A. All off-street parking lots shall be bordered by a curb. Landscaped areas shall be provided for parking lots so as to provide visual and climatic relief from broad expanses of pavement and to channelize and define logical areas for pedestrian and vehicular circulation. Landscaped areas shall include trees to maximize the amount of shade on the parking lot at noon during summer months.

B. For parking lots designed for over five vehicle spaces, shade trees shall be appropriately spaced around the perimeter of parking lots to provide a solid canopy of shade when the trees mature. Irrigation systems shall be installed for landscapes areas.

C. For parking lots over four thousand square feet, at least five percent of the interior of the lot shall be landscaped so as to define aisles and limit unbroken rows of parking. End of aisles and corner areas shall be curbed and landscaped. Unbroken parking rows in interior parking lots shall not exceed one hundred fifty feet except when such landscaped areas seriously limit functions of the building site.

D. To provide for a pleasant, pedestrian environment in the central commercial district, a landscaped strip at least ten feet in width shall be provided along the edge of any parking lot adjacent to a public street right-of-way. This landscaped strip shall not be required if the building is located at the front of the property line abutting a right-of-way and parking is located entirely in the interior of the block.

E. If the specific application of the interior landscape requirements will seriously limit functions of the building site, the Zoning Administrator may permit consolidation and relocation of these landscaped areas on the building site.

F. During the winter and summer months a bond may be collected by the City for new developments where landscaping is required. The type, amount, and forfeiture of the bond shall be determined by the City administrator or manager. The bond is collected when a building permit is issued. (Ord. 94-01 (part), 1994: prior code § 27-3-21(L))