PPlaza Landscaping
1. Landscaping is encouraged within plaza
spaces to expand upon the landscape
character provided by street trees in the
public sidewalk. The amount and scale
of landscaping should reflect the size
and orientation of the space, and the
amount of sunlight.
2. Plant materials must be selected that
will survive in the proposed location.
Private developers are encouraged
to solicit the advice of the City in the
selection of appropriate plant materials
to coordinate with City landscape
efforts.
3. If landscape elements are in raised
planters, the planters should be no
more than 0.5m (1.5ft) high, and be
incorporated into a seat-wall edge
treatment.
4. When landscaping is placed over
concrete slab construction, sufficient
soil depth, drainage, and irrigation must
be provided to ensure the survival of
plant materials.
Plaza Paving Materials
1. Paving in plaza areas should use
a variation of the adjacent paving
patterns and materials proposed in the
public sidewalks in order to visually link
the spaces together.
2. Where plaza paving materials are
not the same as the public right-ofway
paving materials, they should
incorporate a framing treatment which
provides a finished appearance along
the sidewalk’s edge. Private paving
materials should not extend into the
public right-of-way.
Relationship of the Plaza to the Street
1. The arrangement of built elements
and site topography may influence the
vertical location of plazas relative to
sidewalks. It is preferred that plazas be
at the same grade as adjacent sidewalks
to provide for visual and functional
connections.
2. Where large changes in the
existing grade of the site cannot be
accommodated internal to the building,
amphitheater or cascading terrace
design solutions may be required