Section 11.01
The intent of this Article is to promote the public health, safety and welfare by establishing minimum standards for the design, installation and maintenance of landscape improvements. Landscaping is viewed as a critical element contributing to the aesthetics, development quality, stability of property values, and the overall character of the Village. The standards of this Article are intended to help achieve a number of functional and environmental objectives such as:
Promoting the implementation of the Village of Mayville Master Plan and subarea studies.
Defining and articulating outdoor spaces and architectural elements.
Obscuring, integrating and complementing various site elements.
Assisting in directing safe and efficient movement of vehicular and pedestrian circulation.
Screening headlights to reduce glare and incidental pollution.
Reducing the physical impact between adjacent land uses.
Providing landscape treatments that are consistent with adjacent sites and parcels within the surrounding area.
Providing incentives to preserve quality existing plant material and trees.
Providing reasonable standards to bring developed sites, which existed prior to the adoption of these standards, into compliance with the requirements contained herein
Encourage drought-resistant species.
The standards contained in this Article are considered the minimum necessary to achieve the objectives identified above. In several instances these standards are intentionally flexible to encourage flexibility and creative design. Additional landscaping beyond the minimum specified is encouraged to further improve the function, appearance and value of the property.
The intent of the tree protection removal requirements set forth in this section is to protect to the extent practical, the existing tree cover in the Village and when trees must be removed, to sustain tree cover in the Village by replacing trees in the community that are removed.