The URL can be used to link to this page

Home My WebLink About22252 1 ORDINANCE NO. 22,252 2 3 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND LITTLE ROCK, ARK., REV. CODE 4 CHAPTER 15 (1988), LANDSCAPING AND TREE PROTECTION; AND 5 FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 6 7 WHEREAS, a stated purpose and intent of Little Rock, Ark., Rev. Code Chapter 15, Landscaping 8 and Tree Protection ("Landscape Ordinance") is to "[e]ncourage green/sustainable practices as a purpose 9 to aspire towards for all applicable landscape projects; and, 10 WHEREAS, non-native invasive plant species have the potential to overpopulate and negatively 11 affect their environment by causing ecological, environmental, or economic damage and placing existing 12 native plant species at risk of extinction; and, 13 WHEREAS, the Little Rock Sustainability Commission consulted a team of diverse stakeholders 14 who identified non-native plant species which are recommended on the existing Landscape Ordinance 15 that warrant restrictions based on the economic and environmental harm that they cause; and, 16 WHEREAS, on February 23, 2023 the City Beautiful Commission voted to recommend changes to 17 the City's Landscape Ordinance in order to restrict the use of invasive plant species in commercial 18 landscapes due to invasive plant species' interference with the ecosystem and natural habitats and in order 19 to have more plant species native to the area; and, 20 WHEREAS,there is now a desire to amend the Landscape Ordinance accordingly. 21 NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY 22 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS: 23 Section 1. Little Rock, Ark., Rev. Code Sec. 15-6. — Definitions, is hereby amended to add a new 24 definition, "Invasive Plant Species",as follows: 25 Invasive Plant Species means plants that are not indigenous or native to a particular area and able 26 to establish on many sites, grow quickly and speared to the point of disrupting plant communities 27 and ecosystems, further identified as invasive in Section 15-106. 28 Section 2. Little Rock, Ark., Rev. Code Sec. 15-6. — Definitions, is hereby amended to add a new 29 definition, "Native Plant Species", as follows: 30 Native Plant Species means one that occurs naturally in a particular region, ecosystem or habitat 31 without direct or indirect human intervention. The plants present at the time Europeans arrived in 32 North America are considered native to Arkansas. 33 Section 3. Little Rock, Ark., Rev. Code Sec. 15-86. — Generally, is hereby amended to read as 34 follows: IPage 1 of 61 1 Plant material used for compliance with the provisions of this article shall conform to the 2 "American Standards for Nursery Stock, 1-73," Grade No. 1, American Association of 3 Nurserymen, Inc., or equivalent. Plant material which may be installed in vehicular use areas are 4 defined and should be selected from applicable lists. It is the intent of this division to be flexible; 5 thus the responsible party may select plants not listed in this division for landscaping vehicular 6 use areas other than the public rights-of-way as long as the substitute plants can withstand harsh 7 weather conditions, comply with all other provisions of this Chapter, are not listed as invasive in 8 Section 15-106, and are approved by the City Official. 9 Section 4. Little Rock, Ark., Rev. Code Sec. 15-87. — Tree species and Hillside Plantings, 10 Subsection(d),Shrubs for Terraces on Hillside Cuts, is hereby amended to read as follows: 11 (d) Shrubs for Terraces on Hillside Cuts. Botanical Name Common Name Baccharis Halimifolia Groundsel Bush Callicarpa Ameriana American Beautyberry Cornus Racenosa Gray Dogwood Euonymus Americanus American Strawberry Bush Forsythia Intermedia Forsythia Ilex Cornuta"Burfordii Nana" Dwarf Buford Holly Itea Virginica Virginia Sweetspire Lagerstroemia Indica Crape Myrtle Myrica Cerifera Southern Wax Myrtle Rhus Aromatice Fragrant Sumac Viburnum Prunifolium Blackhaw Virburnum 12 13 Section 5. Little Rock, Ark., Rev. Code Sec. 15-87. — Tree Species and Hillside Plantings, 14 Subsection(e), Ground Covers for Terraces and Hillside Cuts, is hereby amended to read as follows: 15 (e) Ground Covers for Terraces on Hillside Cuts. Botanical Name Common