The general purpose of this chapter is to set standards for landscaping and buffering
in order to implement the precepts of the general plan and the associated subarea
plans, as well as the requirements of the various zone districts set out previously,
including properties zoned DTC district as set forth in Chapter 17.37. This chapter further establishes standards for the protection and replacement of
trees to insure their continued presence and associated benefits; establishes standards
for screening and landscaping parking areas to reduce their impact on adjacent properties
and public thoroughfares, as well as to mitigate the environ-mental impacts of large
areas of unbroken pavement; establishes standards for buffering between different
zone districts or selected land uses to mitigate the results of differing activities;
and sets standards for plant materials, maintenance of required plants, planting in
scenic easements and standards for the screening of unsightly areas.
