city of el paso landscape ordinance
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City of El Paso Landscape Ordinance. An Ordinance amending Title 18 (Building and Construction) By creating Chapter18.46 (Landscape) and By deleting Chapter 20.65(Landscape). Existing Landscape Ordinance. Ordinance 12399 enacted May 23,1995 Ordinance modified in June 1999 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
City of El PasoCity of El Paso
Landscape Landscape Ordinance Ordinance
An Ordinance amending Title 18An Ordinance amending Title 18(Building and Construction)(Building and Construction)
By creating Chapter18.46 (Landscape) and By creating Chapter18.46 (Landscape) and
By deleting Chapter 20.65(Landscape)By deleting Chapter 20.65(Landscape)
Existing Landscape Existing Landscape Ordinance Ordinance
• Ordinance 12399 enacted May Ordinance 12399 enacted May 23,199523,1995
• Ordinance modified in June 1999Ordinance modified in June 1999• Recently there was direction to Recently there was direction to
revisit the Landscape Ordinance for revisit the Landscape Ordinance for the purpose of updating and the purpose of updating and promoting property aesthetics and promoting property aesthetics and values by landscape standards.values by landscape standards.
Landscape Adds ValueLandscape Adds Value
• Residential Example with a Balance of Residential Example with a Balance of Landscape Landscape
Landscape RequirementsLandscape RequirementsCitiesCities FormulaFormula Trees Req.Trees Req. Plants Plants
Req.Req.GroundcovGroundcover Req.er Req.
Street Street FrontageFrontage
El PasoEl Paso 7.5% of 7.5% of the lot the lot Plus Plus parking parking lot lot Required Required landscape landscape area is area is from from furthest furthest building building wall and wall and street.street.
One per One per 1000 sqft1000 sqft
20 five 20 five gallon per gallon per 1000 sqft1000 sqft
10 one 10 one gallon per gallon per 1000 sqft1000 sqft
Trees Trees every 50 every 50 feet within feet within the first the first twenty twenty feet of the feet of the property .property .
Fort WorthFort Worth 10% of the 10% of the lot Plus lot Plus parking lot if parking lot if the footprint the footprint is 10,000sqft is 10,000sqft or largeror larger
One per 500 One per 500 sqft of sqft of required arearequired area
One five One five gallon shrub gallon shrub per 50 sqft of per 50 sqft of required arearequired area
100% of the 100% of the required required landscape landscape areaarea
75% of the 75% of the landscape landscape shall be in shall be in the front the front yard.yard.
TucsonTucson 3% of the site 3% of the site plus street plus street border and border and parking lot. parking lot. Required Required landscape landscape area is from area is from building to building to street.street.
100% from 100% from an ADWR listan ADWR list
100% from 100% from an ADWR listan ADWR list
100% from 100% from an ADWR listan ADWR list
Trees every Trees every 33 feet and 33 feet and 50% of the 50% of the frontage frontage must have must have shrubs within shrubs within a 10 foot a 10 foot space inside space inside the property the property
Comparison Chart Comparison Chart Trees Shrubs Parking Lot Trees
Existing 1 tree per 1000 sq ft 2” cal 8’ Hgt
20 - 5 gallon per and 10 - 1 gallon per 1000 sq ft
1 - 2" Cal , 8' Hgt Canopy Tree per 20 spaces after 40
BZAC
1 tree per 1000 sq ft 2” cal, 8’ Hgt or 2 - 1 ½ “ cal 6’ tall or 2 palms 8’ tall not more than 20 % of req.
20 - 5 gallon per and 10 - 1 gallon per 1000 sqft. May substitute shrubs for trees up to 50%
Greater than 14,000 sq ft or 40 spaces 1 tree for every 20 spaces and greater than 3500 sq ft there after 3 different size trees and tree wells.
Proposed1 tree per 1000 sq ft, 2” cal 8’ tall or compliance point system
Same quantities except substitution is part of alternate compliance point system
1 tree for every 15 spaces. The tree needs to be 2” cal 8’ Hgt in 25 sq ft min.
Comparison ChartComparison ChartFormula Parkway Landscape Area Alternate
Existing
Frontage X Parcel depth, not to exceed 200 feet x .075, Corner and Panhandle lots have separate calculations
Property owner to provide water and
landscaping, owner will maintain
Landscape area defined as area between property
line and building wall
Building Board of Appeals
BZACLot front by lot depth not to
exceed 200 feet x .075
Owner provides water and landscaping and the
city will maintain
Landscape area is from front of building to curb
Application made to director and may be appealed to Building
Board of Appeals within 30 days
Proposed 7.5% of the parcel
Trees every 50 feet along the frontage
Palms not to be used in visibility triangle
Landscape area is from the furthest building wall from the street and the
street.
No application required. Designers choice. One
or the other.
TreesTreesCitiesCities Size of Tree Size of Tree
WellsWellsSize of Size of TreesTrees
Parking Lot Parking Lot Trees Req.Trees Req.
