8-13B-8: LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS:

   A.   Applicability: Except as set forth in this Article, Cartwright Ranch shall be exempt from the landscaping requirements of this Title.

   B.   Standards:

      1.   All landscaping on individual lots within Cartwright Ranch shall conform to the following standards:

         a.   Landscape improvements shall incorporate, rehabilitate, and enhance the existing site, incorporate indigenous species, and minimize areas of intensive irrigation.

         b.   Landscape plantings should consist of at least two (2) different varieties and types in order to create a more unified rather than fragmented landscape.

         c.   Landscaping will be used to establish a clear and logical orientation to the neighborhoods and open space areas within Cartwright Ranch, including the following areas:

            (1)   Entry areas from Cartwright Road to the community will be characterized by open, country roads lined with native grasses punctuated by select plantings of deciduous tree groves that will reinforce the entries as community gateways.

            (2)   Riparian areas along Dry Creek will be characterized by naturalistic placement of trees and shrubs that will enhance and replicate the existing riparian environment while providing wildlife habitat.

            (3)   Natural open space lots will remain in their natural state or selectively enhanced as appropriate to the land and wildlife management parameters of the project.

            (4)   Town Center lots will include traditional street trees in planting strips and medians with front and rear yard domestic gardens in residential and commercial lots.

            (5)   View lots will include irrigated landscape envelopes that contrast with enhanced native shrubs and grasses outside those envelopes.

      2.   All landscaping improvements within the right of way of local, collector and arterial streets within Cartwright Ranch shall conform to the standards in sub-element F5 (roadway design) and sub-element F9 (landscape standards) of the Cartwright Ranch development plan, and shall conform to the following standards:

         a.   Along streets with curb, gutter and sidewalk, trees shall be provided with a minimum spacing of fifty feet (50').

         b.   Along streets without curb, gutter and sidewalk, other plantings shall be provided as appropriate with the topography and site.

   C.   Process: No final plat shall be approved until such time as the applicant has provided a landscape plan to Ada County, for review and approval, of proposed landscaping within road rights of way or common areas. The landscape plan shall contain the following:

      1.   The location, size, and type of all proposed landscaping materials (including specific references as to the species of plant materials), and verification that minimum landscaping requirements have been satisfied. All plants shall be shown at seventy five percent (75%) mature growth.

      2.   Existing vegetation to be saved shall be identified on the landscaping plan along with protection measures to be used during grading and construction.

(Ord. 1002, 10-28-2025)