April 15, 2026 Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting

Agenda items

• 1. Canopy trees—Trees which normally grown to mature height of 40 feet or more:
• 1. Location and design: Buffers shall be provided on the outer perimeter of a lot or parcel,
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• 1. Minimum average width: Fifteen feet.
• 1. Minimum average width: Forty feet.
• 1. Minimum average width: Ten feet.
• 1. Minimum average width: Thirty feet.
• 1. Minimum average width: Twenty feet.
• 1. Minimum average width: Twenty-five feet.
• 1. Preservation. Preservation of existing landscape materials and land forms is encouraged.
• 2. Interior landscaped areas shall be dispersed so as to define aisles and limit unbroken
• 2. Quality. Plant materials used to conform with the provisions of this section shall equal
• 2. Required materials:
• 2. Required materials:
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• 2. Required materials:
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• 2. Required materials:
• 2. Required materials:
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• 2. Understory trees—Trees which normally grow to a mature height of 15 to 35 feet:
• 2. Use of buffers: A buffer may be used for some forms of passive recreation. It may contain
• 3. Approved species: The landscaping requirements of this appendix [ section] may be
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• 3. One canopy tree shall be required for each landscape break. A two-inch DBH drake elm
• 3. Required buffer widths: Requirements for buffers are based on the intensity of the
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• 3. Screen: A six -foot-high brick, block, or stucco wall shall be provided. The
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• 3. Shrubs:
• 4. All parking garages shall be required to either:
• 4. Buffer type description: Each buffer type shall contain the materials described as follows,
• 4. Designation on-site plan: The specific species designated on the approved site plan shall
• 4. Installation of Buffers. Landscape buffering Shall be required at the time of development
• 5. Buffering from Public Right-of-Ways: Any parcel adj acent to a public right -of-way
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• 5. Parking areas for detached single -family and duplex homes are exempt from these
• 6. Buffer Types: Each buffer type shall contain the materials described as follows, with the
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• 6. To promote preservation of trees in parking areas, the city may reduce the total number
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• 7. Interior landscape breaks in parking lots shall be a minimum of ten feet by 20 feet.
• 7. Landscape Buffers: The table below provides the required buffer and specific
• 8. Parking garages shall be required to provide landscaping at the entrance(s) and exit(s) of
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• A. April 15, 2026, at 10:00 am
• A. EAR "Evaluation Appraisal Report"
• A. EAR "Evaluation Appraisal Report"
• A. Landscaping Code Update
• A. Landscaping Code Update
• A. May 20, 2026 @ 10:00 am
• A. May 20, 2026 @ 10:00 am
• A. Request for Variance; 110 N Clayton St (Project Name); 110 N Clayton Street (Site Address);
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• B. Request for Variance; Detached Garage (Project Name); 1218 Overlook Drive (Site Address);
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• B. Traffic Guidelines
• B. Traffic Guidelines
• III. Election
• VII. Announcement of next scheduled meeting date
• VII. Announcement of next scheduled meeting date
• VII. Other Business/Staff Updates
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• VIII. Announcement of next scheduled meeting date
• a. Buffer type A:
• a. Identify the zoning classification of the site and all adjacent properties.
• a. If no buffer exists on the adjoining property or if the existing buffer fails to meet the
• a. Live Oak (Quercus Virginiana)
• a. No plant material is eliminated.
• a. PUD and Mixed Use (MU-1 and MU-2) buffer requirements will generally be the same as
• a. Provide landscaped hanging baskets and/or landscaped planters around the exterior
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• a. Sandankwa Viburnum (Viburnum Suspensum)
• a. Spaces within the dripline are eliminated and a groundcover such as ivy, juniper,
• a. The trees are in good health and free of pests, disease, or injury.
• a. Trees: Commercial canopy trees shall have a minimum height of eight feet and a
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• a. Winged Elm (Ulmus Atata)
• b. Buffer type B:
• b. Drake Elm*
• b. Glossy Privet (Ligustrum Lucidum)
• b. If a buffer exists on the adjoining property that meets the requirements of the table
• b. Provide additional landscaping in other areas of the site.
• b. Refer to Table VI-1 and/or Table VI-2 for the buffer type required on each boundary.
• b. Shrubs and hedges: Shrubs shall be a minimum of 24 inches in height immediately
• b. Shumard Oak (Quercus Shumardii)
• b. The total width of the buffer is maintained.
• b. The trees meet the requirements above f or canopy, ornamental and palms , as
• b. Trees must be at least six inches in diameter to qualify for the parking space
• b. Wolf Branch Innovation -Employment (WBI -E) and Wolf Branch Innovation -Gateway
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• c. All other requirements of this code are met. In no event, however, shall the following
• c. Buffer type C:
• c. C-1, C -2, and C -2A zoning district landscape requirements are included in the zoning
• c. Chinese Elm (Ulmus Parfolia)
• c. Commercial parcels within a mixed use Planned Unit Developments (PUD) may utilize
• c. Ground cover: Ground cover such as ivy, juniper and lily turf used in lieu of grass
• c. Japanese Privet (Ligustrum Japonicum)
• c. Red Maple (Acer Rubrum)
• c. Refer to buffer type description.
• c. To count for buffering or interior landscape requirements, the tree s must be
• d. American Holly (Ilex Opaca)
• d. Buffer type (a):
• d. If an adjacent commercial parcel is vacant, a minimum of fifty (50) percent of the buffer
• d. Lawn grass: Grass shall be species normally grown as permanent lawns in the city.
• d. Podocarpus (Podocarpus Macrophylla)
• d. The total required buffer width may be reduced by up to ten feet and the number of
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• d. Tree credits shall be given for existing qualifying canopy trees as follows:
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• d. Yaupon Holly (Ilex Vomitoria)
• e. Berm: When a berm is used to form a visual screen in lieu of or in conjunction with
• e. Buffer type (b):
• e. Pittosporum (Pittosporum Tobira)
• e. Regardless of width averaging, in no event shall any portion of a buffer be less than
• e. Sweetgum (Liquidambar Styraciflua)
• e. Weeping Bottlebrush (Callistemon Viminalis)
• f. Buffer type (c):
• f. Loquat (Eriobotrya Japonica)
• f. Southern Magnolia (Magnolia Grandiflora)
• f. Surinam Cherry (Eugenia Uniflora)
• g. Cherry Laurel (Prunus Caroliniana)
• g. Redbud (Cercis Canadensis)
• g. Sweet Bay (Magnolia Virginiana)
• h. Dogwood (Cornus Florida)
• h. Slash Pine (Pinus Elliottii)
• i. Jerusalem Thorn (Parkinsonia Aculeata)
• i. Sand Pine (Pinus Clausa)
• j. Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris)
• j. Tree of Gold (Tabebuia Argentea)
• k. Cherry Laurel (Prunus Caroliniana)
• k. Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda)
• l. Bald Cypress (Taxodium Distichum)
• l. Chickasaw Plum (Prunus Angustifolia)
• m. Southern Wax Myrtle (Myrica Cerifera)
• n. Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia Indica)
• o. Citrus trees (all kinds)
• p. Walter Viburnum (Viburnum Obovatum)
• q. Devilwood (Osmanthus Americanum)
• r. Bumelia (Bumelia Tenax)
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• s. Tar Flower (Befaria Racemosa)
• t. Fringe Tree (Chionanthus Virginicus)