§ 19-2. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Director: The planning director within the community development department, or his designated representative.

Landscape materials: Any materials used for the purpose of landscape improvement which may include, but shall not be limited to, the following: trees, shrubs, groundcovers, turfs, vines, walkways, berms, stone groundcover materials, sculptures, foundations, irrigation equipment, street furniture, outdoor lighting, fences and walls.

Landscape plan: A graphic representation of the development site indicating the location of all existing and proposed landscape improvements to be present on the site at the completion of the construction of the project. Such landscaping plan shall consist of preliminary and final plans as set forth herein.

Landscaping: An exterior improvement of property in accordance with an approved landscape plan and utilizing approved landscape materials.

Screening wall: A solid wall designed and constructed so as to conceal areas used for refuse, mechanical equipment, parking, and service and loading bays from street and public view, and to separate potential incompatible land uses.

Turf-related facility: A school, park, cemetery, golf course or common area of a housing development that applies water from any source, including effluent, to a water-intensive landscaped area of ten (10) acres or more.

Water-intensive landscaped area: An area of land that is watered with a permanent water application system and planted primarily with plants not listed on the Arizona Department of Water Resources, Phoenix Active Management Area Low Water Using Plant List and the total surface area of all bodies of water filled or refilled with water from any source, including effluent, that are an integral part of the landscaped area. Bodies of water used primarily for swimming purposes are not an integral part of a landscaped area.

(Code 1963, § 30-3; Ord. No. 1295, § 1, 7-31-84; Ord. No. 1907, § 1, 11-26-96)