17.188.070 - Landscaping—General provisions

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• Minimum distance from street/alley intersection for mounds over 30 inches10 ft

  no mound over thirty (30) inches high shall be placed within ten (10) feet of any street and/or alley intersections.

• Maximum mound heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.30 in

  no mound over thirty (30) inches high

• Maximum mound slope3 ratio (horizontal:vertical)

  Mounds shall not exceed 3:1 slope

• Spacing of 8-foot planters along public road frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.45 ft

  A planter at least eight feet wide shall be located at least forty-five (45) feet apart for every one hundred fifty (150) feet of frontage along a public road right-of-way.

• Minimum planter size25 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  No planter shall be smaller than twenty-five (25) square feet.

• Minimum planter width adjacent to public road right-of-way5 ft

  A planter at least five feet wide shall be provided adjacent to all public road right-of-ways.

• Minimum planter width adjacent to residential zones5 ft

  A planter at least five feet wide shall be provided adjacent to properties used for residential purposes and/or zoned R-1, R-2, R-2A, R-3, R-3A, R-4, R-6, R-A, R-R or R-T.

• Screen tree spacing in residential-adjacent planter25 ft

  Within this planter, one screen tree from the Riverside County Guide to Trees, Shrubs and Ground Covers shall be planted at an average distance apart of at least every twenty-five (25) feet on center.

• Minimum distance of trees from driveways, alleys, and street intersections10 ft

  No trees shall be planted within ten (10) feet of driveways, alleys and/or street intersections.

• Maximum distance of trees from back of walkway10 ft

  and at least five feet, but not farther than ten (10) feet, from the back of the walkway.

• Minimum distance of trees from back of walkway5 ft

  and at least five feet, but not farther than ten (10) feet, from the back of the walkway.

• Maximum tree spacing in 8-foot planter25 ft

  Within this planter, trees from the Riverside County Guide to Trees, Shrubs and Ground Covers shall be planted no farther apart than twenty-five (25) feet on center.

• Urban parking area screening heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.3 ft

  In urban areas, all parking areas shall be screened from view along the entire perimeter of the parking lot by the construction of either a three-foot high and three-foot wide earthen berm, or a three-foot wide planter with shrubbery that can be maintained at a height of three feet.

• Urban screening width adjacent to public road5 ft

  When the parking area is adjacent to a public road right-of-way, the berm or planter shall be five feet in width.

• Urban parking area screening width3 ft

  three-foot high and three-foot wide earthen berm, or a three-foot wide planter