HomeMy WebLinkAbout020986 ORD - 09/11/1990AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE BY AMENDING
ARTICLE 27B, LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS; AND DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the Zoning Ordinance of the City of
Corpus Christi be amended by amending Article 27B, Landscape
Requirements, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 27B. LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS
Section 27B-1. Finding. The Corpus Christi City Council
has declared that a goal for the City is to provide an
optimal quality of life for all citizens of Corpus Christi
by improving the appearance of the City through increased
public and private landscaping, Arid reducing City litter,
and encouraging efficient water conservation techniques and
practices in the application of these Landscape
Requirements.
Section 27B-2. Purpose and Intent
27B-2.01. The purpose and intent of this Article is to
improve the appearance, quality, and quantity of landscaping
visible from public rights-of-way.
27B-2.02. New structures, certain modifications to existing
structures and site improvements that require building
permits shall conform to this Article. The purpose and
intent of this Article is consistent with and will implement
the goals found in the Comprehensive Plan, particularly
those that suggest improvements of the quality of life,
enhancement of natural and man-made amenities and
encouragement of a high level of design in the development
of the City.
Section 27B-3. Application. The landscaping requirements
of this Article shall apply to building permits for the
following.
27B-3.01. New Development:
(A) New construction on property in all zoning districts,
except tli/Plli/PIX//jkf%Xl/LLigi/gflg/ T -1A, T -1B, T -1C,
FQfxiii or construction of single $t and two-family
dwellings in any zoning district used solely for
residential purposes.
(B) Parking areas in the street yard(s) of schools,
colleges,
churches, Ot004146400fl//y%4tsittitsg, public buildings,
public and private yards, golf courses, and other
similar public and semi-public uses in any zoning
district.
27B-3.02. Existing Development. All property with existing
development on the effective date of this chapter which is
not in compliance with the provisions of this Article shall
be considered nonconforming, and allowed to continue until
such time as a building permit is granted whereby
construction or alteration within the street yard results in
one or both of the following:
(A) Any increase in ground level floor area by 1,000 square
feet or more for existing structures up to 10,000
square feet, or any increase in the floor area by 10
percent or more for existing structures greater than
10,000 square feet. However, destruction of more than
50 percent of an existing non -conforming structure as
defined by Article 26 shall comply with all landscape
requirements and treated as new development. If
destruction is less than 50 percent, compliance shall
not be required unless the ground level floor area is
increased beyond the 1000 square feet or 10 percent
area set forth above.
(B)
Any increase in parking area by 10 parking spaces and
more than 10 percent of existing parking in street
yard.
If (A) or (B) are triggered, the provisions of this Article
shall apply $dXj to any increased floor area or parking area
in the street yard, and all calculations for landscaping in
connection with such areas under any section of this Article
shall be based upon such increased floor and parking area
rather than the entire street yard.
27B-3.03. When this Article becomes applicable to a
property, its requirements are binding on all current and
all subsequent owners of the property.
27B-3.04. The requirements of the Article shall also
establish the minimum landscape requirements for site plans
associated with a special permit or planned unit development
project.
27B-3.05. A common development that includes more than one
lot shall be treated as one lot for the purposes of
satisfying these landscape requirements. A master plan for
the entire development shall be provided to indicate the
location of required design features and landscape
materials. Split ownership, construction in stages, and/or
multiple building permits for a project shall not prevent it
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from being a common development. Each phase shall comply
with the landscape requirements as indicated on the master
plan.
27B-3.06. The landscape requirements presented in this
Article must be implemented in a manner so as not to
conflict with other provisions on the Zoning Ordinance or
articles of the City Code pertaining to traffic and
pedestrian safety.
Section 27B-4. Alternative Compliance
27B-4.01. The Landscape Review Committee shall have the
power to grant exceptions in special cases where there are
unusual and practical difficulties or unnecessary hardships
created in satisfying the requirements of this Article. The
Landscape Review Committee shall consist of the City's
Landscape Inspector, the City Engineer, the Chairman of the
Planning Commission, the Chairman of the Park and Recreation
Advisory Committee, and the Chairman of the Zoning Board of
Adjustment or their designees. The 44XddJid00/i0/$6/400d/Xf:
following findings of fact must be used by the Committee to
determine whether an exception should be granted dtd /d$
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(A) That satisfying the requirements of this Article would
prohibit an owner of property from using land for a use
that the zoning ordinance expressly permits;
(B) That the hardships or difficulties of meeting the
requirements of this Article are unique to that
property, and not general in character;
(C) That the exception will not adversely affect: the
adjoining property; the health, safety, and welfare of
the general public; the purpose and intent of this
Article; or the Comprehensive Plan; and
(D) That the hardships and difficulties of the landscaping
are greater than the benefits derived by the general
public.
27B-4.02. Financial hardship due to meeting the
requirements of this chapter is not sufficient to show
unnecessary hardship.
27B-4.03. The decision of the Landscape Review Committee
may be appealed to the City Council at a public hearing.
