site function and building massing. Site, building, and landscape
should reflect an integrated concept.
19.3
Select plants that are indigenous to the area, require little
maintenance, and are disease and insect resistant. Select plant
material that is nursery propagated from sources as close as
practicable to the project area, indigenous to the area, locally
available, low maintenance, and disease and insect resistant.
Plant materials shall conform to the standardized system of the
American Association of Nurserymen, Inc. current American
Standards for Nursery Stock, ANSI Z60.1.
19.4
Do not select plants for patient areas that are poisonous, highly
aromatic, irritating, or thorny. In parking and pedestrian areas
avoid plants that drop fruit or sap. Locate plants so they do not
interfere with driver or pedestrian visibility, circulation, and
safety.
19.5
Plant bed outlines curvature shall have minimum radii of 1000 mm
(3 feet). Design lawn areas to facilitate maintenance.
19.6
Provide metallic edging or concrete curbs around shrub beds
(essential where Bermuda or similar grasses are grown).
19.7
Utilize ground cover on slopes steeper than 3:1, i.e. 900 mm
horizontally to 300 mm vertically (3 feet to 1 foot).
19.8
Include on landscape drawings:
A.
A planting plan showing the location of all the landscape
elements. Show special landscaped features, such as, open
area plazas, courts, atriums, entryways and other various
exterior/interior elements. Indicate the proposed materials
to be used for each element (see Article 14, para. 14.6A and
14.6D).
B.
All plant material with the spread they will attain at
maturity.
C.
Outline of shrub planting beds to receive edging.
D.
Existing plants to be removed, transplanted, or to remain.
E.
Lawn limits.
F.
A complete plant list giving key number, botanical name,
common name, condition, size, quantity, and special
characteristics required.
G.
Areas to be irrigated and the quantity of water in inches per
hour. Design requirements for the irrigation system are
indicated in the Sanitary Design Manual.
H.
Details for all the landscape elements.