed by
the owner specifying the materials will be installed
in the next planting season may be accepted to allow
the issuance of a temporary Certificate of
Occupancy.
? Section 2. Severability. The provisions of this ordinance are severable. I£
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any provision of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person or
circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or
applications of this ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision
or application.
Section 3. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect six months from and
after the date of its passage and approval.
Passed � 7 9 q3 Approved 01 9 ,q3
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Presiding cer ay
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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