[R.O. 2012 §500.150; Ord. No. 8032, 3-21-2011]
The purpose of this Article is to encourage areas of established
native trees to be preserved within a development site, to properly
protect these preserved areas during construction and to ensure a
minimum level of green space as an integral part of new development.
This Article provides standards and criteria for landscaping which
are intended to enhance the value of property, provide buffers between
dissimilar areas of use, improve the physical appearance of the City,
maintain an ecological balance, increase green space which will reduce
water runoff, flooding, erosion, water pollution, noise, glare, heat
and visual blight. Landscape methods which conserve water through
the use of drought tolerant plants and planting techniques are to
be encouraged.
[R.O. 2012 §500.160; Ord. No. 8032, 3-21-2011]
A.
The
requirements of this Article are deemed to be minimum standards and
shall apply to all new construction approved for development within
the City of Monett, after the date this Article is adopted, with the
following exceptions:
1.
Additions to existing structures that are under ten percent (10%)
of the gross floor area of the building or five (5,000) thousand square
feet, whichever is less.
2.
An application for alternative landscaping schemes is justified only
when one (1) or more of the following conditions apply. In such a
case, the applicant shall describe in a letter to the Monett Building
and Zoning Department which of the requirements set forth in this
Article will be met with modifications, which project conditions justify
using alternatives and how the proposed measures equal or exceed normal
compliance. The request will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
3.
Landscaping, screening and buffer yard standards shall apply to all
applicable situations, regardless of requests from adjoining property
owners to omit the same.
4.
Single-family and multi-family units that do not exceed four (4)
dwelling units shall be exempt from the requirements set forth in
this Article unless alternative parking lots or vehicular use areas
are provided, in which case the Building and Zoning Department may
require the development to conform to the standards and criteria of
this Section.
[R.O. 2012 §500.170; Ord. No. 8032, 3-21-2011]
If any provision of this Article shall conflict with other ordinances
or regulations, the more stringent limitation or requirement shall
apply.
[R.O. 2012 §500.180; Ord. No. 8032, 3-21-2011]
The provisions of this Article shall be administered and enforced
by the Monett Building and Zoning Department. If at any time after
the issuance of a certificate of occupancy the Building and Zoning
Department determines that the approved landscaping does not conform
to the standards and criteria of this Section, a notice shall be issued
to the owner and to any known tenant or agent citing the violations
and describing what action is required to comply with this Article.
The owner, tenant or agent shall have thirty (30) days from the date
of said notice to restore the landscaping to its previous compliant
condition, as required. If the landscaping is not restored within
the allotted time or arrangements have not been made in conformance
with this Article, such person shall be in violation of this Article
and the same shall be subject to prosecution in the Municipal Division
of the Circuit Court in and for the City of Monett, Missouri. Penalties
for such violations shall include a fine of up to five hundred dollars
($500.00) and costs or imprisonment for a period not to exceed ninety
(90) days. Each day the property remains in violation of this Article,
after due notice has been given, shall be deemed a separate offense
subject to punishment as provided herein.
[R.O. 2012 §500.190; Ord. No. 8032, 3-21-2011]
A.
No
permits shall be issued for the improvement of any site, the construction
of any building or the establishment of any use for which a landscaping
plan is required by this Article until such plan has been submitted
to and approved by the Building and Zoning Department.
B.
Prior
to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for any building or
structure subject to the provisions of this Article, all screening
and landscaping shall be in place in accordance with the landscape
plan required in this Article.
C.
Standards
have been established for installation of all plant materials within
the City of Monett. These requirements must be followed in order to
receive approval of the site work and final occupancy or approval
of the development. The Building and Zoning Department has the authority
to deny the issuance of a final occupancy permit until landscaping
is installed according to the requirements of this Article are satisfied
as determined by the site inspector.
D.
The
Building and Zoning Department may approve temporary occupancy permits
if occupancy is sought at a season of the year in which it is impractical
to plant trees, shrubs or to lay turf. The applicant shall submit
a written request for a temporary occupancy permit. The request shall
include an estimated time frame of when the landscaping plan will
be completed. This temporary occupancy permit will be valid for a
period not to exceed six (6) months from the date of the written request.
