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City of Providence Zoning Ordinance
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§ 1505

INTERIOR PARKING LOT LANDSCAPING

1505 INTERIOR PARKING LOT LANDSCAPING All parking lots consisting of 20,000 square feet or more require interior parking lot landscaping as described in this section. When the calculation of interior parking lot landscaping requirements results in a fraction, said fraction is rounded up. (Figure 15-2)

  • A. One parking lot island shall be provided between every ten parking spaces. As part of the landscape plan approval, parking lot island locations may be varied based on specific site requirements or design scheme, but the total number of islands shall be no less than the amount required of one island for every ten spaces.

  • B. In addition to parking lot islands, additional landscape areas shall be provided within the interior of parking lots. The minimum total landscape area of a parking lot, including parking lot islands, shall be 10% of the total parking lot area. Parking lot perimeter landscaping is excluded from the calculation of total parking lot area.

  • C. All rows of parking spaces shall terminate in a parking lot island or landscaped area.

  • D. Parking lot islands shall be the same dimension as the parking stall at a minimum. Double rows of parking shall provide parking lot islands that are the same dimension as the double row.

  • E. A minimum of one shade tree shall be provided for every parking lot island or landscape area. If a parking lot island extends the width of a double row, then two shade trees are required..

  • F. The use of stormwater management techniques such as rain gardens and bioswales is encouraged in landscaped areas. Parking lot islands and landscaped areas should be designed for the absorption of stormwater.

  • G. Where existing conditions or other provisions of this Ordinance make it impracticable to meet the interior parking lot landscaping requirements, the City Forester may approve a modification to the requirements so long as there is no net loss of planted area or number of trees required.