19740205 1974-1ORDINANCE NO. 1974-1
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY OF FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA, BY ADDING THERETO A NEW
SUBSECTION TO SECTION 3, SUBSECTION 3.174 (o) ESTAB-
LISHING A LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENT FOR ALL PARKING
LOTS IN COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, APARTMENT AND
PLANNED DEVELOPMENT ZONES.
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Fairfax,
a, that the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Fairfax,
inia, be and it hereby is amended by the addition in Section
of a new subsection numbered 3.174 (o) to read in its entirety
follows:
(o). Landscaping in all commercial, industrial, apartment
planned development parking areas which have twenty or more
ing spaces, as follows:
For every 20 spaces provided, one planting area of
no less than 9' X 20' shall be required, and this
area shall either be spaced between each 20 parking
spaces or otherwise randomly combined or spaced to
provide a planting area consistent with good design
standards as approved by the City Director of
Public Works or his designee and shall be landscaped;
however, in no case shall any given planting area
exceed 540 square feet.
2. In addition to the landscaping, there shall be one
tree no less than 10 feet high with no less than a
2" to 2½" caliber capable of providing shade at
maturity located in each planting area. The type of
tree and the landscaping must be approved by the City
Director of Public Works or his designee.
3. For each planting area of no less than 9' X 20' that
is required in paragraph 1, the developer will be
given credit for providing one required parking space.
4. The owners and their agents shall be responsible for
providing, protecting, and maintaining all landscaping
in healthy and growing condition, replacing it when
necessary, and keeping it free of refuse and debris.
$. Shrubbery, hedges and other live planting material
may be used to complement the tree landscaping but
shall not constitute the sole landscaping.
6. This landscaping requirement is in addition to all
other landscaping requirements in the Zoning Ordinance.
This ordinance shall be in effect immediately upon its
assage by the City Council.
Passed: February 5, 1974.
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