(a) Landscaping shall comply with the requirements of article XII, except as provided herein.

(b) Shade trees shall be planted within the street right-of-way, parallel to each street and the maximum spacing between trees shall be fifty (50) feet and the minimum spacing between trees shall be twenty (20) feet.

(c) A five-foot wide planting strip shall be provided along the sides and rear of all parking areas. The minimum plantings shall include two (2) shade trees and thirty (30) shrubs per one hundred (100) linear feet of the sides and rear of the parking areas.

(d) Parking areas shall be screened from the sidewalk by low walls, low wrought iron fences, or hedges.

(e) There shall be planted one shade tree and five (5) shrubs per every nine (9) spaces in parking areas greater than ten thousand (10,000) square feet.

(f) The design of fencing, sound walls, trash enclosures, and similar site element improvements shall replicate the architecture of the primary building(s) in construction material and detailing to create a unified and harmonious project.

(g) Sites with existing trees or stands of trees shall endeavor to preserve, protect, and incorporate existing trees into the overall site design. The landscape plan must preserve not less than fifty (50) percent of all trees that are six (6) inches in diameter or larger and located within the required setback and landscape areas.

(h) All approved landscaping shall be installed prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy by the Town. If it is not possible to install the approved landscaping because of weather conditions, the property owner shall post a bond prior to the issuance of the final certificate of occupancy for the amount equal to the total installed cost of the remaining and uninstalled landscaping.

(i) It shall be the responsibility of the owners, and their agents, to properly maintain the trees, shrubs, and other landscaping approved as part of the landscaping plan pursuant to article XII, including, but not limited to, replacing dead plantings with identical varieties or a suitable substitute, irrigation, and mulching of planting areas, and keeping the area free of refuse, debris, rank vegetation, and weeds. Street trees in the Town center district will be maintained by the Town.

(j) All landscaping is subject to approval by the Plan Commission. No landscaping which has been approved by the Plan Commission may later be substantially altered or eliminated without first obtaining further Plan Commission approval. However, minor material alterations in landscaping may be approved by the Town Manager in order to conform or adapt to specific site conditions encountered during the installation and construction of the landscaping improvements.

(k) Ground level mechanical and telecommunication equipment shall be screened from the street and any adjoining residential zones or uses using walls, fencing, landscaping, or other methods approved by the Plan Commission.