88.0225 Landscape.

(a) Landscape plans will be subject to review by the City Planning Director and approval by the Planning Commission and/or City Council. In addition to the Citywide Design Guideline requirements, the following standards will apply:

(1) Setback areas shall include landscape installations.

(2) All parking lots, more than four (4) spaces, shall be provided with pockets for trees or shrubs, unless covered parking is provided. Landscape plans should be designed to provide reasonable shade for the parking lot areas, and the following standards shall apply to parking lots:

(A) A minimum five (5) foot wide (inside dimension) planter shall be provided at the end of parking aisles that includes shade trees.

(B) A four (4) foot wide (inside dimension) diamond planter island shall be provided after every four (4) parking spaces that includes shade trees.

(C) Areas with double parking rows are encouraged to include planter medians between the rows. Opportunities for pedestrian pathways within the median, and/or the use of bio-swales to support water quality design requirements shall be used wherever possible.

(3) Buildings should be provided with proper landscape screening. Landscape cutouts and pockets should generally be provided along building walls, at building corners, or other highly visible locations around buildings.

(4) All plant and tree material should be verifiably appropriate for use in the Yucaipa area. Consideration should be given to resistance to drought, water requirements, adaptability to wind (if appropriate), longevity, and ease of

maintenance. A specific attempt should be made to utilize plant palettes and design plans which serve to promote energy and water conservation.

(5) Invasive species (cottonwood or ash for example) should be installed away from hardscape improvements, or provided with root barriers, or avoided.

(6) Irrigation systems should generally avoid spray methods in favor of bubbler or drip systems. Lines shall be placed underground.

(7) On-site native vegetation should be incorporated into site or landscape plans wherever feasible. Special effort should be made to preserve and incorporate existing trees into design schemes. Mature trees removed from a site shall be replaced two to one with minimum 24 inch box trees, unless prohibited by site dimensions. Where feasible, natural vegetation should be allowed to re-establish itself.

(8) Parking lots should be screened from street view wherever possible.

(9) Sidewalks are required in conjunction with all new multi-family residential development. Builders/developers should extend landscaping beyond the property to the sidewalk or curb line.

(10) Building faces should be softened by tree installation over a reasonable period of time. Trees shall be selected to include varietals that will reach the building's height at maturity.

(11) Areas adjacent to other development shall be planted with large shrubs and fast growing evergreen trees. (Amended by Ord. 465 § 8, 2025)

88.0230 [Reserved]