Roanoke, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 36.2-642

Extracted standards

9 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

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  • Landscaping guarantee 110% of cost110 pct

    A guarantee for required landscaping shall be an amount equal to one hundred ten (110) percent of the cost of the plants, related materials, and installation.

  • Installation within 3 months3 months

    All required landscaping shall be installed, inspected, and approved within three (3) months of acceptance of the guarantee.

  • All non-impervious areas landscaped

    All portions of a lot which are not included in the calculation of impervious surface ratio shall be landscaped.

  • Replace dead landscaping within 6 months6 months

    dead or damaged landscaping materials shall be replaced by the property owner within six (6) months of notification by the City.

  • Screening visually opaque

    Screening shall be visually opaque and constructed of a durable material.

  • Where evergreen or deciduous shrubs are required by this division, such shrubs shall have a minimum height of eighteen (18) inches at the time of planting.

  • Sight distance triangle restrictions30 in

    Landscaping within a sight distance triangle shall not include any evergreen tree and, furthermore, shall not include shrubs or ground cover exceeding thirty (30) inches in height above the graded ground level.

  • Slopes 2:1 or greater planted

    If the development of any portion of a lot includes the creation of a slope of two to one (2:1), horizontal to vertical, or greater, such slope shall be planted with vegetative cover, subject to determination of the Zoning Administrator that the methods of planting will hold the soil in place and that the proposed vegetative cover and rate of planting will ensure stabilization of the slope.

  • Trees not within 10 ft of sewer lines10 ft

    Require that trees not be located within ten (10) feet of sewer lines and lateral unless the tree species is determined to be suitable for planting in proximity to such utilities.

From the ordinance

All portions of a lot which are not included in the calculation of impervious surface ratio shall be landscaped. Landscaping within a sight distance triangle shall not include any evergreen tree and, furthermore, shall not include shrubs or ground cover exceeding thirty (30) inches in height above the graded ground level.
Sec. 36.2-642