§ 13.8. Landscaping.

Landscape standards must be in accordance with City of Cartersville Code, Chapter 17, Article IV, Minimum Landscape Requirements, with the following modifications:

A.

Impervious surface areas shall not be allowed to cover more than seventy (70) percent of the lot. The area to be landscaped shall be devoted to vegetative landscaping which includes, but is not limited to, grass, shrubs, vines, and trees.

B.

All trees required to be planted by this section shall be increased to: (a) Shade trees shall be a minimum of two and one-half (2½) inch caliper; (b) Flowering trees shall be at least eight (8) feet minimum height.

C.

Building perimeter landscaping. This subsection is modified to require a minimum of eight (8) feet landscape area or sidewalk around the perimeter of each building, instead of the five (5) feet stated therein.

D.

Border landscaping. This subsection is modified to require at least one (1) tree planted per fifty (50) feet along any border areas, instead of each seventy-five (75) feet as stated therein.