All property owners within 200 feet of the subject property
shall be notified at least 15 days prior to such public
hearing as per Article 30 of the Zoning Ordinance.
Section 27B-5. Definitions. The following definitions
shall apply only for the purposes of this Article.
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(A) Architectural Screen - A durable, wood fence or masonry
wall which screens the view from the street to
off-street parking and related vehicular use areas.
(B) Berm - Raised earthen mound. Soil must be stabilized
by using terracing, soil stabilizing mats with
groundcover or solid turf.
(C) Groundcover - Plant material of a species which
normally attains a height of less than three (3) feet
at maturity or can be maintained at that height,
installed in such a manner to provide continuous cover
over the ground.
(D) Caliper - Diameter of the tree trunk except for palms,
measured six inches above the ground for trees up to
and including four inch caliper size. For trees
greater than 4" caliper and less than 12" caliper the
trunk is measured at 12" above the ground and for trees
greater than 12" caliper the trunk is measured at
breast height (approximately 5' above ground). To
determine the caliper of a multiple trunked tree: 1)
square the diameters of each trunk; 2) multiply each of
the numbers from step 1 by 0.7854; 3) add all the
products determined by step 2; and 4) take the square
foot of the total from step 3.
(E) Landscaped Area - An area not subject to vehicular
traffic, which consists of living or non -living
permeable landscape material or combination of both
which allows water to penetrate into the ground, such
as plant material, mulch, brick, stone or interlocking
pavers on sand and planting pavers.
(F) Parking area - Includes all off-street parking spaces
and related vehicular use areas serving those parking
spaces, for the display or parking of any and all types
of vehicles, boats or heavy construction equipment,
whether such vehicles traverse the property as a
function of the primary use. The parking area shall be
computed at 400 square feet per parking space.
(G) Plant Material - Any living tree, palm, shrub, vine,
herbaceous perennial, groundcover or grass.
Plant, Perennial - Plants which live more than two
years.
(H) Shrub - A woody perennial plant that is characterized
by branching beginning at the base of the stem and
generally maintains a smaller stature than trees.
(I) Street Wall - Any building wall fronting on a street.
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(J)
Street Wall Line - A line used to delineate the street
yard. Such line projects outward from the outermost
points of each building's street wall, parallel to the
street, until such extensions of said line intersects
the side and/or rear property line or encircles the
building. Such street wall line shall follow and
include the indentations of the building. If a
building has a rounded front, the street wall line
corners shall be the points closest to the side
property lines. Porches more than three feet above
grade and site walls intergral in material, design and
placement with the building (which maintain a minimum
height of four feet) may be included in determining the
street wall line of the structure.
(K) Street Yard - The area of a lot which lies between the
property line abutting a street and the street wall
line of a building. If there is no building on a lot
or if total building coverage is less than 10 percent
of the gross site area or 5,000 square feet, whichever
is less, the entire lot excluding the building area,
shall be considered street yard. Legal outdoor storage
areas required to be screened from public view by a
screening fence [Section 27-3.01.06(3)1 shall not occur
within the minimum required setback(s), and shall be
excluded in calculating the street yard area.
On corner lots, the street yard shall consist of all
the area of such lot between the property line abutting
the street and their corresponding street wall lines.
Such lines are extended in the manner provided above.
When there are multiple buildings on a lot, the street
yard shall consist of all the area of the lot between
the property line abutting a street and the outermost
points of each building's major street wall.
Isolated buildings such as fast food restaurants, photo
processing drop-offs, bank drive-throughs, guardhouse,
etc., in a shopping center or other complex of
buildings constituting less than 25 percent of the
site's total ground level gross floor area, shall not
be considered in delineating the street yard. The site
area occupied by isolated buildings tfi4f shall be
excluded in calculating the street yard area.
(L) Tree - A self-supporting woody plant having at least
one well defined trunk and normally attaining a mature
height and spread of at least 12 feet, and having a
trunk that may, at maturity, be kept clear of leaves
and branches to at least seven (7) feet above grade.
Minimum planting height is six feet.
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(M) Trunk Height - Used for measuring palms. It is the
distance from ground level to the beginning of the leaf
stalk.
(N) Visibility Triangle - An imaginary triangle located at
the intersection of two public streets and at the
intersection on a public street and private driveway.
At the intersection of two public streets, the
dimensions of the visibility or sight triangle shall be
as per the dimensions specified in Section 49-85 of the
City Code (Obstructing Street Intersections with
Shrubs, Structures, etc.). At the intersection of a
public street with a private driveway, the visibility
triangle shall be formed by the intersection of the
street boundary line and the pavement line of the
driveway, with the hypotenuse (or third side of the
triangle) connecting the street pavement line and the
pavement line of the driveway at distances from their
intersection equal to 20 feet along the driveway and 30
feet along the street pavement line.