[R.O. 2012 §500.200; Ord. No. 8032, 3-21-2011]
A.
The
landscaping plan shall provide, to the maximum extent practical, for
the preservation of existing trees. It is the intent of this Article
to discourage the practice of removing all trees in the improvement
or development of properties within the City limits. Plans which provide
for clear cutting of existing trees shall be approved by the Building
and Zoning Department only if the developer or contractor establishes
by clear and convincing evidence that the prohibition of clear cutting
substantially and unreasonably restricts his or her ability to develop
the property, and that the development will not be economically viable
unless clear cutting is permitted.
B.
The
landscaping plan may be submitted concurrently with the site plan.
The Building and Zoning Department shall review such plans and shall
approve them if the plans are in accordance with the criteria in this
Article. If the plans are not in accordance, they shall be disapproved
and shall be accompanied by a written statement setting forth the
changes necessary to bring the plans into compliance.
C.
Landscape
plans shall contain the following information:
1.
A minimum scale of one (1) inch equals fifty (50) feet;
2.
The location, general type and viability of existing vegetation,
including trees to be preserved;
3.
The location of all plant and other landscape materials such as earth
berms, walls, fences, screens, sculptures, fountains, street furniture,
lights and courts or paved areas;
4.
Plant lists or schedules with the botanical and common names, general
description (canopy, understory, ornamental or evergreen, shrub, grass,
etc.), quantity, spacing and size of all property landscape material
at the time of planting;
5.
The person, architect or company responsible for the landscape plan,
together with all necessary contact information.
[R.O. 2012 §500.210; Ord. No. 8032, 3-21-2011]
The owner of the property shall be responsible for maintaining,
in a neat and orderly manner at all times, the landscaping required
by this Article. Plant materials shall be maintained in a healthy
and growing condition during the appropriate seasons. Plant materials
which die shall be replaced with healthy plant material of similar
variety and meeting the size requirements of this Article.
[R.O. 2012 §500.220; Ord. No. 8032, 3-21-2011]
A.
The
following criteria and standards shall apply to landscape materials
and installation:
1.
Quality. All trees and shrubs used in conformance
with the provisions of this Chapter shall have well-developed leaders
and tops, roots characteristic of the species, and shall show evidence
of proper nursery pruning. All plant materials must be free of insects,
diseases, mechanical injuries and other objectionable features at
the time of planting.
2.
Coverage. Grass, ground cover, shrubs and other
living landscape materials shall be used to cover all open ground.
Landscaping materials, such as mulch, bark, etc., can be incorporated
into a landscape plan where appropriate.
3.
Trees. Trees referred to in this Section shall be
of a species common to or adapted to this area of Missouri. Tree diameter
shall be taken six (6) inches above grade. Trees shall have the following
characteristics:
a.
Canopy trees shall be deciduous trees that have a minimum height
of thirty (30) feet at maturity. All canopy trees shall have an outside
caliper width of one and one-half (1½) inches at time of planting.
b.
Understory trees shall be deciduous trees that have a maximum height
of less than thirty (30) feet at maturity. All understory trees shall
have an outside caliper width of one (1) inch at time of planting.
c.
Ornamental trees shall be flowering deciduous trees. All ornamental
trees shall have an outside caliper width of one (1) inch at time
of planting.
d.
Evergreen or conifer trees shall have a minimum height of twenty
(20) feet at time of maturity. All evergreen or conifer trees shall
be at least four (4) feet high at time of planting.
4.
Shrubs and hedges. Shrubs shall be a minimum of
eighteen (18) inches in height when measured immediately after planting.
Hedges, where installed, shall be planted and maintained so as to
form a continuous, unbroken, solid, visual screen which will be at
least three (3) feet in height within one (1) year after time of planting.
5.
Ground cover. Ground covers used in lieu of grass
in whole and in part shall be planted in such a manner as to present
a finished appearance and reasonably complete coverage within one
(1) year after time of planting.
6.
