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Article 4 — Landscape Regulations
§ 4.1
APPLICABILITY.
4.1.1 Non-Residential and Multi-Family Uses
Non-residential and multi-family uses shall provide
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for landscape plantings on-site as follows:
a. In a Landscape Strip at least 10 feet in width
adjacent to any street right-of-way abutting the
property and running the length of the entire
property frontage; and
b. In areas adjacent or internal to off-street
parking lots that are required by the Zoning
Ordinance to contain more than 5 off-street
parking spaces; and
c. As required by a condition of zoning, special
use or variance approval.4.1.2 Residential Subdivisions
Residential subdivisions shall provide for landscape
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plantings on-site as follows:
a. In no-access easements that are required to be
provided by the Development Regulations along
the line of double frontage lots abutting upon a
major thoroughfare; and
b. As required by a condition of zoning, special
use of variance approval.§ 4.2
LANDSCAPE STRIP PLANTING REQUIREMENTS
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4.2 LANDSCAPE STRIP PLANTING REQUIREMENTS
4.2.1 Ten (10) Foot Wide Landscape Strips
Landscape Strips which are required to be 10 feet in
width shall contain landscaping and plantings within
said strip as follows:City of Sugar Hill 4.1
4.2.1 (Cont.)
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a. One (1) tree for each 25 linear feet of strip
length shall be provided. Each tree shall be at
least 6 feet in height at time of planting and
shall be a species native or suitable to thisregion.
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b. One (1) shrub for each 25 linear feet of strip
length shall be provided. Each shrub shall be a
species native or suitable to this region.
c. Trees and shrubs required herein may be planted
and spaced singly or in groups as authorized by
the Director so long as the total number ofplantings is achieved.
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d. The remaining ground area shall be sodded,
seeded or hydroseeded with grass, and/or planted
with groundcover species and/or provided with
other landscaping material, or any combinationthereof.
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4.2.2 Five (5) Foot Wide Landscape Strips
Landscape Strips which are required to be 5 feet in
width shall contain landscaping and plantings within
said strip as follows:
a. One (1) tree for each 50 linear feet of strip
length shall be provided. Each tree shall be at
least 6 feet in height at time of planting and
shall be a species native or suitable to thisregion.
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b. One (1) shrub for each 50 linear feet of strip
length shall be provided. Each shrub shall be a
species native or suitable to this region.
c. Trees and shrubs required herein may be planted
and spaced singly or in groups as authorized by
the Director so long as the total number of
required plantings is achieved.City of Sugar Hill 4.2
4.2.2 (Cont.)
d.The remaining ground area shall be sodded, seeded or hydroseeded with grass, and/or planted with groundcover species and /or provided with other landscaping material, or any combination thereof.
4.2.3 Encroachments Into Landscape Strips
Required Landscaped Strips shall not be encroached upon by parking spaces, driveway surfaces or
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stormwater detention facilities except that driveway crossings may traverse such strip as near to a perpendicular alignment as practical.
§ 4.3
OFF-STREET PARKING LOT PLANTING REQUIREMENTS
4.3.1 Quantity, Spacing and Planting Standards
Off-street parking lots which are required to
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contain more than 5 off-street parking spaces shall
contain landscaping and plantings as follows:
a. One (1) tree for each 5 spaces around the
perimeter of the parking lot shall be provided.
b. One (1) tree for each 10 spaces on the interior
of the parking lot shall be provided.c.Each tree shall be at least 6 feet in height at time of planting and shall be a species native
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or suitable to this region.
d. The minimum planting area or space for each tree
shall be at least 25 square feet.
e. Trees shall be planted in areas surrounding the
perimeter of the parking lot and/or shall be
planted in planting areas or islands internal tothe parking lot. Trees may be planted and spaced singly or in groups.
f.Ground areas shall be sodded, seeded or hydroseeded with grass and/or planted with groundcover species, and/or provided with other City of Sugar Hill 4.3 landscaping material, or any combination thereof.
§ 4.4
NO-ACCESS EASEMENT SCREENING REQUIREMENTS
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4.4 NO-ACCESS EASEMENT SCREENING REQUIREMENTS
4.4.1 No-access easements which are required to be provided
and recorded by the Development Regulations, or as a
condition of zoning, special use or variance
approval, shall be screened as follows:
a. Planted with a single line of evergreen trees orshrubs; or,
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b. Contain a solid or decorative fence; or,
c. Contain such other landscaping treatments or
grade changes which will produce a partial
screening effect as authorized by the Director.City of Sugar Hill 4.4 Tree Preservation and Tree Replacement Regulations ARTICLE 5 TREE PRESERVATION AND TREE REPLACEMENT REGULATIONS