§ 33-3.53.6.3. Landscaping.

(a)

Section 33-6.25, Landscaping, buffering, and screening, shall apply, except that on 18 ^th Street the parish may require all or a portion of the area between the front or corner side property line and the building line to be paved with parish-approved sidewalk material as an extension of the sidewalk.

(b)

Trees proposed to meet the streetscape greenspace requirement may be located within the right-of-way in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 37 of this Code.

(c)

In lieu of the parking lot perimeter street rights-of-way greenspace required by section 33-6.25.4, Standards, the following may be provided:

(1)

A wrought or cast metal fence between the heights of three and one-half (3.5) feet and seven (7) feet maximum with required landscaping;

(2)

An opaque masonry wall no higher than three and one-half (3.5) feet in height with required landscaping; or

(3)

A combination of wrought or cast metal and masonry between the heights of three and one-half (3.5) feet and seven (7) feet maximum with required landscaping. The masonry portion shall not exceed fifty (50) percent of the overall height of the fence.

(d)

Small to medium shade trees are encouraged on provided perimeter buffer strips and interior parking islands.

(e)

If a ministerial exception for required streetscape trees is requested and is not approved, the property owner may provide the monetary value of the required streetscape tree(s), as determined by the parish arborist. Payments in lieu of required streetscape trees shall be paid to the parish department of parkways and shall be placed in an account dedicated to the planting or maintenance of trees on public property within the Fat City zoning districts.

(Ord. No. 25411 , § 4, 8-23-17)