(0) Xeriscape - The conservation of water through common
sense and creative landscaping. The minimum qualifying
principles of xeriscape include 1) good design, 2) soil
improvements, 3) limiting lawn areas, 4) use of mulch,
5) use of %$sk//0416i//400 drought tolerant plants
(Section 27B-14.02), 6) efficient use of water, and 7)
good maintenance techniques. More detailed information
of Xeriscape techniques and recommended plant material
shall be included in the Landscape Handbook.
Section 27B-6. Landscape Handbook. The Planning Department
shall maintain and from time to time revise the Landscape
Handbook and make the same available to the public, which
Handbook shall provide an illustrative interpretation of the
standards, recommended plant material and suggested guides
for landscaping in accordance with the provisions of this
ordinance.
Section 27B-7 Requirements for all Street Yards. The
following landscape requirements shall be achieved for each
respective zoning category, except for single and two-family
dwellings, schools, colleges, churches, public buildings,
public and private parks, golf courses, and other similar
public and semi-public uses. Required landscaping for the
above uses, excluding single and two-family dwellings, in
any zoning district shall be achieved per Section 27B -9.A.3.
27B-7.01
A. F -R, RE, RA, R -1A, R -1B, R -1C, R-TH, R-2, A-1, A -1A,
A-2, AT ZONES.
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Except as noted elsewhere, the minimum required
landscaped area is 30 percent of the total street yard.
The street yard shall be landscaped with plant material
to achieve a minimum of .06 points per square foot of
total street yard area. Multi -family residential uses
within commercial zones ("B" and "C" below) shall
provide minimum required landscaped area and points per
this section "A".
B. AB, B-1, B-3, B-4, B-5, B-6 ZONES
The minimum required landscaped area is 15 percent of
the total street yard. The street yard shall be
landscaped with plant material to achieve a minimum of
.02 points per square foot to total street yard area.
C. B-2, B -2A ZONES
The minimum required landscaped area is either 80
percent of the entire area within the required front
yard setback or 100 percent of the front yard setback
area exclusive of driveway approaches, whichever is the
less. The area shall be landscaped with plant material
to achieve a minimum of .15 points per square foot of
the area within the required front yard setback. The
area within the remaining street yard is required to
have a minimum of 15 percent landscaped area and shall;
achieve a minimum of .02 points per square foot of the
remaining street yard. Each of these landscape areas
and point requirements shall be calculated and complied
with separately.
D. I-1, I-2, I-3 ZONES
The minimum required landscaped area is 15 percent of
the total street yard. The street yard shall be
landscaped with plant material to achieve a minimum of
.02 points per square foot of total street yard area.
When a building site is used for uses AZ100416X0
permitted only in the Heavy Industrial ("I-3") Zoning
District the site may alternatively have a continuous
screen of trees and shrubs planted adjacent to property
lines abutting ¢110011X4± ¢6A0» non -industrial zoning
districts qst /4000 /$t and public street frontages so
that such site is totally screened from all such zones
and streets. The trees and/or shrubs shall be of a
variety that will mature to at least eight (8) feet in
height. This planting shall not be provided within the
visibility triangles of driveways or streets.
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E. HC, PUD ZONES AND SPECIAL PERMITS (SP)
The minimum required landscaped area and points are to
be provided according to the underlying zoning
district.
F. BD ZONE
The minimum required landscape area is 30 100 percent
of the 8`ttOOt /f4td area within the required street
setback area except for driveway approaches. gitOOt
f4td0 This area shall be landscaped with a combination
of plant material and j0d60ttl4H decorative paving
materials to achieve a minimum of .15 points per square
foot of total street t6td setback area. Decorative
paving materials such as impressed concrete,
cobblestones, brick, stone or interlocking pavers will
be given a point credit of .1 point per square foot.
The area within any remaining street yard is required
to have a minimum 30 percent landscaped area and shall
achieve a minimum of .06 points per square foot of the
remaining street yard.
In addition L`H/016/Writ/t0441t0tOriit, for each 50 feet
of lot frontage, one (1) $d$yiitidtqSti14/1$040t4/fjXil t4
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height is required. These palms shall be located
within the street setback no closer than 5 feet to a
building wall or building structures higher than 7 feet
above grade.
27B.7.02. On building sites with multiple street frontage
the street yard along the principle street shall provide a
minimum of 100 percent of the landscaped area and points, as
required above; frontage along a second street - 80 percent;
frontage along a third street - 67 percent; and frontage
along a fourth street - 60 percent.
Section 27B-8. Requirements for Buffering incompatible uses
27B-8.01. Where a commercial or industrial use is
established on a lot adjacent to a lot zoned for or occupied
by residential uses, then the owner of the lot to be
occupied by said commercial or industrial use shall be
required to construct a screening fence six (6) feet in
height as per Article 27-3.01.06.
27B-8.02. Xti/dai¢titiUH4' All service entrances and exits in
the street yard for commercial and industrial uses which are
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must be landscaped to meet the minimum criteria in Section
27B -9.B.