SubstitutioSubstitution n
RequiremeRequirementsnts
Approved Approved Plant ListPlant List
Tree FundTree Fund
El PasoEl Paso 36 sqft36 sqft 2” cal 10 to 2” cal 10 to 12 feet tall12 feet tall
1 tree per 15 1 tree per 15 spacesspaces
10 five 10 five gallon gallon shrubs per 1 shrubs per 1 tree No tree No substitution substitution for parking for parking lot treelot tree
Yes, we Yes, we recommend recommend that 75% that 75% come from come from the listthe list
We propose We propose to create a to create a fund based fund based on money on money collected collected thru buy thru buy outs.outs.
Fort WorthFort Worth Not StatedNot Stated 3” Cal 3” Cal 10% of the 10% of the parking lot parking lot shall provide shall provide shadeshade
10 five 10 five gallon gallon shrubs per 1 shrubs per 1 treetree
Not StatedNot Stated
TucsonTucson 34 sqft34 sqft Not StatedNot Stated 1 tree per 10 1 tree per 10 spacesspaces
Not StatedNot Stated Yes, but not Yes, but not all plants all plants planted are planted are required to required to come from come from this list.this list.
San San AntonioAntonio
9x18 162 9x18 162 sqftsqft
1 ½” cal 6’ 1 ½” cal 6’ talltall
25% of 25% of parking lotparking lot
Not StatedNot Stated Not StatedNot Stated
Santa Fe/ Santa Fe/
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EdgewoodEdgewood
5 x 13 = 5 x 13 = 75sqft75sqft
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64 sqft64 sqft
6’ 6’ Evergreens Evergreens 2” 2” Deciduous Deciduous
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3“ cal 6’ tall3“ cal 6’ tall
10 sqft per 10 sqft per parking parking spacespace
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1 tree per 10 1 tree per 10 spacesspaces
Not StatedNot Stated
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15 Shrubs 15 Shrubs for 1 treefor 1 tree
Not StatedNot Stated
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YesYes
Santa Fe has Santa Fe has a tree funda tree fund
Las CrucesLas Cruces 36 sqft36 sqft2 ¼2 ¼ cal 8’ cal 8’
talltall
15% of the 15% of the parking lot parking lot must have must have treestrees
10 five 10 five gallon gallon shrubs per 1 shrubs per 1 treetree
yesyes
ShrubsShrubs
CitiesCities RequiredRequired Size / StandardsSize / Standards
El PasoEl Paso 20 shrubs per 1000 20 shrubs per 1000 sqftsqft
Five gallon
Fort WorthFort Worth 1 shrub per 50 sqft1 shrub per 50 sqft Five gallonFive gallon
TucsonTucson 50% of the required 50% of the required landscape street border landscape street border requires shrubsrequires shrubs
Five gallonFive gallon
San AntonioSan Antonio Not StatedNot Stated Five gallonFive gallon
Santa Fe/ EdgewoodSanta Fe/ Edgewood As determined by the LDS As determined by the LDS plan reviewerplan reviewer
Not StatedNot Stated
Las CrucesLas Cruces 20 shrubs per 1000 sqft20 shrubs per 1000 sqft Five gallonFive gallon
Landscape Architect Landscape Architect RequiredRequired
Irrigation RequiredIrrigation Required
El PasoEl Paso Anything over 50,000 sqft Anything over 50,000 sqft requires an LA sealrequires an LA seal
Yes, Texas Licensed Irrigator Yes, Texas Licensed Irrigator only.only.
Fort WorthFort Worth Not StatedNot Stated Yes, Texas Landscape Yes, Texas Landscape Irrigator, Landscape Irrigator, Landscape architect, PEarchitect, PE
TucsonTucson Not StatedNot Stated Not StatedNot Stated
San AntonioSan Antonio Anything over 4,300 sqft Anything over 4,300 sqft requires an LA sealrequires an LA seal
Yes, Texas Landscape Yes, Texas Landscape Irrigator ONLYIrrigator ONLY
Santa FeSanta Fe
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EdgewoodEdgewood
Not StatedNot Stated Not StatedNot Stated
Las CrucesLas Cruces Not StatedNot Stated Not StatedNot Stated
Design Standards
The Good, the Bad , and The Good, the Bad , and the Uglythe Ugly
Site Development Site Development
Landscape Adds ValueLandscape Adds Value
Property FrontagesProperty Frontages
Landscape Ordinance Landscape Ordinance
EnhancementsEnhancements • CalculationsCalculations for square footage for square footage
requirements easier to understand.requirements easier to understand.• Site sizesSite sizes treated equally as to treated equally as to
calculationscalculations..• LandscapeLandscape area increasedarea increased• Buy Out OptionBuy Out Option • OptionsOptions for alternative methods of for alternative methods of
compliance.compliance.
Landscape can save livesLandscape can save lives
Schedule for Ordinance Schedule for Ordinance ActionAction
• May 2006*May 2006* Coordinated ordinance with Coordinated ordinance with Tree Board Tree Board
• July 2006*July 2006* Began weekly public meetings Began weekly public meetings • January 2007* LRCJanuary 2007* LRC Presentation Presentation• March 2007* CPCMarch 2007* CPC Presentation Presentation • May 2007*May 2007* Introduction of Ordinance Introduction of Ordinance
to City Council and to City Council and PublicPublic
• June 2007*June 2007* Public Hearing & Adoption of Public Hearing & Adoption of OrdinanceOrdinance