The minimum landscaped open space at one (1) story shall be in accordance with the
following table:
Size of the
Total Lot Area
Percent of the
Total Lot Area
Up to one (1) acre
18.0
More than one (1) acre
and up to five (5) acres
16.0
More than five (5) acres
and up to twenty-five (25) acres
14.0
More than twenty-
five (25) acres
12.0
The minimum landscaped open space shall be increased by one and one-half (1.5) percent
for each additional story or part thereof. For the purpose of computing the amount
of required landscaped open space where the building height varies, the number of
stories shall be equal to the sum of the products of the number of stories of each
part of the building(s) of a different height times its floor area divided by the
sum of the floor area of all parts of the building(s). Said open space shall be extensively
landscaped with grass, trees and shrubbery. Water areas may be used as part of the
required landscaped open space provided such water areas do not exceed twenty (20)
percent of the required landscaped open space. The specific areas within enclosed
or nonenclosed malls which are landscaped with grass, trees and/or shrubbery, water
areas therein, and area therein with permanent art display may be used as part of
the required landscaped open space provided such areas do not exceed ten (10) percent
of the required landscaped open space. Landscaping and trees shall be provided in
accordance with Chapter 18A of this Code.
