14.375 Placement. Low hanging branches and trees which seriously impair the effectiveness of the lighting shall be trimmed to provide maximum lighting efficiency. Exterior lighting as provided shall be directed away from adjacent properties and shall be so deflected as not to shine into structures used as dwellings. VISION CLEARANCE 14.390 General. Vision clearance areas, except in the Downtown Business Zoning District, corner lots or parcels at street intersections shall have a minimum of fifteen (15) foot legs along each street and ten (10) feet legs for alley street intersections as measured from the property line. Vision clearance areas shall not be required at a height of ten feet or more above the curb level or ten feet, six inches above the shoulder of a street that does not have a curb or below two feet, six inches of height above a street curb or shoulder. This Section shall not be construed as waiving or altering any yard requirements that may be required by any other code or ordinance provision. [Amended by Ordinance 96-20, enacted July 1, 1996] LANDSCAPING 14.400 Open or Area. Any open space or area, including yards, required by Chapters 10 to 14 of multifamily residential, commercial, light industrial, industrial or public facility uses, shall be landscaped and permanently maintained in accordance with the provisions of Sections 14.400 to 14.430. 14.405 Required Tree Planting. Whenever a portion of a lot or parcel area is required to be devoted to landscaped open one tree and two shrubs shall be required for each 1,000 square feet of such space or fraction thereof. In all zones, one tree is required for each 1,500 square feet of required yard space. As a requirement of subdivision plat approval, the applicant provide for the planting of shade or conifer trees on the proposed development. Street trees are to be planted within 10 feet of the curbs on both sides of all streets, except alleys and within vision clearance areas. A minimum of one tree shall be planted for every 50 feet of such frontage along each street. The Commission may grant an exception to such requirements upon a finding that there are trees existing along said streets or on abutting
14.375 Placement. Low hanging branches and trees which seriously impair the effectiveness of the lighting shall be trimmed to provide maximum lighting efficiency. Exterior lighting as provided shall be directed away from adjacent properties and shall be so deflected as not to shine into structures used as dwellings. VISION CLEARANCE 14.390 General. Vision clearance areas, except in the Downtown Business Zoning District, corner lots or parcels at street intersections shall have a minimum of fifteen (15) foot legs along each street and ten (10) feet legs for alley street intersections as measured from the property line. Vision clearance areas shall not be required at a height of ten feet or more above the curb level or ten feet, six inches above the shoulder of a street that does not have a curb or below two feet, six inches of height above a street curb or shoulder. This Section shall not be construed as waiving or altering any yard requirements that may be required by any other code or ordinance provision. [Amended by Ordinance 96-20, enacted July 1, 1996] LANDSCAPING 14.400 Open or Area. Any open space or area, including yards, required by Chapters 10 to 14 of multifamily residential, commercial, light industrial, industrial or public facility uses, shall be landscaped and permanently maintained in accordance with the provisions of Sections 14.400 to 14.430. 14.405 Required Tree Planting. Whenever a portion of a lot or parcel area is required to be devoted to landscaped open one tree and two shrubs shall be required for each 1,000 square feet of such space or fraction thereof. In all zones, one tree is required for each 1,500 square feet of required yard space. As a requirement of subdivision plat approval, the applicant provide for the planting of shade or conifer trees on the proposed development. Street trees are to be planted within 10 feet of the curbs on both sides of all streets, except alleys and within vision clearance areas. A minimum of one tree shall be planted for every 50 feet of such frontage along each street. The Commission may grant an exception to such requirements upon a finding that there are trees existing along said streets or on abutting
2015-07-20_CHAPTER_14_-kw.docx