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Section 27B-9. Landscaping Specification for all Applicable
Zones. The following landscaping specifications apply to
all applicable zones and uses:
A. Parking Areas
1. All parking areas within any street yard and
within 50 feet of any public street shall be
$60t4tOd visually screened from the street
right-of-way (ROW) by a minimum 5 foot width of
landscaped area. A maximum of 1 foot of the
public street right-of-way may be included as part
of the minimum required 5 foot width.
This area must contain an effective visual screen
within 5 feet of the perimeter of the parking area
for a minimum of 70 100 percent of the parking
area frontage on a public street except for
driveway approaches. The visual screen may be
achieved through the use of berms, architectural
screening, plant material, or any combination
thereof. The screen need not be a linear edge,
but may vary in width and height as long as the
average height is between 18 and 36 inches as
measured from the elevation of the parking area or
the street curb, whichever is higher.
This landscaped area may be reduced to a width of
three (3) feet if an architectural screen
averaging three (3) feet in height is provided.
The architectural screen height shall be measured
from the parking area or the street curb,
whichever is higher. Plant material shall be
located between the architectural screen and the
public street to attain at least 75 percent
coverage of the area between the architectural
screen and the ROW.
2. For parking areas located in the street yard and
greater than 40 parking spaces, a minimum
landscaped area of 20 square feet parking area per
parking space must be provided within the interior
of the parking area. Covered parking structures
or underground parking lots are not included.
3. Xd/010/24$4/$f Minimum landscape requirements for
schools, colleges, churches, diOthOWxt$6$i
M{tketih$l public buildings, public and private
parks, golf courses, and other similar public and
semi-public uses, shall be 125 square feet of
landscaped area and 10 points per parking space
within the street yard and shall be provided in
the parking area or within 5 feet of the edge of
parking areas in the street yard. Requirements of
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Section 27B -9.A.1 and 2. shall be applied to
meeting the requirements of Section 27B -9.A.3.
4. No designated parking space within any street yard
shall be more than 70 feet from a tree, palm or
other landscaped area.
5. All landscaping in or adjacent to a parking area
shall be protected from vehicular damage by a
raised concrete curb six inches in height or
equivalent barrier, however, barrier need not be
continuous.
6. Landscaped areas adjacent to parking spaces shall
be landscaped so that no plant material greater
that 12 inches in height will be located within
two (2) feet of the curb or other protective
barrier.
B. Dimensional Criteria
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the following criteria:
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a minimum of one plant per eight square feet of
landscape area.
2. Landscaping shall not obstruct visibility between
two intersecting streets, between a street and
A00000 driveway approaches or the parking aisles
near the entries and exits to the site.
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C. Maintenance
All required landscaped areas shall be maintained so as
to present a healthy, neat, and orderly appearance and
to conform with Section 49-81 of the City Code
(trimming of trees and shrubs overhanging streets and
sidewalks) at all times and be kept free from refuse
and debris. All landscape areas shall be provided with
a readily available water supply and watered regularly
to ensure continuous healthy growth. Diseased or dead
plant material shall be satisfactorily treated or
replaced within 30 days or 'WO less as specified by
the City's Landscape Inspector with material of an
equivalent point value.
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D. Irrigation
All required landscaping shall be irrigated by one or
both of the following methods and must meet all City
plumbing code requirements:
1. An underground sprinkler and/or drip system.
2. A hose attachment within 75 feet of all required
landscaping.
Section 27B-10. Measured Compliance. The following point
schedule and requirements apply in all zones to
groundplanted established perennial plants in landscaped
areas. See Section 27B-14 for Preferred Plant List.
A. Point Schedule
Trees
Size
Preferred Species Other Species
5" Caliper 160 points 54 points
4-1/2" Caliper 105 points 35 points
4" Caliper 80 points 27 points
3-1/2" Caliper 55 points 18 points
3" Caliper 45 points 15 points
2-1/2" Caliper 40 points 13 points
2" Caliper 25 points 8 points
1-1/2" Caliper 10 points 3 points
1" Caliper 5 points 2 points
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Palms
See dtt40104 Section 27B-14. Preferred Plant List and point
schedule for Palms.
Shrubs, vines and herbaceous perennials
15 gallon
10 gallon
5 gallon
2 to 3 gallon
1 gallon
Ground Cover
7 points
5 points
3 points
2 points
1 point
2.5 points
1.5 points
1 point
. 7 point
. 5 point
Shrubs, vines, and herbaceous perennials of species included
in the Preferred Plant List in designated continuous beds, up
to maximum of 25 percent of required points, .10 point per
square foot.
B. Healthy existing trees two inches in caliper or greater
and healthy existing palms of a minimum 2 feet trunk height
achieve the same amount of points as indicated in point
schedules.
C. A minimum of 50 percent of all required points shall be
achieved through tree or palm plantings.
D. All trees in the interior of parking areas shall be 2"
caliper size or greater.
E. A point score in excess of that required may be used to
reduce the required landscaped area at a rate of one square
foot per excess point up to a maximum reduction of 25
percent of the required landscape area.
