12.16.080 Landscaping required for parking areas.
All parking areas shall provide a minimum of landscaping around the perimeter, which shall provide a combination of deciduous, evergreen, ornamental trees and shrubs. All landscaped areas located adjacent to a parking lot shall be separated from the paved area by a continuous minimum 4-inch curb which is constructed of concrete. The use of berms shall constitute over 75% of the parking areas abutting a right-of-way. The berm shall be designed to be meandering and undulating with a minimum height of four feet with slopes no greater than 4:1. Landscaping for parking lot perimeters shall be:
(1) In Multifamily Residential Districts (not requiring the platting process): A minimum of 1 evergreen or deciduous trees per 25 feet. 2 ornamental trees or 4 shrubs shall equal one evergreen or deciduous tree.
(2) In Business, Manufacturing and Institutional Districts: A minimum of 1 evergreen or deciduous trees per 25 feet. 2 ornamental trees or 4 shrubs shall equal one evergreen or deciduous tree.
(3) In 1. and 2. above, when abutting a residential district or use, deciduous and ornamental trees and/or shrubs are not permitted. [Code § 12.18.9-8.]