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