F. Landscaped areas which qualify as xeriscape (Q1t$idHt
tUXt4Htl using all seven minimum qualifying principles, as
per definition, may receive a I% 20 percent reduction in
required landscaped area on a square foot for square foot
basis. However, this reduction shall not cause the total
reduction to exceed the 25 percent maximum permitted in E.
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KIG. Points shall be given for trees, palms, shrubs or groundcover
planted in the street right-of-way if all of the following
criteria exist:
(1) The landscaping is within 15 feet of the subject lot's
property line,
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The street pavement is at its ultimate width according
to the current Corpus Christi Urban Transportation Plan;
Underground utilities are not located in the area where
plant material is to be planted; 444
Selected plant material will not create conflicts with
pedestrian and vehicular safety; and
Written authorization from the Engineering Services
Department to utilize street ROW for landscape planting
has been obtained.
Section 27B-11. Submittal Procedures.
A. When an application is made for a building permit on any site
where these landscape requirements are applicable, the
building permit application shall be accompanied by a
landscape plan containing the following information:
(1) The date, scale, north arrow, title and name of owner;
(2) An accurate 1" = 20' or larger scale site plan of the
lot(s) with boundary lines and dimensions;
(3) Total area of the XUt(ij street yard(s), street setback
areas, and computations of required landscaped areas;
(4) A point chart listing plant names, size, point value and
the total number of landscape points accumulated;
(5) Existing and proposed utility lines, both overhead and
underground, and easements on or adjacent to the lot(s);
(6) Existing and proposed driveway approaches, sidewalks
adjacent to the street and/or edge of roadway pavement
with visibility triangles clearly indicated;
(7) Existing and proposed paving and structures with
respective heights;
(8) The location, size and the scientific and common names
of landscaping which is to be installed and maintained
on the site for fulfillment of this Article;
(9) An indication of the current zoning and land use on
surrounding properties;
(10) Any factors which may affect the practical application
of this Article, such as significant topographical
features, water courses and bodies of water, etc.; and
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(11) The certification on the landscape plan Of by an
architect, registered or degreed landscape architect,
certified nurseryman, or certified building designer
certifying that the plans satisfy the requirements of
this Article.
B. Fees in accordance with established cost recovery funding
procedures shall be paid by the applicant to cover all costs
associated with administration of the landscape approval
process including reinspection. A landscape fee schedule
shall be maintained by the Building Inspection Department.
C. Any deviations from 41filtIW /t041411066)110 /Of /010 /A¢,5t$s d
previously approved landscape plans must receive written
approval from the Landscape Inspector prior to installation.
D. All landscape materials shall be in compliance with the
American Standard for nursery stock (ANSI -260.1-1986) and
installed in a sound, workman -like manner and according to
accepted good planting procedures for the Corpus Christi
area. These standards and procedures are described in the
Landscape Handbook.
Section 27B-12. Enforcement. The Landscape Inspector shall
review each landscape plan submitted to determine if it complies
with the requirements of this ordinance and other applicable
sections of the City Code. All landscape plans must comply with
the mandatory requirements for the site.
(A) All landscaping must be installed in accordance with the
approved landscape plan before a certificate of occupancy is
issued for any construction on the lot except as otherwise
provided below.
(B) If the required landscaping is not in place at the time the
application for a certificate of occupancy is submitted, the
Landscape Inspector may, when demonstrated extenuating
circumstances prevent the installation of landscape
improvements, issue a temporary certificate of occupancy.
The owner of the property will have a period of ninety (90)
days to provide the necessary landscaping to meet the
requirements of this ordinance.
(C) The Landscape Inspector or one of his staff shall reinspect
each site no sooner than nine (9) months and no later than
twelve (12) months after issuance of the certificate of
occupancy to ensure compliance with these landscaping
requirements.
(D) At the time of application, the owner shall agree, and does
by his application agree, that he will maintain all required
landscaping.
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(E) It shall constitute a violation of this Article for any
person to fail to install the landscaping required hereunder,
to fail to permanently maintain such landscaping, or to fail
to comply with any other provision of this Article, and any
violation of this Article shall be subject to Article 35 of
the Zoning Ordinance.
Section 27B-13. Required Update. These landscape requirements
shall be reviewed by August 1993 1410114/i06404t0/01/iHd/OffOetf,id
dHtd//df //EH¢//XttUUXU to determine 1C$ their flexibility,
enforceability, and overall effectiveness in improving the
appearance, quality, and quantity of landscaping and updated as
necessary.
Section 27B-14. Preferred Plant List.
