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Landscaping Requirements for the City of Roswell

This rule establishes that to promote and preserve an aesthetically pleasing setting, reduce water erosion and runoff and improve the overall quality of the environment, the owners of all buildings and parking lots hereinafter erected or constructed in the R-3 through I-2 zoning districts, except those properties located within the C-3 and C-4 zoning districts, and those properties located within the adopted Railroad District Metropolitan Redevelopment Area Plan (MRA), shall provide and maintain landscaping in the amount and locations as set forth herein.

Link:

  • Article 52, Sec.11

Policy Details:

Locale: Roswell, New Mexico [Southwest]
Climate zone: Zone 3B: Warm Dry
Jurisdiction: Municipality [<50K]
Smart Surface(s): Trees, Green Stormwater Infrastructure
Policy Type(s): City Code

Citation:

Article 52, Sec.11

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