Lawn grass. Grass areas may be sodded, plugged,
sprigged or seeded except that solid sod shall be used in swales,
berms or other areas subject to erosion.
7.
Credit for existing trees. Any trees preserved on
site in required buffer yards, interior landscaping and perimeter
landscaping areas and meeting the specifications in this Section may,
at the discretion of the Building and Zoning Department, be credited
toward meeting the tree requirements of any landscaping provision
of this Section. Any tree for which credit is given shall be in a
condition that encourages long-term survival and in a location that
conforms to the intent and standards of this Section.
|
Existing Tree
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Size
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Credit
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|---|---|---|---|
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Canopy
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2 — 3 inches
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1
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3 — 6 inches
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2
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> 6 inches
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3
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Understory
|
1½ inches — 3 inches
|
1
| |
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3 — 6 inches
|
2
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> 6 inches
|
3
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Ornamental
|
1 — 2 inches
|
1
| |
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2 — 5 inches
|
2
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> 5 inches
|
3
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|
Evergreen
|
5 — 8 feet
|
1
| |
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8 — 12 feet
|
2
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> 12 feet
|
3
|
|
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To receive credit, trees must be located in the landscape area.
Each credit may be used in lieu of the planting of one (1) tree. The
existing tree must satisfy the requirements of this Section.
|
a.
Trees of exceptional quality due to size, large canopy cover, trunk
diameter, rareness, age or species located anywhere on the site may,
at the discretion of the Building and Zoning Department, be credited
as three (3) in computing the minimum requirements in landscaping
areas.
b.
Existing trees which are preserved and receive credit shall be marked
on the landscape plan and the amount of credit shall be indicated.
Any trees which receive credit and are later removed or die because
of damage sustained during the construction process, because of insufficient
protection or maintenance shall be replaced with the number of trees
for which credit was received.
8.
Fences. Existing fences located on adjacent properties
or on property lines shall not be credited towards fulfilling the
requirements of this Article. All required fences shall be constructed
inside property boundaries preventing the removal by adjacent property
owners.
[R.O. 2012 §500.230; Ord. No. 8032, 3-21-2011]
A.
The
interior and perimeter of parking lots and vehicular use areas, for
uses requiring site plans, shall be landscaped in accordance with
the following criteria. Areas used for parking or vehicular storage
which are under, on, or within buildings are exempt from these standards.
1.
Interior landscaping. For sites containing parking
and vehicular use areas totaling fifteen (15) or more parking spaces
or where the gross area is six thousand (6,000) or more square feet,
a minimum of ten percent (10%) of the parking or vehicular use area
shall be devoted to living landscaping which includes grass, ground
cover, plants, shrubs and trees. Gross parking area shall be determined
by calculating the total area used for parking, including circulation
aisles. These plantings may be grouped in such a way as to provide
visual appeal. Additional criteria shall apply to the interior parking
and vehicular use areas:
a.
Interior landscape areas shall be protected from vehicular encroachment
or overhang through appropriate wheel stops or curbs.
b.
There shall be a minimum of one (1) canopy tree or two (2) understory
trees or ornamental trees planted for each fifteen (15) parking spaces
or six thousand (6,000) square feet of parking or vehicular use area.
For every tree planted in the required ten percent (10%) areas, four
(4) shrubs shall be planted. The planted areas may be sodded or mulched.
c.
Interior areas of parking and vehicular use areas shall contain planting
islands located so as to best relieve the expanse of paving. Interior
planting areas shall be a minimum of one hundred (100) square feet
for each understory tree and two hundred (200) square feet for each
canopy tree dimensioned in such a way as to provide a suitable area
for planting.
2.
Perimeter landscaping.
a.
Perimeter landscaping shall be provided where a parking lot or vehicular
use area is within fifty (50) feet of a public right-of-way and there
is not an intervening building.
b.
Perimeter landscaping shall be protected from vehicular encroachment
or overhang through appropriate wheel stops, curbs or setback distance.
c.