Landscape plants have been classified for local desirability
according to the amount of litter they produce, their ability to
withstand prevailing winds, compatibility with overhead and
underground utilities and have been proven locally. It is
important to note that not all of these plants can be used
throughout the Corpus Christi area. Specific plant selection
should be made after a thorough analysis of each site considering
prevailing wind, salt spray, soil type and hydrology, shade or sun
situation and size of plant at maturity. Plants qualified for
inclusion in the Preferred Plant List are as follows:
27B-14.01. Preferred Plants
TREES
Scientific Name
Acacia farnesiana
Carya illinoensis
Casuarina cunninghamiana
Cercidium macrum
Cercis canadensis
Chilopsis linearis
Cordia boissiere
Cupressus arizonica
Diospyros texana
Ehretia anacua
Fraxinus berlandieriana
Fraxinus velutina
Ilex decidua
Ilex vomitoria
Lagerstroemia LAdiO4i/Ylli
f44t% % spp.
Laurus nobilis
Melia azedarach "umbraculaformis"
Parkinsonia aculeata
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Common Name
Huisache, Sweet Acacia
Pecan
Australian Pine
Paloverde
Redbud
Desert Willow
Wild Olive
Arizona Cypress
Texas Persimmon
Anaqua
Mexican Ash
Arizona Ash
Possumhaw Holly
Yaupon Holly Tree
Crapemyrtle
Sweetbay (in sandy soils
only)
Texas Umbrella Tree
Retama, Jerusalem Thorn
Scientific Name
Persea borbonia
Pinus spp.
Pithecellobium flexicaule
Prosopis spp.
Prunus mexicana
Pyrus spp.
Quercus macrocarpa
Quercus virginiana
Sapindus drummondii
Sophora secundiflora
Taxodium distichum
Ulmus crassifolia
Ulmus parvifolia
Vitex agnus-castus
Scientific Name
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Brahae armata
Butia capitata
Chamaerops humulis
Cycas revoluta
Dioon edule
Livistona chinensis
Phoenix canariensis
Phoenix dactalifera
Rhapis excelsa
Sabal minor
Sabal palmetto
Sabal texana
Trachycarpus
Washingtonia
Washingtonia
fortunei
0141 robusta
filifera
TREES (CONTINUED)
Common Name
Native Sweetbay
(in sandy soils only)
Pine (Slash, Loblolly,
Japanese Black, Afghan,
etc.)
Texas Ebony
Mesquite
Mexican Plum
Pear
Bur Oak
S64t)i tti Live Oak (nursery
grown)
Western Soapberry
Texas Mountain Laurel
Bald Cypress
Cedar Elm
Chinese Evergreen Elm
Lavender Tree
PALMS
Common Name
@14044/PAU
Mexican Blue Palm
Pindo, Jelly Palm,
Cocos Australis
Mediterranean Fan
Palm
Sago Palm
Mexican Sago
Chinese Fan Palm
Canary Island Date
Texas Date Palm
Lady Palm
Dwarf Palmetto
Cabbage Palm
(Florida Sabal)
Texas Sabal
Windmill Palm
Fan Palm
Fan Palm (Freeze
Hardy)
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Point Credit
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3 pts/trunk in.
20 pts/trunk ft
10 pts/ft. of
overall height
3 pts/trunk in
3 pts/trunk in.
30 pts/trunk ft
30 pts/trunk ft
20 pts/trunk ft
15 pts/ft. of
overall height
20 pts/trunk ft
6 15 pts/trunk
ft
20 pts/trunk ft
15 pts/trunk ft
12 pts/trunk ft
20 pts/trunk ft
SHRUBS,
Scientific Name
VINES,
AND HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS
Acalypha spp.
Agapanthus spp.
Agave americana
Antigonon leptopus
Berberis (Mahonia) trifoliata
Bamboo spp.
Bougainvilla spp.
Caesalpinia spp.
Callistemon spp.
Campsis radicans t
Capsicum annuum
Carissa spp.
Cassia alata
Cassia spp.
Cortaderia selloana
Dasylirion texanum
Duranta repens
Elaeagnus pungens #4f$l
Eriobotrya x "Coppertone"
Erythina herbacea
Euryops pactinatus
Feijoa sellowiana
Ficus pumila (repens)
Gamolepis chrysanthemoides
Ginger spp.
Hamelia patens
Hemerocallis spp.
Hesperaloe parviflora
Hibiscus syriacus
Ilex cornuta
Ilex decidua
Ilex vomitoria
Ilex vomitoria nana
Ipomea fitulosa
Jasminum floridum
Jasminum mesnyi
Jatropha spp.
Juniper spp.
Justicia brandegeana
Justicia suberecta
Lagerstroemia i,Wid104i/t1i
fA itUUi spp.
Lantana spp.
Leucophyllum fiAt00¢0110 spp.
