Carson City Tree and Landscaping Requirements for Developments and Parking Areas

Sec. 18.3.7 requires that there shall be at a minimum one (1) tree per four hundred (400) square feet of landscape area.
1. Included in the minimum required number of trees, a minimum of one (1) shade tree must be planted for every ten (10) parking spaces or fraction thereof, and distributed throughout the parking area surface to provide even shading within the parking lot. A minimum of one (1) deciduous tree shall be placed in each standard sized parking island.
2. Included in the minimum required number of trees, at least one (1) tree shall be placed along the right-of-way frontage for every thirty (30) lineal feet of right-of-way at a point not more than twenty (20) feet from the right-of-way.
Where more than ten (10) deciduous trees are provided as a part of the landscape plan, a minimum of fifty percent (50%) of the trees shall be of a different species to ensure diversity. Additional species may be required on larger projects.

Sec. 18.3.8 Groundcover shall be used to prevent erosion, inhibit weed growth, and present an aesthetically pleasing appearance when mature. Groundcover may include living plants such as turf, shrubs, vines, meadow grasses, flowers or other living covers.