A. Perimeter Landscaping. The perimeter of all parking areas shall be landscaped. Parking areas that abut a residential zone shall be landscaped with a five foot B2 buffer. Parking lots perimeters not adjacent to residential zone shall be landscaped with a five foot B1 buffer. Parking lots adjacent to a public right-of-way shall be landscaped with a five foot B2 buffer.

B. Landscaping shall be provided within all surface parking areas encompassing six or more stalls. Such parking areas shall have a minimum of ten percent of the parking area, maneuvering area and loading space landscaped, provided that no landscaping area shall be less than fifty square feet in area, and no parking shall be located more than one hundred feet from a landscaped area. Perimeter landscaping, required adjacent to property lines and/or residential areas, shall not be calculated as part of the ten percent figure.

C. Landscaped islands shall be provided and distributed throughout the parking area at a ratio of one tree for every six parking stalls. Landscaped islands shall be a minimum of twenty-five square feet in size and contain a minimum of one tree of suitable species and ground cover plantings.

D. Permanent curbs or structural barriers shall be provided to protect the plantings from vehicle overhang and damage.