Authorizing Legislation for PUDs (Supporting Document for Bill No. 41-16)

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Section 21 -07.01 Landscape Regulations (i) Alternate Landscape Plan Approval. The Zoning Administrator, upon request by an applicant, shall have the authority to approve an alternate landscape plan prepared in accordance with the following requirements: (1) Redistribution of Plant Materials — The Zoning Administrator may approve a redistribution of plant materials required for perimeter yard landscaping to other locations on the lot, or, a redistribution of plant materials required for a foundation landscaping area to other locations on the lot. The Zoning Administrator shall not have the authority to modify the landscape requirements of this Section 21 -07.01 pertaining to required residential bufferyards. (2) Credit for Preservation of Existing Trees and Vegetation — In order to encourage the preservation of existing trees and vegetation, the Zoning Administrator may approve a Preservation Landscape Plan which utilizes the designation of one or more Tree Save Areas in lieu of new plantings within a required yard, a required residential bufferyard, a required foundation landscaping area or an interior parking area island. Such Preservation Landscape Plan shall: (A) demonstrate that sufficient trees or vegetation shall be preserved to equal or exceed the level of screening required by the basic provisions of this Section 21 -07.01 — Landscape Regulations; and, (B) provide that, in the event trees designated for saving in the Tree Save Area are damaged or die within three (3) years of completion of construction on the site, replacement trees shall be planted in the designated Tree Save Area sufficient to provide landscaping which is, at a minimum, equivalent to the minimum requirements of this Section 21 -07.01 — Landscape Regulations for new plantings. (3) Alternatives for Front Yard, Side Yard and Rear Yards in All Commercial / Mixed Use Districts, Industrial Districts, Residential Districts for Multifamily Dwellings and Along A Limited Access Highway — In order to provide flexibility and creativity in landscape designs, the Zoning Administrator may approve the following plant substitutions in a required front yard, side yard or rear yard: (A) Hedge plants or shrubs may be substituted for a maximum of twenty -five (25) percent of the required number of shade trees (rounded down to the nearest whole number) at a rate of ten (10) hedge plants or shrubs for each shade tree so replaced.