Wheat Ridge 1996 WC Plan

• Project Type: Water Conservation Plan
• Project Name: Wheat Ridge Water District
• Title: Water Conservation Plan
• Date: 6/19/1996
• County: Jefferson
• Water Conservation - Doc Type: Complete Plan

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ZONING AND DEV1:LOPMENT

(2) Topographic contours and spot elevations
on final grading plan adequate to identify
and properly specify landscaping for area
needing slope protection;

(3) The location, size, surface materials and
'color of all structure(s), parking areas, storm
detention areas and other man.made ele-
ments;

(4) The location, type and size of major ex.
isting plant materials;

(5) The locations, types, sizes and quantities of
proposed plant and other materials.
Common and botanical names shall be iden.
tified adjacent to all plant material or by
use of a key and legend;

(6) Location and type of the irrigation system
provided.

(C) Landscape Area Requirements:

(1) Any combination of two (2) or more of the
following: grass. flowers, shrubbery, decid.
. uous and coniferous trees, which shall be
maintained in an orderly manner, and, in
addition, any combination of bark, rock or
ornamental object not exceeding twenty (20)
percent of the landscaping area may be
used. In no event shall' variances be ap.
proved which reduce living materials to less
than fifty (SOl percent 'of the total land.
scaped area. The intent of permitting vari.
ances is to allow for well.designed xeriscape
(low water use) planting design. Coverage
shall be detennined for the projected growth
-- aft-er-t.wa-{Zl f\lll g'l'omng seasons.

(2) If the lot area used for parking is placed
between the public right.of.way and the
structurels), a screening of the parklng area
shall be established between the right.
of.way and the parklng area. This view.
obscuring screen shall be at least thirty.six
(36) inches but not to exceed forty.two (42)
inches high and may be composed of live
plantings, berms or artificial structures as
approved by the planning division.

(3) On corner lots, within the regulated sight
distance triangle, the growth of any plant.
ings or the erection of any landscape strue.
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tun or benn over forty. two (42) inches above
tbe level of the roadway or street is regu.
lated by section 26.30(1) of this Zoning Or.
dinance. .

(4) Except for approved street trees, the land.
scaping required on the right.of.way be.
tween the property line and the curbline
shall not be pennitted to obtain a height
greater than forty.two (42) inches above the
level of the roadway.

(5) Landscaping shall be installed only on the
property or portion of property to be devel.
oped or for which a building permit is ap.
plied. For properties with existing develop.
ment, landscaping in addition to existing
landscaping shall be required on a per.
centage basis determined either according
to square footage added, or substantially
altered, or value added to the premises by
proposed improvements, whichever is
higher, up to the maximum required for
that district. Existing valuation and vaJu<
ation of proposed changes shall be based on
Uniform Building Code valuation tables.
The term "substantially altered" means
that the value of remodeling excess fifty
(50) percent of the value of the building prior
to such improvements.

(6) In all districts, any area of the lot not cov.
ered by building, parking, walkways.
storage or display areD., must be landscaped.
(D) District Requirements:

(1) Single. and two.family residential uses:

.-- ----tID-{)mrt1l.L,eeL tree pers-eventYi'TOl feet
(or portion thereoO of street frontage to
be placed within the front setback prior
to issuance of the certificate of occu'
pancy. This should not be construed to
mean trees placed seventy (701 feet on
center.
(bi No les6 than twenty. five (251 percent of
the gross lot e:ea and no less than fifty
(50) percent of the frc;1t yard, shall be
landscaped.

(2) Multifamily residential uses:

(a) Required within the minimum building
setbacks abutting public right.of.way,