Land Use Ordinance - June 2008 - City of Vineland

City of Vineland
Land Use Ordinance Amendment
Design Standards for Community Design
(2) Within the parking area of a commercial or industrial site, one (1) shade tree for each twentyfive
(25) twelve (12) parking spaces shall be provided.
(3) through (10) No change
(11) Deciduous trees shall have a caliper at breast height of at least one and three fourths (1
3/4) two and one half (2 1/2) inches at the time of planting.
G. Landscaping.
(1) through (5) No change
(6) Pedestrian walkways shall be landscaped with additional shade or ornamental trees equal
to an average of one (1) shade tree per fifty (50) linear feet of walkway, unless the walkway is
adjacent or included within an existing compliant buffer. One (1) shade tree shall be planted for
each two-hundred (200) square feet of separate additional landscaped area.
(7) All landscaped areas shall be designed, installed and maintained at a high level of quality,
following best management practices for landscaping. Landscaped areas shall include all areas of
the site that are to be planted with groundcover, shrubs, trees, or flowers, or any combination of
plant material. All landscaped areas to be planted pursuant to an approved landscape plan of a site
plan for nonresidential development and for multifamily residential development, shall have
100% irrigated coverage. All landscaped areas shall be irrigated with a timed, automatic
underground system utilizing pop-up heads and/or tree bubblers and providing coverage of not
more than one and one half (1½) inches of water per week. The automatic irrigation system shall
include a rain gauge or other water saving features to minimize wasted water. Broken lines or
damaged spray heads shall be repaired to minimize wasted water.
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