As used in this article, the following words shall have the
meanings indicated below:
DECIDUOUS PLANT
A woody perennial which loses its foliage at the end of each
growing season.
DENSE SCREEN
A series of vegetative plantings which provides essentially
an opaque screen.
EVERGREEN PLANT
A woody perennial which retains its foliage for more than
one growing season.
GROUNDCOVER
A low perennial (excluding annuals and turf grasses) with
a mature height of between three inches and 18 inches.
LANDSCAPED DIVIDER STRIP
A landscaped island separating and running the length of
two rows of contiguous parking spaces within a parking lot and which
provides opportunities for landscaping and traffic circulation control.
LANDSCAPING
The addition of trees, plants and other natural and decorative
features to the land.
MIDROW LANDSCAPED ISLAND
A landscaped island located within a row of contiguous parking
spaces in a parking lot and which provides for landscaping opportunities
within parking lots.
PARKING AREA
That area within an off-street parking lot which includes
any paved surface within 10 feet of a parking space.
PLANTING UNIT (PU)
A unit of measure used to determine the quantity of plantings
required in a residential, commercial, industrial or other development
project. For the purposes of this chapter, one planting unit (PU)
equals one major deciduous tree; two minor deciduous trees; two evergreen
trees; five shrubs; or 500 square feet of ground cover, exclusive
of residential yard area.
SHRUB
A low, multistemmed woody plant with a mature height of between
18 inches and 10 feet.
TERMINAL LANDSCAPED ISLAND
A landscaped island located on either end of rows of parking
spaces within a parking lot which provides opportunities for landscaping
and which defines the ends of parking aisles, thus contributing to
traffic circulation control.
TREE, EVERGREEN
An evergreen plant with a mature height exceeding 15 feet
and a height at planting of between five and six feet.
TREE, MAJOR DECIDUOUS
A canopy tree with a mature height exceeding 25 feet and
a minimum caliper at the time of planting in excess of two inches.
TREE, MINOR DECIDUOUS
A tree with a mature height of between 10 feet and 25 feet
and a minimum caliper at the time of planting of between one inch
and two inches.