Sec. 656.399.32. - Landscape Standards.

Landscape standards shall meet the following guidelines. Two types of landscape treatments, Urban Landscape and Street Trees are permitted either separately or in combination within any street facing location. (a) Urban Landscape. When buildings are being brought up to the street and utilizing a build to line, an urban buffer should be considered as an alternative to the required front buffer standards. The urban buffer shall be determined by the sidewalk width. A minimum eight-foot wide pedestrian area must be maintained for the length of the street frontage. Therefore, if the existing sidewalk is five feet wide an additional three feet shall be required as an urban buffer or front setback. ADA accessibility must be maintained at all times. The required front buffer for an urban type development shall be allowed to provide potted plants and small A-frame signage not exceeding three feet in height. At a minimum, a 36-inch diameter pot by 24 inches high should be provided every 20 lineal feet of building frontage. The plant species should be two times as high as the height of the pot. Low growing plants, flowering annuals should be planted at the base of the pot. All efforts should be made to preserve existing tree canopy within the right-of-way. Urban Buffer (b) Street Trees. Trees shall have a minimum three-inch caliper and be of Florida No. 1 grade as per "Grades and Standards for Nursery Plants," Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. All landscaping shall meet FDOT visibility standards. For non-residential Character areas, one street tree shall be planted for every 30 linear feet or frontage or fraction thereof. For all other streets, one street tree shall be planted 40 to 60 feet on center. Street trees shall be planted a minimum of ten feet from any above ground utility, such as transformer pads and fire hydrants. (Ord. 2008-192-E, § 3)