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Common Names
Copperleaf, Copperplant
Blue Lily of the Nile
Century Plant
Coral Vine, Rosa -De -
Montana, Queens Wreath
Agarita, Agarito
Bamboo
Bougainvillea
Bird of Paradise Bush,
Mexican Poinsianna
Bottlebrush
Wiel/P4Xed Trumpet Vine,
Trumpet Creeper
Chilipiquin
Natal Plum
Candlestick Tree
Cassia
Pampas Grass
Sotal
Brazalian Sky Flower
Silverberry
Coppertone Loquat
Coral Bean
Grayleaf Euryops
Pineapple Gauva
Fig Ivy
Golden Shrub Daisy
Flowering Ginger
Fire Bush,
Hummingbird Bush
Daylillies
Red Yucca
Althea, Rose -of -Sharon
Dwarf Chinese Holly
Possumhaw Holly
Yaupon
Dwarf Yaupon
Bush Morning -Glory
Italian Jasmine
Primrose Jasmine
Jatropha
Juniper
Shrimp Plant
Mexican Shrimp Plant
Crapemyrtle
Lantana
Texas Silverleaf, Sage,
Cenizo
SHRUBS, VINES, AND HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS (CONTINUED)
Scientific Name
Ligustrum spp.
Lonicera japonica chinensis
Malpighia glabra
Malvaviscus drummondii
Moraea spp.
Musa spp.
Nandina domestica
Nandina domestica "Nana" ei¢1
Nerium oleander
Passiflora alatocaerulea
(P. pfordtii)
Philodendron selloum
Pittosporum spp.
(excluding Dwarf)
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Plumbago auriculata (P. Capensis)
Podocarpus macrophyllus
Poliomentha longiflora
Puncia granatum
Pyracantha spp.
Raphiolepis indica
Russelia equisetiformis
Sabal minor
Salvia farenaceae
Salvia greggii
Schinus molle
Stralitzia spp.
Senecio confusus
Tecoma stans
Tecomaria capensis
(Tecoma capensis)
Thyrallis glauca
Trachelospermum
jasminoides
Viburnum gd8`16040spp.
Yucca pendula
Yucca thompsonia
Yucca treculeana
Scientific Name
Aptinia condifolia
Asparagus sprengeri
GROUND COVER
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Common Name
Ligustrum
Japanese Purple
Honeysuckle
Barbados Cherry
Turk's Cap
African Iris
Banana Plant
Nandina
Dwarf Nandina
Oleander
Passion Vine
Philodendron
Pittosporum
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Blue Plumbago
Yew
Mexican Oregano
Pomegranate (Regular &
Dwarf)
Firethorn, Pyracantha
Indian Hawthorne
Firecracker Plant
Palmetto Palm
Blue Sage, Mealy Sage
Autumn Sage
California Pepper Tree
Bird of Paradise
Mexican Flame Vine,
Mexican Love Vine
Yellowbells
Cape Honeysuckle
Yellow Plumbago
Confederate Jasmine
Viburnum
Softleaf Yucca
Thompson Yucca
Spanish Dagger
Common Name
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Flowers
Asparagus Fern
GROUND COVER (CONTINUED)
Scientific Name
Aspidistra elatior
Delosperma spp.
Hedera canariensis
Hedera helix
Juniper spp.
Lantana spp.
Liriope gigantea
Liriope muscari vars.
Ophiopogon japonica
Rosemarinus officinales
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Sabal minor
Setcreasea purpurea
Trachelospermum asiaticum
Trachelospermum jasminoides
Verbena bipinnapifida and rigida
Vinca major
Vinca minor
Wedelia trilobata
Section 27B-14.02.
Scientific Name
Common Name
Aspidistra, Cast Iron
Plant
Ice Plant
Algerian Ivy
English Ivy
Juniper
Lantana
Giant Liriope
Lily Turf, Liriope (Std.,
"Big Blue")
Mondo Grass, Monkey Grass
Prostrate Rosemary
Palmetto Palm
Purple Heart
Asian Jasmine
Confederate Jasmine,
Star Jasmine
Perennial Verbena
Large Vinca
Small Vinca
Wedelia
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TREES
(Drought Tolerant)
Acacia farnesiana
Carya illinoensis
Casuarina cunninghamiana
Cercidium macrum
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Chilopsis linearis
Cordia boissiere
Cupressus arizonica
Diospyros texana
Ehretia anacua
Fraxinus berlandieriana
Fraxinus velutina
Ilex decidua
Ilex vomitoria
Lagerstroemia 1441041/tli
Mittel spp.
Laurus nobilis
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Common Name
Huisache
Pecan
Australian Pine
Paloverde
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Desert Willow
Wild Olive
Arizona Cypress
Texas Persimmon
Anaqua
Mexican Ash
Arizona Ash
Possumhaw Holly
Yaupon Holly Tree
Crapemyrtle
Sweetbay (in sandy soils
only)
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(Drought Tolerant)
Scientific Name
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Parkinsonia aculeata
Persea borbonia
Pinus eldarica
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Prosopis spp.
