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80 Shrubs <br />v. Planting Requirements – Street Trees. All required street trees will <br />be installed along existing and proposed public streets, not <br />including alleys, when above and below ground utilities and <br />stormwater infrastructure allow as shown on the Landscape Buffer <br />Plan (Sheet C6.0) included in the Rezoning Plan. Street trees shall <br />be at least 1½ inches in caliper at time of planting. Canopy trees <br />required as part of land use buffers may also be applied towards <br />the Street Tree requirement. <br />vi. Planting Requirements – Between Lot Plantings: Between lot <br />plantings will not be required on any Development Area except as <br />shown as shown on the Landscape Buffer Plan (Sheet C6.0) <br />included in the Rezoning Plan. <br />vii. Planting Requirements – Foundation Plantings: The required <br />foundation plantings shall be in accordance with the following: <br />1. Development Area 1: Plantings will be provided within <br />proximity to all buildings using the following standards: <br />a. Planting areas will be provided adjacent to the three <br />primary sides (excluding the rear) of all buildings in <br />the form of landscape islands. <br />b. Landscape islands will be directly adjacent to the <br />primary sidewalks to each building. Total square <br />footage provided for all landscape islands will be <br />equivalent to 5 feet times the total length of the three <br />primary sides (excluding the rear) of all buildings. <br />Landscaping will not be placed in direct proximity to <br />the building foundation due to safety and foundation <br />infiltration concerns. <br />2. Development Areas 2 – 6: Landscape area at least five <br />feet (5’) wide for a minimum of fifty percent (50%) of the <br />primary frontage side of the building. <br />viii. Interior landscaping shall be consistent with the following: <br />1. In-general: <br />a. Unless otherwise modified herein, parking lot <br />landscaping shall be provide consistent with Section <br />6.8.7 (d) (2) of the UDO; <br />b. Shade trees shall be provided at a ratio of one (1), <br />one and one half-inch (1.5”) minimum caliper tree for <br />every ten (10) car parking spaces; Caliper size is <br />measured at the time of planting; <br />179