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All new ovcrstory trees shall be balled and burlapped or moved from the growing site by tree spade. Deciduous trees shall have a minimum caliper oflVi inches. Coniferous trees shall be a minimum of si.x feet in height. Ornamental trees shall have a minimum caliper of 1 '/z inches. All site areas not covered by buildings, sidewalks, parking lots, driveways, trails, patios, or similar hardsurface materials shall be covered with sod or an equivalent ground cover approved by the city. This requirement shall not apply to site areas retained in a natural state. A sprinkler system shall be installed in new landscaping areas. Not more than 50 percent of the required number of trees shall be composed of one species. The City shall maintain a list of prohibited species which shall not be used for landscaping. 2. Interior Parking Lot Landscaping. All paiking lots containing over stalls shall be designed to incorporate unpaved. landscaped islands in number and dimension as required by the City. All landscape islands shall contain a minimum of 180 square feet. Islands which are necessary’ to promote the safe and efficient flow of traffic shall not be subject to the stall" standard and shall be required by the city when warranted. Parking lot landscape arejB, including landscape islands, shall be reasonably distributed tliroughoui ihe parking lot area so as to break up expanses of paved areas. .Parking lot landscape areas shall be provided with deciduous shade trees, omamerital or evergreen trees, plus ground 8 ____