12.12.070 Planting strip or drainage swale use and improvement.
(1) All planting strips shall be maintained with lawns, trees, shrubs, living ground cover, or combination thereof, and shall not be maintained with dead or dying vegetation and/or exposed soil. Trees and shrubs will be permitted only in conformance with PMC 12.12.050 and 12.12.060.
(2) All drainage swales shall be maintained with grass species normally grown as permanent lawn in Franklin County. No shrubs are permitted to be planted in drainage swales. Trees are permitted only in conformance with PMC 12.12.050 and 12.12.060.
(3) The use of planting strips or drainage swales for the following purposes shall be prohibited:
(a) The parking or placement of any motor vehicle, recreational equipment, trailer, boat or camper; or
(b) The placement or storage of any dead vegetation, building materials, mechanical parts or equipment, manufactured goods, or any other items not listed in subsection (1) or (2) of this section is prohibited. [Ord. 3475 § 5, 2001; Ord. 3000 § 4, 1994; Code 1970 § 12.12.047.]