12.16.020 Landscape plan required.
A landscape plan shall be prepared by a registered Landscape Architect for all new development or redevelopment. The landscape plan shall provide for and address landscaping for open yard area, landscaping for building foundations, landscaping for street frontage, and landscaping for paved areas including loading areas. The Landscape Architect shall stamp and certify in writing that the plan is complete and accurately depicts and complies with the standards set forth in this Ordinance.
Following installation of landscaping, a written certification shall be submitted by the Landscape Architect certifying that all the required landscape materials specified on the plan have been installed in conformance with the landscape plan as approved by the Kenosha County Department of Planning and Development. The development applicant shall commit, in writing, to maintain all required landscaping. The requirement that landscape plans and specifications be certified by a Landscape Architect may be waived by the Kenosha County Department of Planning and Development. Refer to the “Tree and Shrub Selection Guide” for plant requirements.
The landscape plan shall be drawn on a site plan that includes:
(a) A graphic scale (not smaller than 1" = 40').
(b) A North Arrow.
(c) Date drafted.
(d) Property lines, easements, and street rights-of-way with dimensions.
(e) Location and dimensions of all landscaped areas; location and botanical name and size of all plant materials and ground cover; and the location of pertinent landscape features.
(f) Location of existing and proposed utility improvements.
(g) Proposed layout of vehicular use areas including the location, dimensions of parking spaces, parking lot islands, interior plantings, pedestrian walkways and circulation aisles.
(h) Location of all existing significant trees on the site that the applicant proposes to remove; the location of all existing trees with a diameter breast height (dbh) greater than 5 inches which are to be retained and counted towards minimum requirements.
(i) The location, design, height and building material of proposed walls, planter boxes, and fences.
(j) The direction of street and parking lot traffic using one-way or two-way arrows.
(k) The location and extent of all waterways, wetlands and water features.
(l) The location and extent of all primary and secondary environmental corridors as mapped by the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission (SEWRPC). [Code § 12.18.9-2.]