Number and size of plants required
Standard and Oversized Lot Types
All other yards are classified into four (4) categories: interior Lot, corner Lot, cul-de-sac Lot and over- sized Lot. Minimum planting requirements for each category are as follows:
Interior Lot
Front Yard:
- Eight (8) shrubs; one (1) gallon size
- Five (5) shrubs; five (5) gallon size
- Five (5) ground cover; one (1) gallon size
- Three (3) accents; one (1) gallon size
- One (1) tree; 24" box size
• One (1) tree; fifteen (15) gallon size Back Yard:
- Eight (8) shrubs; one (1) gallon size
- Five (5) shrubs; five (5) gallon size
- Two (2) trees; fifteen (15) gallon size
Corner Lot
Front Yard:- Twelve (12) shrubs; one (1) gallon size
- Six (6) shrubs; five (5) gallon size
- Five (5) ground cover; one (1) gallon size
- Three (3) accents; one (1) gallon size
- One (1) tree; 24" box size
- One (1) tree; fifteen (15) gallon size
Back Yard:- Eight (8) shrubs; one (1) gallon size
- Five (5) shrubs; five (5) gallon size
- Two (2) trees; fifteen (15) gallon size
Front yard area for Corner Lots includes the front and street side yard area for minimum plant requirements.
Cul-De-Sac Lot
Front Yard:- Eight (8) shrubs; one (1) gallon size
- Five (5) shrubs; five (5) gallon size
- Five (5) ground cover; one (1) gallon size
- Three (3) accents; one (1) gallon size
- One (1) tree; 24" box size
- One (1) tree; fifteen (15) gallon size
Back Yard:- Nine (9) shrubs; one (1) gallon size
- Six (6) shrubs; five (5) gallon size
- Two (2) trees; fifteen (15) gallon size
Oversized/ Large Lot (Over 9,200 S.F.)
Front Yard:- Ten (10) shrubs; one (1) gallon size
- Seven (7) shrubs; five (5) gallon size
- Seven (7) ground cover; one (1) gallon size
- Four (4) accents; one (1) gallon size
- One (1) tree; 24" box size
- One (1) tree; fifteen (15) gallon size
Back yard:- Ten (10) shrubs; one (1) gallon size
- Six (6) shrubs; five (5) gallon size
- Two (2) trees; fifteen (15) gallon size
Additional plants may be required in large Lots at the discretion of the A.R.C.
Substitutions:
Except for Extremely Small Front Yards, the following substitutions may be made:
- A five (5) gallon plant may be substituted with two (2) one (1) gallon plants.
- A one (1) gallon plant may be substituted with one (1) five (5) gallon plant.
• A fifteen gallon tree may be substituted with either a Saguaro (Carnegiea Gigantee) or an Ocotillo (Fouquieria Splendens) provided that the plant is a minimum of fifteen (15) gallon and six (6) feet in height.
