Unified Land Development Code - Town of Gilbert

LANDSCAPE AND OPEN SPACE CRITERIA 11.34
e. Annuals and vines: Annuals or vines shall be used to enhance the landscape with
strong swaths or splashes of color at entrances, along walls and walkways, and
with flower beds.
B. Determining appropriate landscape materials. To determine appropriate materials to be
used within arterial rights-of-way for any project:
1. Locate the project on the Street Theme District Map to determine which "Street
Theme District" the project is in.
2. See appropriate "Street Theme District Plant Palette" in Appendix C to determine
the plant palette which may be used within the arterial right-of-way adjacent to the
project.
C. Substitution of plant materials. Alternate plants can be substituted for those listed for any
given are to the following extent:
1. Theme trees may not be substituted.
2. In no case shall a theme tree from another "Street Theme District" be used in any
manner that would detract from the dominance of the theme of the area.
3. Secondary trees may not be substituted.
4. Shrubs and ground covers assigned to the district shall make up a minimum of fifty
(50) percent of the shrubs and ground cover plant palette of the project. Other
shrubs and ground covers that complement the seasonal color of the assignment
plants and are contained within the list of plant materials adopted by the Arizona
Department of Water Resources may be used.
5.All planting within rights-of-way must conform to the Arizona Department of Water Resources
Management Plan for the Phoenix AMA. (See Appendix C.) Plants which are not on this list
cannot be used in the right-of-way or medians. (Ord. No. 1051, § I, 7-29-97)
11.34 Intensity of landscape materials.
The minimum quantity and distribution of each plant type required for the landscaped area
shall be as follows:
A. Quantity.
One (1) tree and three (3) shrubs per twenty (20) feet of linear frontage. A minimum
of twenty-five (25) percent of all frontage landscape shall be covered with vegetative or
organic ground cover from the district palette.
B. Distribution.
1. Theme trees-Fifty (50) percent of total number of trees required.
2. Secondary trees-Thirty (30) percent of total number of trees required.
3. Accent trees-'I\venty (20) percent of total number of trees required (Minimum one
(1) per site).
Ch. II, Pg. 171