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The required front lot line landscaping and interior lot line landscaping as set forth in the table in subsection C of this section shall be entirely on the subject property. For the purposes of this section, “front lot line landscaping” shall be that landscaping installed on the subject property immediately adjacent to the front or street lot line. “Interior lot line landscaping” is that landscaping installed on the subject property adjacent to the interior or side and rear lot line.

A. The width of the landscaping may be averaged but in no case shall be less than five feet.

B. Where a building is proposed to be located on a property line abutting a street right-of-way, alternative landscaping shall be installed to soften the appearance of the building. Examples of such landscaping include window boxes, hanging planters, ivy, large potted plants, and trees and shrubs planted against the building wall.

C. Front lot line landscaping and interior lot line landscaping shall comply with the table below. The land uses below correspond to those listed in Chapter 12.06 BMC.

D. LID BMPs such as bioretention facilities should be utilized within right-of-way and interior lot landscaping, provided the screening purpose of the landscape type is achieved.

Land Use

Front Lot Line
Landscaping Type/Width

Interior Lot Line
Landscaping Type/Width

Agriculture, in R 4,000, R 2,800, OP, NB, CB, GC and LI only

IV/5 ft.

IV/5 ft.

Automotive, marine and heavy equipment services

III/5 ft.

III/5 ft.

Business and personal services

IV/5 ft.

III/5 ft.

Eating and drinking establishments, not including vendor carts

IV/5 ft.

III/5 ft.

Education

IV/10 ft.

III/5 ft.

Exception: Maintenance shops and vehicle and equipment parking and storage

III/10 ft.

II/10 ft.

Essential public facilities – to be determined in conjunction with conditional use permit review

Government services, general

IV/10 ft.

III/5 ft.

Exception: Maintenance shops and vehicle and equipment parking and storage areas

III/10 ft.

II/10 ft.

Health and social services

IV/5 ft.

III/5 ft.

Exception: Hospitals

III/10 ft.

II/10 ft.

Lodging, temporary, excluding bed and breakfast guesthouses

IV/5 ft.

III/5 ft.

Exception: Campgrounds and recreational vehicle parks

III/10 ft.

III/10 ft.

Manufacturing, distribution, storage and warehousing

II/10 ft.

II/10 ft.

Exception: Outdoor storage yards

II/5 ft.

I/10 ft.

Recreation, culture and entertainment

IV/5 ft.

III/5 ft.

Exception: Amusement parks

III/10 ft.

II/10 ft.

Exception: Baseball, football, soccer and other sportsfields

IV/15 ft.

III/10 ft.

Exception: Stadiums, not including stadiums for professional sports teams

III/10 ft.

II/10 ft.

Residential uses, including only the following uses:

Dormitories, fraternities and sororities

IV/5 ft.

II/10 ft.

Mobile/manufactured home parks

See BMC 12.08.030(E)

See BMC 12.08.030(E)

Multifamily dwelling units

IV/5 ft.

III/5 ft.

Nursing homes and specialized senior housing

IV/5 ft.

III/5 ft.

Retail uses

IV/5 ft.

III/5 ft.

Exception: Boat, equipment, mobile, manufactured or modular home, and motor vehicle sales or rental, new or used

III/10 ft.

II/5 ft.

Transportation, including only parking facilities, transit park and ride lots and transit stations

IV/5 ft.

IV/5 ft.

Utilities, including only the following uses:

Electrical distribution substations, potable water storage facilities, storm water detention/retention facilities, and telecommunications switching facilities

II/10 ft.

II/10 ft.

Telecommunications earth receiving stations and transmission/receiving/relay towers

I/10 ft.

I/10 ft.

Uses not otherwise categorized, as follows:

Cemeteries

IV/5 ft.

III/5 ft.

Off-site and on-site hazardous waste treatment and/or storage facilities

II/10 ft.

II/10 ft.

(Ord. 2200 § 2 (Exh. B), 2016; Ord. 1957 § 1 (Exh. B), 2006; Ord. 1946 § 2, 2005; Ord. 1904 § 1, 2003; Ord. 1815 § 1, 2000).