§ 94-450. Littoral planting zones.

(a)

Required . Littoral planting is required on lakes whose water surface is larger than one-half acre in size. The littoral planting zone is, at a minimum, an area that extends ten feet into a lake from the shoreline and extends a maximum of five feet upland from the shoreline.

(1)

Minimum planting area . At least 50 percent of the shoreline shall be planted with wetland trees and/or aquatic plants at ten square feet of littoral zone for every one linear foot of shoreline.

(2)

Minimum planting standards . There shall be a minimum of one tree for every 80 linear feet, and plants shall be on a minimum of three-foot centers.

(3)

Slope . Shelf slope and size shall be noted on the landscape plan in the form of a cross section drawing and respective specifications based on actual plant and tree requirements.

(Ord. No. 4689-16, § 10, 4-11-2017

Editor's note

Ord. No. 4689-16, § 9, adopted April 11, 2017, renumbered § 94-450 as 94-316, and enacted a new § 94-450 as set out herein.