Name (1) Vines Asarum Candadense Wild Ginger Bignonia Capreolata Crossvine Campsis Radicans Trumpet Creeper Carex Pensylvancia Pennsylvania Sedge [Page 2 of 6] Gelsemium Sempervirens Carolina Yellow Jessamine Lonicer Sempervirens Coral Honeysuckle Parthenocissus Quinquefolia Virginia Creeper (2) Hydroseed Mix Cynodon Dactylon Bermuda Grass Eragrostis Curvula Weeping Love Grass Sporobolus Heterolepsis Prairie Dropseed 1 2 Section 6. Little Rock, Ark., Rev. Code Sec. 15-89. — Shrub Species, Subsection(a),Recommended 3 List, is hereby amended to read as follows: 4 (a) Recommended List. The following list of shrubs are those which have been found to be best 5 suited to this area and require the least amount of maintenance.This list includes those shrubs 6 which may be planted in the required landscaping area. For any site, shrubs from two (2) 7 different genuses are required. At least 25%of the shrubs on the site outside of those required 8 for screening purposes are to be of evergreen variety. Botanical Name Common Name Evergreen - Shrubs Ilex Cornuta"Burfordii" Burford Chinese Holly Ilex Cornuta"Rotunda" Burford Chinese Holly Ilex Crenata"Compacta" Burford Chinese Holly Ilex Verticillate Winterberry Holly Ilex Vomitoria"Nana" Dwarf Yaupon Jasminum Mesnyi Primrose Jasmine Ternstroemia Gymnanthera Cleyera 9 10 Section 7. Little Rock, Ark., Rev. Code Sec. 15-91. —Ground Cover; Recommended List, is hereby 1 1 amended to read as follows: 12 The following list of ground covers are those which have been found to be best suited to this area 13 and require the least amount of maintenance. This list includes other species of ground cover 14 which may be planted in the required landscaped area. Botanical Name Common Name Asarum Canadense Wild Ginger Gelsemium Sempervirens Carolina Jessamine(Hillside) [Page 3 of 6] Juniperus Species Junipers Liriope Muscari Liriope Lonicera Sempervirens Coral Honeysuckle(Hillside) Mitchella Repens Partridgeberry Ophiopogon Japonicus Mondo Grass Parthenocissus Quinquefolia Virginia Creeper Phlox Spp Phlox Trachelospermum Asiaticum Asian Jasmine 1 2 Section 8. Little Rock, Ark., Rev. Code Chapter 15, Article IV. — Landscaping of Vehicular Use 3 Areas and Public Rights-of-Way,Division 2.—Plant Material Selection Requirements, is hereby amended 4 to add a new Section 15-106.—Invasive Plant Species,as follows: 5 Sec. 15-106.—Invasive Plant Species. Ailanthus Altissima Lythrum Salicaria Vinca Minor Tree of Heaven Purple Loosestrife Littleleaf Periwinkle Albizia Julibrissin Mahonia Bealei Wisteria Spp Mimosa Leatherleaf Mahonia Wisteria Celastrus Orbiculatus Melia Azedarach Oriental Bittersweet Chinaberry Tree Elaeagnus Pungens Nandia Domestica Silverthorn Heavenly Bamboo Elaeagnus Umbellate Paulownia Tomentosa Autumn Olive Princess Tree Euonymus Alatus Persicaria Perforliata Burning Bush Mile-a-Minute Euonymus Fortune Perilla Frutescens Winter Creeper Beefsteak Plant Fstuca Arundinacea Phontinia Serratifolia Tall Fescue Chinese Photinia Hedera Helix Phyllostachys Spp English Ivy Bamboo Hesperis Atronalis Polygonum Cuspidatum Dame's Rocket Japanese Knotweed [Page 4 of 6] Lespedeza Bicolor Pueraria Montana Var. Lobata Shrubby Lespedeza Kudzu Lespedeza Cuneata Pyrus Calleryana Sericea Lespedeza Callery or Bradford Pear Ligustrum Spp Triadica Sebifera Privet Chinese Tallow Tree Liriope Spicata Rosa Multiflora Running Monkey Grass Multiflora Rose Lonicera Spp Vinca Major Non-Native Honeysuckle Bigleaf Periwinkle 1 2 Section 9. Severability. In the event any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, subparagraph, 3 item, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this ordinance is declared or adjudged to be invalid or 4 unconstitutional, such declaration or adjudication shall not affect the remaining provisions of this 5 ordinance,as if such invalid or unconstitutional provision was not originally a part of this ordinance. 6 Section 10.Repealer. All ordinances, resolutions, bylaws, and other matters inconsistent with this 7 ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency. 8 PASSED: April 18,2023 9 A*WO APPROVED: 10 .` 11 12 us Clerk Frank Scott,Jr.,M 13 APP'illiNkty _ 0 LEGAL FORM: 14 5 vv L 4 16 Thomas M. Carpenter,City Attorn 17 // 18 // 19 // 20 // 21 // 22 // 23 // 24 // IPage 5 of 61