9-402.030 - AREAS TO BE LANDSCAPED — San Joaquin County Zoning Code

The following areas shall be landscaped and count toward the total area of landscaping required by the development standards for individual zones in the 200 Series and other countywide landscape regulations.

(a)

Required Setbacks. All required front and street-facing side setbacks, except for areas used for driveways and entries, shall be landscaped.

FIGURE 9-402.040 (A): REQUIRED SETBACKS

(b)

Lot Perimeters. Landscape buffers shall be installed and maintained along side and rear lot lines between differing zones, in accordance with the following standards.

(1)

Required Landscape Buffers.Table 9-402.040-B(1), Required Landscape Buffers, shows when a buffer treatment is required, and of what type, based on the proposed use and the adjoining use. Only the proposed use is required to provide the buffer yard. Adjoining uses are not required to provide the buffer yard. The type of buffer yard required refers to buffer yard-type designations as shown in the table and defined in subsection (2), below. "-" means that a buffer yard is not required unless required by another section of this Chapter.

TABLE 9-402.040-B(1): REQUIRED LANDSCAPE BUFFERS

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Use	Adjoining Use
	Park or Public Facility	Single-unit Residential	Multi-unit Residential	Mixed Use	Commercial	Industrial or Agricultural
Multi-unit Residential	Type 1	Type 1	-	-	-	-
Mixed Use	Type 2	Type 2	Type 2	-	-	-
Commercial	Type 2	Type 2	Type 2	-	-	-
Industrial	Type 2	Type 2	Type 2	Type 2	Type 2	-

(2)

Buffer Yard Types. Table 9-402.040-B(2), Buffer Yard Requirements, lists the minimum width, plant materials, and wall requirements for each type of buffer yard illustrated in Figure 9-402.040-B(2). The listed number of trees and shrubs are required for each 100 lineal feet of buffer yard. Trees shall be planted at least 40 feet on center. Natural areas with native vegetation or alternative planting materials which achieve equivalent buffering effects may be approved by the Zoning Administrator.

TABLE 9-402.040-B(2): BUFFER YARD REQUIREMENTS

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Buffer Yard Type	Minimum Width (ft.)	Trees		Shrubs
		Canopy (mature height of 40 ft. or more)	Understory (mature height of less than 40 ft.)	Large (mature spread of 2 ft. or more)	Small (mature spread of less than 2 ft.)
Type 1	5	2	2	4	8
Type 2	10	2	3	6	8

FIGURE 9-402.040(B)(2): BUFFER YARD REQUIREMENTS

(3)

Width Reduction for Adjacent Landscaped Buffer. If an equivalent landscape buffer exists on the adjacent lot, the width of the required buffer may be reduced 50 percent.

(c)

Parking Areas. Parking areas shall be landscaped as follows:

(1)

One tree shall be required for each five parking stalls, or portion thereof, and shall be evenly spaced throughout the parking lot.

(2)

A ten-foot wide landscaped strip shall be installed between parking areas and adjacent public streets.

(3)

Planters that abut parking stalls shall be a minimum of five feet wide. A minimum 18-inch wide paved strip shall be added to the adjacent parking stall to allow access to and from vehicles.

(d)

Turf Areas. Turf shall not be installed within ten feet of the dripline of Native Oak trees, except for young trees with driplines of less than ten feet.

(e)

Unused Areas. All areas of a project site not intended for a specific use, including areas planned for future phases of a phased development, shall be landscaped or left in a natural state.