Perimeter landscape areas shall contain one (1) canopy tree, two
(2) understory, ornamental or evergreen trees and four (4) shrubs
per one hundred (100) linear feet. Where utility lines, easements,
the width of the landscape area or other conditions not under the
control of the developer would not allow canopy trees, each required
canopy tree may be replaced by two (2) understory, ornamental or evergreen
trees, or in this area, in lieu of one (1) tree, eight (8) shrubs
(measured at eighteen (18) inches after planting) or eight (8) perennial
bed plantings (measured at one (1) gallon size at planting) will meet
the landscape requirements. Where a perimeter landscape area is less
than fifty (50) linear feet, only one (1) canopy tree or two (2) understory,
ornamental or evergreen trees are required in addition to four (4)
shrubs. Required trees and shrubs may be clustered to allow for the
most effective use of landscaping. The remaining area shall be landscaped
with grass or other ground cover.
(1)
Whenever an off-street parking or vehicular use area abuts a
public right-of-way, a perimeter landscape area at least eight (8)
feet in depth shall be maintained between the abutting right-of-way
and the off-street parking or vehicular use area.
(2)
Perimeter landscaping shall be provided where an off-street
parking or vehicular use area abuts another; a perimeter landscaped
strip at least eight (8) feet in depth shall be maintained between
the abutting off-street parking and vehicular use areas. This prevents
two (2) adjacent lots from becoming one (1) large expanse of paving.
(3)
Necessary accessways from the public right-of-way shall be permitted
through all landscaping.
[R.O. 2012 §500.240; Ord. No. 8032, 3-21-2011]
Due to the unique nature of those properties located along Broadway,
between Second (2nd) and Ninth (9th) Streets, those properties are
exempt from this Article unless off street-parking or recreational
areas are provided, in which case the Building and Zoning Department
may require the development to conform to the standards for interior
and perimeter landscaping.
[R.O. 2012 §500.250; Ord. No. 8032, 3-21-2011]
A.
Applicability. All plans submitted in support of a final
development plan or a building permit shall include a detailed drawing
of applicable screening methods. Such drawing may be included as part
of the landscape plan. No buffer or screening requirement located
on an adjacent property may be utilized as a portion of a required
buffer or screen, or allowed to be used in a trade-off or modification
of a standard.
B.
Trash Bin Screening. Commercial, office, industrial, and
multi-family apartments shall include on the landscape plan a detailed
drawing of enclosure and screening methods to be used in connection
with trash bins and equipment areas on the property. No trash bin
shall be visible from off the property, and a permanent masonry or
frame enclosure shall be provided for such bin.
C.
Buffering Requirements. Development of property zoned (C)
Commercial, (D) Industrial, (LD) Light Industrial, or (LC) Light Commercial.
When a new structure and/or development are proposed which directly
abuts a residential use area, a buffer yard shall be required along
all rear and side properties that adjoin these residential areas.
The buffer yard standards shall be a landscaping barrier twenty (20)
feet in width consisting of a minimum six (6) foot tall solid board
or masonry fence, with the following plantings placed on the residential
side, within every one (100) hundred linear feet.
|
Required Plantings per 100 Linear Feet
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|---|---|
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3 canopy trees
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2 understory trees
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4 evergreen trees
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16 shrubs
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D.
Trees. Trees and shrubs referred to in this Section shall be of the same criteria and standards listed in Section 500.220 General Standards.
E.
Existing Screening. No existing screening or landscape buffer
shall be removed from any developed or undeveloped commercial, industrial,
light industrial or light commercial property which directly abuts
a residentially zoned property without first submitting and obtaining
approval for a landscaping plan which provides for replacement screening
conforming to all provisions of this Section.
F.
Sight Triangle. On a corner lot in any zoning district,
no plantings or fence shall be placed in such a manner as to impede
vision within the intersection.
G.
Where
utility lines, easements, the width of the landscape area or other
conditions not under the control of the developer. Plantings within
utility easements shall be limited to ornamental trees, shrubs and
hedges, and ground cover. Each required canopy tree may be replaced
by two (2) understory or ornamental trees to reduce conflicts with
overhead utilities. Plantings in or adjacent to a utility easement
shall be coordinated with the utility.
