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COUNCIL POLICY
. SUBJECT RESOLUTION NUMBER POLICY
NUMBER EFFECTIVE
DATE PAGE
PARKING LOT AND STREET FRONTAGE
LANDSCAPING POLICY 89-93 1801 03/21/89 1
BACKGROUND
The City of Redding requires the installation of street-frontage
landscaped planters , and landscaped planters and shade trees
within parking lots with the issuance of a building permit or
other discretionary permits such as a use permit , site-plan
review, or variance . Defining some of these requirements , howev-
er, leaves room for interpretation. In order to develop a consen-
sus on City policy regarding certain "grey areas , " the following
issues need to be addressed:
1 . Does landscaping within the public right-of-way count toward
satisfying the planter-width requirement?
2 . Does landscaping within required street-frontage planters
count toward satisfying the minimum percentage of landscaping
required in parking lots?
3 . Do trees planted within perimeter street-frontage planters
• count toward satisfying the minimum number of shade trees per
parking space requirement within parking lots?
PURPOSE
It is the purpose of this policy to clearly delineate the respon-
sibilities of owner/developers with respect to meeting the City ' s
minimum landscape standards pertaining to street frontage and
parking lot landscaping .
POLICY
The following shall be the policy of the City of Redding with
regard to street-frontage landscaped planters , and landscaped
planters and shade trees within parking lots:
1 . Landscaping within a public right-of-way shall not count
toward meeting the minimum planter-width requirement along a
street frontage .
2 . Minimum planter widths established in the zoning code or in a
specific development permit shall be measured from the proper-
ty line and not from the back of the sidewalk.
3 . If the sidewalk along the street frontage is not adjacent to
the property line , the area between the back of the sidewalk
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and the property line shall be landscaped to match the adja-
cent on-site planter .
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CITY OF REDDING, CALIFORNIA
COUNCIL POLICY
SUBJECT RESOLUTION POLICY EFFECTIVE PAGE
NUMBER NUMBER DATE
PARKING LOT AND STREET FRONTAGE
LANDSCAPING POLICY 89-93 1801 03/21/89 2
4 . Landscaping in required street-frontage planters shall count
toward satisfying the minimum percentage of landscaping
required in parking lots ; however , if the sidewalk is not
adjacent to the property line , the landscaping between the
back of the sidewalk and the property line shall not be
counted.
5 . Trees planted in required street-frontage planters shall not
count toward satisfying the minimum number of shade trees per
parking space requirement within parking lots .
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