16.80.020 General requirements.
A. A plot plan of the proposed landscaping and screening shall be prepared by a licensed landscape architect, Washington-certified nurseryman, or Washington-certified landscaper and incorporated into plans submitted for preliminary plat, site plan review, administrative design review or building permit review. For individual home owners, upon request the city will provide template landscape plans with approved tree species to fulfill this requirement.
B. Landscaping Plans. The landscaping plan shall contain the following information (one inch equals twenty feet or larger):
1. Existing plant material and soil to be retained;
2. Proposed plant material to be placed on site. The type, size, number and spacing on plantings must be illustrated (refer to LMC 16.24.040, General standards required for all development);
3. Surface parking location and design (refer to Chapter 16.72 LMC);
4. Bicycle parking location and design (refer to Chapter 16.72 LMC);
5. Loading and service areas location and design (refer to Chapter 16.80 LMC);
6. Screening and buffering: general; perimeter fencing and walls; parking structures; and surface parking lots (refer to Chapter 16.80 LMC);
7. All areas where soils are to be amended (refer to the current City of Lacey Stormwater Design Manual);
8. Locations where plant and soil materials will be stored during construction;
9. Timeline for site preparation and installation of plant materials.
The applicant shall utilize tree protection techniques approved by the enforcing officer, site plan review committee and/or hearings examiner in order to provide for the continued healthy life of retained significant trees including during land alteration and construction. (Ord. 1496 §105, 2016; Ord. 1310 §49, 2008; Ord. 1179 §10, 2002; Ord. 871 §2 (part), 1989).