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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f 26-32 WHEAT RIDGE Cl'l'i' CODE

one (1) tree, deciduous or evergreen, for
every thirty (SO) feet (or portion thereon
of street frontage. This should not be
construed to mean trees placed thirty
(SO) feet on center.
(b) In addition to trees required based upon
public street frontage, one (1) tree or
shrub is required for every one thou.
sand (1000) square feet of lot area.
(c) Except for pedestrian and vehicular ac-
cess, the minimum required front yard
shall be fully landscaped.

in meeting the minimum requirements
if intended to be landscaped.

Nothing contained in this section shall
prohibit any land owner from land.
scaping in excess of the minimum reo
quirements stated herein, either on
their property or within public right.
of.way, if approved by the public works
director; however, ofT.site landscaping
cannot reduce the on.site requirements.

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(3) Nonresidential uses: (E) Plantings:

(a) Required within the minimum building (1) Minimum size of plant and other materials:
setbacks abutting public rights-of.way, (a) Deciduous trees: two. inch caliper, mea-
one (1) tree, deciduous or evergreen, for sured one (11 foot above the ground.
every thirty (30) feet (or portion thereon Trees with a caliper in excess of five (5)
of street frontage. This should not be inches may be counted as two (2) trees.
construed to mean trees placed thirty Trees with a caliper in excess of ten
(SO) feet on center. (10) inches may be counted as three (3)
(b) In addition to trees required based upon trees. Where clumps of aspen or sim.
public street frontage, one (l) tree or ilar varieties are proposed, each two (2)
shrub is required for every one thou. stems, if under two (2) inches in cal.
sand (1,000) square feet of lot area. iper, may be counted as one (l) tree.
(c) Required landscaped areas shall be as (b) Ornamental and Flowering Trees: Two-
follows:
inch caliper, one (1) foot above the
1. For nonresidentially zoned prop- ground. .
erty, landscaping shall not be less (c) Evergreen Trees: Six (6) feet in height.
than ten (l0) percent of the gross (d) Flowering and Evergreen Shrubs and .
lot area. Hedges: Five'gallon size.
Z. On any nonresidentially zoned (el Vines and Ground Covers: One-gallon
property abutting 44th Avenue, size.
38th Avenue, Kipling Street, Wad. (0 Redwood Bark Chips: Two t21 inches in
sworth Boulevard, Youngfield size at least three (3) inches in depth in
_ . __ St"ppt.Ward Rn~a, ."h~ridanBou.-.____ ---- areas prGtested frGm-willd-~
levard, or ).70 frontage roads, a (g) River Rock: One (1) inch to two (21
landscaped area measuring ten (10) inches in size at least three (3) inches
feet from the edge of the right. in depth over a 10-mil minimum plastic
of.way is required for the entire ground cover.

Itehngth of dthe propertYt ~buttin~ (2) Completion of landscaping. When the final
~e~~a ways, e~cep dO: cur t landscape plan is submitted, a date for com.
tCUh 'thlsareamay .euse tomee pletion of all plantings and related work
e 0 er area requlremen s. hall b . I d d h 1 L d .
3 0 . d t' all d rty s e Inc u e on t e p an. an scapmg
. ~ r.esl en If tY zOfne t PlroPde , a shall be installed and completed prior to
minimum 0 en. 00 an scape h . f 'fi f
b,.,.. . d d' t'- bli t e Issuance 0 a certl lcate 0 occupancy.
Ul1er IS reqUIre a Jacen w pu c I." h d
t b tt' ft' d d n extenuatmg Circumstances, suc as a -
stree sa u 109 ron or 51 e yar s verse weather, where occupancy is reo
(dl An area of not more than three (S) feet quested prior to completion of landscaping,
of street right.of.way may be included an irrevocable letter of credit or escrow ac.

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