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Sec. 56-28. Definitions.

For purposes of this chapter the following definitions shall apply.

Berm means an earthen mound designed to provide visual interest, screen undesirable views, and/or decrease noise.

Buffer, perimeter landscape means a continuous area of land set aside along the perimeter of a lot in which landscaping is used to provide a transition between and reduce the environmental, aesthetic, and other impacts of one type of land use upon another.

Cultivated landscape area means planted areas that are frequently maintained by mowing, irrigating, pruning, fertilizing, etc.

Drip line means a vertical line extending from the outermost branches of a tree to the ground.

Ecosystem means a characteristic assemblage of plant and animal life within a specific physical environment, and all interactions among species, and between species and their environment.

Evergreen means a plant with foliage that persists and remains green year-round.

Ground cover means plants, other than turf grass, normally reaching an average maximum height of not more than 24 inches at maturity.

Hedge means a landscape barrier consisting of a continuous, dense planting of shrubs.

Irrigation system means a permanent, artificial watering system designed to transport and distribute water to plants.

Landscape architect means as defined by the American Society of Landscape Architects; must be registered in the state.

Mulch means non-living organic and synthetic materials customarily used in landscaping design to retard erosion and retain moisture.

Open space shall be interpreted to mean:

All areas of natural plant communities or area replanted with vegetation after construction, such as revegetated natural areas; tree, shrub, hedge, or ground cover planting areas; and lawns; and

Other areas allowed to be counted as open space as per this Code.

Ornamental tree means a deciduous tree planted primarily for its ornamental value or for screening purposes; tends to be smaller at maturity than a shade tree.

Parking space means that portion of a vehicle accommodation area set aside for the parking of one vehicle.

Perimeter, landscaping means a five-foot green space strip which [surrounds] the entire property, not including where a landscaped street buffer is required.

Plant community means a natural association of plants that are dominated by one or more prominent species, or a characteristic physical attribute.

Plant species, prohibited means those plants species which are demonstrably detrimental to native plants, native wildlife, ecosystems, or human health, safety and welfare.

Preserve areas means vegetative areas required to be preserved by law.

Professional landscaper means landscape designer, nurseryman, horticulturist or other landscape professional whose primary business is that of installing and maintaining landscapes.

Screen means a method of reducing the impact of noise and unsightly visual intrusions with less offensive or more harmonious elements, such as plants, berms, fences, walls, or any appropriate combination thereof.

Shade tree means usually a deciduous tree--rarely an evergreen--planted primarily for its high crown of foliage or overhead canopy.

Shrub means a self-supporting woody perennial plant of low to medium height characterized by multiple stems and branches continuous from the base, usually not more than ten feet in height at its maturity.

Tree means any self-supporting woody perennial plant which has a D.B.H. of two inches or more and which normally attains an overall height of at least 15 feet at maturity, usually with one main stem or trunk and many branches. It may appear to have several stems or trunks as in several varieties of oak.

Understory means assemblages of natural low-level woody, herbaceous, and ground cover species which exist in the area below the canopy of the trees.

Vegetation, native means any plant species with a geographic distribution indigenous to all or part of the state. Plant species which have been introduced by man are not native vegetation.

Viable means when referring to a tree, shrub, or other type of plant, is a plant that, in the judgment of the planning official, is capable of sustaining its own life processes, unaided by man, for a reasonable period of time.

Woodlands, existing means existing trees and shrubs of a number, size, and species that accomplish the same general function as new plantings.

Xeriscape means landscape methods which conserve water through the use of drought-tolerant plant and planting techniques.

(Ord. No. 3306, 3-25-03)

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