LANDSCAPE POINTS CHART
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Plant Category
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Plant Characteristics
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Points Per Plant
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Large Canopy Tree
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Deciduous tree with a mature size approximately 50 feet or more
in height and spread. Typically broad, rounded, or ovate in habit.
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30
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Medium Canopy Tree
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Deciduous tree with a mature size approximately between 25 and
50 feet in height and spread. Typically broad, rounded, or ovate in
habit.
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20
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Understory/Ornamental Tree
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Deciduous tree with a mature size approximately 25 feet or less
in height and spread. Ornamental trees have unique features such as
attractive flowers, bark, or foliage. Habit varies.
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10
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Large Evergreen Tree
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Evergreen tree with a mature size approximately 50 feet or more
in height. Typically upright or pyramidal in habit.
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30
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Medium Evergreen Tree
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Evergreen tree with a mature size approximately between 20 and
50 feet or more in height. Typically upright or pyramidal in habit.
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20
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Small Evergreen Tree
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Evergreen tree with a mature size approximately less than 20
in height. Typically upright, fastigate, or pyramidal in habit.
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10
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Large Deciduous Shrub
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Deciduous shrub with an approximate mature size greater than
eight (8) feet in height. Typically rounded or spreading in habit.
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5
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Deciduous Shrub
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Deciduous shrub with an approximate mature size less than eight
(8) feet in height. Typically rounded or spreading in habit.
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3
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Large Evergreen Shrub
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Deciduous shrub with an approximate mature size greater than
5 feet in height. Typically spreading in habit.
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5
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Evergreen Shrub
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Deciduous shrub with an approximate mature size less than 5
feet in height. Typically spreading in habit.
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3
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Perennials/Groundcover*
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Herbaceous perennials, ornamental grasses, and low profile/creeping
evergreens. Height, habit, and seasonal characteristics varies.
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1 pt per 10 square feet of area covered*
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Note: Turfgrass areas do not contribute to landscape point requirements.
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*
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Perennials/groundcover plantings shall be spaced such that 100%
coverage is achieved at plant maturity for areas calculated and contributing
to plantings requirements.
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Adjacent Property Land Use
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Proposed Land Use
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Industrial
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Commercial/Non-Residential
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Civic/Institutional
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Multi-Family Residential
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Detached house or Duplex
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Industrial
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Not Required
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Buffer Type B
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Buffer Type A
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Buffer Type A
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Buffer Type A
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Commercial
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Not Required
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Not Required
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Buffer Type B
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Buffer Type C
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Buffer Type B
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Civic/Institutional
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Not Required
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Not Required
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Not Required
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Buffer Type C
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Buffer Type B
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Multi-Family Residential
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Buffer Type B
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Not Required
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Buffer Type B
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Buffer Type C
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Buffer Type B
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Detached house or Duplex
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Not Required1
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Not Required1
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Not Required1
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Not Required
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Not Required
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1 New subdivisions of four (4) or
more detached houses or duplexes shall be required to provide Buffer
Type B, described below, where adjacent to an industrial, commercial,
or civic/institutional use.
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The Board of Aldermen will review the appeal and provide a decision
on the modification request.
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