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19.23.050 - General provisions.

Part of the Code of Ordinances of Commerce, CA.

Local law · Updated May 13, 2025 · 2,277 sections

The text

A.

For nonresidential uses, all front, side, and rear yards shall be landscaped and maintained. The types of plants, their sizes, number, irrigation, and maintenance shall comply with the landscaping standards of the city.

B.

Landscaping in residential zones shall be required in front, side, and rear yards where the lot adjoins a dedicated street.

C.

Aside from required landscaping in yards, developments in the R-3 zone shall provide landscaping and street trees or sidewalks and street trees for the parkway portions of adjoining streets.

D.

Property owners shall maintain the planting strip abutting each property regardless of whether the property is developed or not, except that routine maintenance on any city-owned tree shall be conducted only by the department of public services, except as permitted by Section 19.23.060(E).

E.

Any tree, shrub, or part thereof on private property that overhangs any street so that it endangers life, safety, or public property shall be removed, trimmed, or cut off within ten days after written notice from the city.

F.

Occupants of a property abutting a public street or alley shall keep private trees from overhanging into the public right-of-way. Trees shall be trimmed to maintain a minimum clearance of ten feet above the sidewalk, fourteen feet above a curb, seventeen and one-half feet at center in residential areas, and seventeen and one-half feet above the curb at bus stops.

G.

Parking areas shall be landscaped pursuant to the provisions of Section 19.21.120 (Landscape requirements) of this Title 19.

(Ord. 544 § 1(part), 2000).