Prunus mexicana
Quercus virginiana
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Ulmus crassifolia
Ulmus parvifolia
Vitex agnus-castus
Taxodium distichum
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Butia capitata
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Mexican Plum
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Cedar Elm
Chinese Evergreen Elm
Lavender Tree, Chaste
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Bald Cypress
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Drought Tolerant)
Chamaerops humulis
Cycas revoluta
Dioon edule
Livistona chinensis
Phoenix canariensis
Phoenix dactylifera
Sabal minor
Sabal palmetto
Sabal texana
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Common Name
Mexican Blue Palm
Pindo, Cocos Australis,
Jelly Palm
Mediterranean Fan Palm
Sago Palm
Mexican Sago
Chinese Fan Palm
Canary Island Date Palm
Date Palm
Dwarf Palmetto
Cabbage Palm
Texas Sabal
Fan Palm (Freeze Hardy)
SHRUBS, VINES, AND HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS
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Scientific Name
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Common Name
Century Plant
SHRUBS, VINES,
Scientific Name
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trifoliata
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Gamolepis chrysanthemoides
Hamelia patens
spp.
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Ilex cornuta
Ilex vomitoria
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Lantana spp.
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Poliomentha longiflora
Puncia granatum
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Salvia greggii
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Common Name
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Agarita, Agarito
Bougainvillea
Bird of Paradise Bush,
Mexican Poinsianna
Bottlebrush
Trumpet Vine
Chilipiquin
Natal Plum
Pampas Grass
Sotol
Silverberry
Coral Bean
Golden Shrub Daisy
Pineapple Guara
Golden Shrub Daisy
Pineapple Guava
Shrub Daisy
Fire Bush,
Hummingbird Bush
Red Yucca
Dwarf Chinese Holly
Yaupon
Dwarf Yaupon
Bush Morning -Glory
Justicia
Crapemyrtle
Lantana
Texas Silverleaf, Sage,
Cenizo
Barbados Cherry
Turk's Cap
Nandina
Dwarf Nandina
Oleander
WL4 Plumbago
Mexican Oregano
Pomegranate (Regular &
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Indian Hawthorn
Firecracker Plant
Autumn Sage
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SHRUBS, VINES, AND HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS (CONTINUED)
Scientific Name
Tecoma stans (Stenolobium stans)
Tecomaria capensis
Thyrallis glauca
Yucca pendula
Yucca thompsonia
Yucca treculeana
Scientific Name
Common Name
Yellowbells, Esparanza
Cape Honeysuckle
Yellow Plumbago
Softleaf Yucca
Thompson Yucca
Spanish Dagger
GROUND COVER
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Lantana spp.
Rosemarinus officinalis
Trachelospermum asiaticum
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Common Name
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Lantana
Rosemary
Asiatic Jasmine
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SECTION 2. That upon written request of the Mayor or
five Council members, copy attached, to find and declare an
emergency due to the need for the efficient and effective
administration of City affairs, such finding of an emergency is
made and declared requiring suspension of the Charter rule as to
consideration and voting upon ordinances at three regular meetings
so that this ordinance is passed and shall take effect �ponfirst
reading as an emergency measure this the /1 + day of
19 (7/) .
ATTEST:
City Secretary MA OR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
APPROVED; DAY OF
HAL GEORGE, CITY ATTORNEY
By
Assistant City Attorney
(400D.01LANSCP)
, 19
24
Corpus Christi, Texas
day of , 19
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Corpus Christi, Texas
For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing
ordinance an emergency exists requiring suspension of the Charter rule
as to consideration and voting upon ordinances at three regular
meetings; I/we, therefore, request that you suspend said Charter rule
and pass this ordinance finally on the date it is introduced, or at
the present meeting of the City Council.
Respectfully, Respectfully,
Council Members
YOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
The above ordinance was passed by the following vote:
Betty N. Turner
Cezar Galindo
Leo Guerrero
Tom Hunt
Edward A. Martin
Joe McComb
Clif Moss
Mary Rhodes
Frank Schwing, Jr.
045
PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT
State of Texas, } CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
County of Nueces, ) ss: Ad #26860
PO #
Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally
came Rosie A. Mendez, who being first duly sworn, according to
law, says that she is Advertising Receivables Supervisor of the
Corpus Christi Caller -Times, a daily newspaper published at
Corpus Christi in said County and State, generally circulated in
Aransas, Bee, Brooks, Cameron, Duval, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Jim
Wells, Karnes, Kenedy, Kleberg, Live Oak, Nueces, Refugio, San
Patricio, Victoria, and Webb Counties, and that the publication
of NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE NO. 20986. AMENDING THE
which the annexed is a true copy, was published in the Corpus
Christi Caller -Times on the 17th day of SPptRmber 1990.
One Time(s)
Advertising Receivables Supervisor
$ 18.90
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th day
of September , 1990.
A %' )` 1_l
Notary Public, Nueces County, Texas
My commission expires on
DE;
NOTICE OF PASSAGE
OF ORDINANCE NO. 20986
. AMENDING THE ZONING OR-
DINANCE, BY AMENDING
ARTICLZ 27B, LANDSCAPE
al REQUIREMENTS.
I The ordinance was passed
and appro',ed by the City
Council of the City of Corpus
Christi, Texas on the 11th
day of September, 1990.
/s/ Armando Chaps
City Secretary
City of Corpus Christi