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18 <br />D. Alternative Parking and Loading Area Designs. The Zoning Enforcement Official may approve an <br />Administrative Exception per Section 2.10.408 if an applicant cannot meet the provisions of Section 2.10.334 <br />(A) through (C) due to the following reasons: <br />1.Site Constraints, such as parcel dimension or parcel size; <br />2.Achievement of environmental design and green building objectives; <br />3.Design objectives of the Bay Fair TOD Specific Plan. <br />2.10.336 Minimum Site Landscaping <br />In addition to the general requirements prescribed in Chapter 4.16 Landscape Requirements, landscaping shall <br />be installed consistent with the following. <br />A. Areas to be Landscaped. In addition to areas required to be landscaped pursuant to other Sections of this <br />Chapter, the following areas shall be landscaped: <br />1.Minimum Landscaped Area. A minimum of 10 percent of lot area shall be landscaped. <br />2.Street Facing Setbacks. All open areas within the street facing setback range, other than those areas <br />used for pedestrian access, vehicle access, seating, parking and loading, gathering spaces, and/or <br />public art. <br />3.Adjacent to Residential Uses. Whenever a non-residential use is located adjacent to an existing <br />ground floor residential use, a six foot wide landscape buffer shall be provided along interior <br />property lines. A minimum of one tree of at least 15-gallon size and four shrubs shall be planted per <br />30 linear feet. An Administrative Exception may be granted per Section 2.10.408 to allow an <br />alternative size and number of trees where it is found they will provide an appropriate tree canopy <br />over the buffer yard. <br />B. Materials. Required landscape areas shall be planted with a combination of trees, shrubs, and groundcover. <br />Required landscaping may be at the ground level, podium level, or roof level. <br />1.Trees. A minimum of one 24-inch box size or greater tree shall be planted per 25 linear feet of <br />landscape area. Tree grates shall be used for trees located in hardscape areas. <br />2.Shrubs. Shrubs shall be a container size of five gallons or greater at planting and planted at spacing <br />distances appropriate for the plant species. <br />3.Groundcover. Landscaped areas that are not planted with trees or shrubs shall be planted with <br />groundcover plants. Mulch (as a ground cover) shall be confined to areas underneath plants and is <br />not a substitute for ground cover plants. <br />a.Groundcover plants other than grasses shall be four-inch pot size or greater and planted at <br />spacing distances appropriate for the plant species. <br />b.Groundcover plants shall be planted at a density that will cover the entire area within two <br />years. <br />C. Edible Landscaping. Edible landscaping, including fruit trees and gardens, are considered landscaped areas <br />and count toward required landscaping. Community gardens shall comply with Section 4.04.380 Community <br />Gardens. <br />D. Stormwater Management Areas. Vegetated stormwater management facilities count toward required <br />landscaping. <br />2.10.340 Mitigation Measures <br />386