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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 140-2004 Amending Landscape Ordinance.pdfCITY OF ANNA, TEXAS ORDINANCE NO. 140-2004 AMENDMENTS TO LANDSCAPE REGULATIONS AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO 56.2003 BY SPECIFYING TREE REQUIREMENTS FOR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AND DUPLEX LOTS; PROVIDING FOR APPROVED PLANT MATERIALS PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERANCE; ESTABLISHING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS; ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission has determined that a need exists for landscaping requirements for new development in the city; and WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission has studied various landscape regulations and has recommended a set of regulations to the City Council for approval; and WHEREAS, the City Council is in agreement that a need exists for landscaping requirements and accepts the recommendations of the Planning and Zoning Commission; now therefore BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS, THAT Section 1. Requirements for Single Family Residential and Duplex Lots Section 1(6) of Ordinance No. 56-2003 shall be amended by adding subsection (r), which shall read as follows: (r) Requirements for single family residential and duplex lots Three-inch (3") caliper trees selected from the Large Tree list in this ordinance shall be planted on all single family residential, duplex, and town home lots. At least one of the trees must be placed in the front yard of the lot. The following minimum standards apply: Single Family Residential — Large Lot (SF -E) 4 trees Single Family Residential — 84 (SF -84) 3 trees Single Family Residential — 72 (SF -72 3 trees Single Family Residential - 1 (SF -1) 2 trees Single Family Residential — 60 (SF -60) 2 trees Single Family Residential — Zero Lot Line (SF -Z) 2 trees Single Family Residential — Town Home (SF-TH) 1 tree Two Family (TF) 2 trees All Large Trees required above will be planted prior to issuance of the certificate of occupancy on the dwelling. Ord. No. 140-2004 Arndt to Landscape Ordinance 4-27-2004 Page 1 of 4 Section 2. Approved Plant Materials Ordinance No. 56-2003 shall be amended by adding Appendix A, which shall read as follows: Appendix A Approved Plant Materials The following is the approved plant material list for plant materials required in the Landscape Ordinance of the City of Anna LARGE TREES COMMON NAME BOTANICAL NAME Caddo Maple Acer barbatum "Caddo" Pecan Carya illinoensis Shagbark Hickory Carya ovate Deodar Cedar Cedrus deodara Texas Persimmon Diospyros virgininiana Russian Olive Eleagnus anigustifolia Black Walnut or Eastern Black Walnut Juglans Nigra Eastern Red Cedar or Red Cedar Juniperus Virginians Sweetgum Liguidambar styraciflua Southern Magnolia Magnolia gradifolia Chinese Pistachio Pistacia chinensis Texas Pistache Pistacia texana Bur Oak Quercus macrocarpa Chinquapin Oak Quercus muhlenbergii Shumard Oak Quercus shumardi Texas Red Oak Quercus shumardi "Texana" Live Oak Quercus virginiana Western Soapberry Sapindus drummondii Bald Cypress Taxodium distichum Winged Elm Ulmus alata American Elm Ulmus Americana Cedar Elm Ulmus crassifolia Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia Lacebark Elm Ulmus parvifolia Siberian Elm Ulmus pumila SMALL TREES COMMON NAME BOTANICAL NAME River Birch Betula nigra Eastern Redbud or Redbud Cercis Canadensis Desert Willow Chilopsis linearis Ord. No. 140-2004 Arndt to Landscape Ordinance 4-27-2004 Page 2 of 4 Dogwood Cornus florida Possumhaw Holly Ilex deciduas Eastern Platka Holly Ilex opaca Foster Holly Ilex opaca #1 - #5 Yaupon Holly Ilex vomitoria Golden Raintree Koelrutaria paniculata Crepe Myrtle Lagaerstroemia indica Flowering Crabapple Malis Spp. Wax Myrtle Myrica cerifera Afghan Pine Pinus eldarica Ornamental Plum Prunus blireiana Cherry Laurel Prunus caroliniana Purple Plum Prunus cerasifera Mexican Plum Prunus mexicana Callery Pear Pyrus calleryana Flowering Pear Pyrus calleryana "Bradford", "Capital' Texas Sophora Sophora affinis Chaste Tree Vitex agnuscastus LIVING SCREEN COMMON NAME BOTANICAL NAME Atlas Cedar Cedrus atlantica "Manetti" Deodar Cedar Cedrus deodara Cryptomeria Cryptomeria japonica Leyland Cypress Cupressocyparis leylandi NRS Holly Ilex aquifolium Burford Holly Ilex cornuta "burfordii" Tree Form Holly Ilex opaca AIT/Ilex perry Yaupon Holly Ilex vomitoria Cedar spp. Juniperus slop. Juniper spp. Juniperus spp. Wax Myrtle Myrica cerifera Mock Orange Philadelphus sp. Afghan Pine Pinus eldarica Cherry Laurel Prunus caroliniana Vitex Vitex agnus-castus SHRUBS COMMON NAME BOTANICAL NAME Abelia Abelia sp. Barberry Berberis sp. Japanese Boxwood Buxus sp. Eleagnua Eldesnus sp. Dwarf Yaupon Fllex vomituria "nana" Chinese Holly Ilex cornuta Ord. No. 140-2004 Amdt to Landscape Ordinance 4-27-2004 Page 3 of 4 Dwarf Burford Ilex comuta "burfordil" Junipers Juniperus spp. Texas Sage Leucophyllum frutescens Nandina Nandina domestica Fraser Photinia Photinia xfraseri Section 3 Repeal Clause All parts of any ordinance in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are to the extent of such conflict hereby repealed. Section 4 Savings Clause If any provision of this ordinance shall be held to be invalid or unconstitutional, the remainder of such ordinance shall continue in full force and effect the same as if such invalid or unconstitutional provision had never been a part hereof. Section 5 Penalties Any violation of any of the terms of this ordinance, whether herein denominated as unlawful or not, shall be deemed a misdemeanor. Any person convicted of any such violation shall be fined in an amount not to exceed two thousand dollars for each incidence of violation. Each day of the continuance of such violation shall be considered a separate offense and be punished separately. Section 6 Effective Date This ordinance shall be effective upon the posting and/or publication of its caption as required by law and the City Secretary is hereby directed to implement such posting and/or publication. PASSED by the City Council of the City of Anna by the following vote on this the 27th day of April, 20054 ATTEST: APPROVED: City Secfetary 'or Ord. No. 1400-2004 Arndt to Landscape Ordinance 4-27-2004 Page 4 of 4