§ 515. Penalty for Violation.
Failure to comply with the requirements of this Article shall be deemed a violation of the Ordinance and subject to penalties as set out in Section 1009 of this Ordinance. Violators will be given written notice of the violation and permitted 15 days to correct the violation before a citation is issued. Thereafter, each day shall be considered a separate offense and shall be punishable by the maximum fine established by the City Council of Arab.
Table 5-1: Approved Plant Materials
Trees contained in the following list are preapproved for use and meet the requirements of this article. Any tree which is not on this list may be submitted for approval to the Planning Commission and/or their designee, prior to the approval of a Land Development Permit. Tree which exhibit poor health characteristics, are not native to the climate range in Arab, Alabama or are considered invasive will not be approved for installation.
Scientific Name Common Name CANOPY TREES: Acer rubrum Red Maple Acer saccharum Sugar Maple Acer freemanii 'Autumn Blaze' Acer x freemanii Freeman Maple Betula nigra River Birch Carpinus caroliniana American Hornbeam Carya ssp. Hickory Cedrus deodora Deodor Cedar Celtis laevigata Sugarberry Celtis occidentalis Hackberry Cornus x 'Rutican' Constellation Dogwood Cryptomeria japonica Japanese Cedar Fagus grandifolia American Beech Fraxinus americana White Ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica Green Ash Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo; Maidenhair Liquidambar styraciflua 'Rotundaloba' Fruitless Sweetgum Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip Tree; Tulip Poplar; Yellow Poplar Magnolia grandiflora Southern Magnolia Metasequoia glyptostroboides Dawn Redwood Nyssa sylvatica Black Tupelo (Black Gum, Sour Gum) Ostrya virginiana Hophornbeam Pinus elliotii Slash Pine Pinus glabra Spruce Pine; Walter's Pine Pinus palustris Longleaf Pine Pinus taeda Loblolly Pine Pinus virginiana Virginia Pine Pistacia chinensis Chinese Pistache Platanus occidentalis Sycamore Quercus spp. Oak Tree Salix babylonica Weeping Willow Sequoia sempervirens Redwood Taxodium distichum Bald Cypress Tsuga candensis Eastern Hemlock; Canadian Hemlock Ulmus alata Winged Elm Ulmus parvifolia Chinese Elm; Lace Bark Elm Zelkova serrata Japanese Zelkova UNDERSTORY TREES: Acer barbatum Florida Maple Acer buergeranum Trident Maple Acer palmatum Japanese Maple Amalanchier x 'Autumn Brilliance' Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry Cercis canadensis Eastern Redbud Cornus florida Flowering Dogwood Cornus kousa Kousa Dogwood Crataegus phaenopyrum Washington Hawthorn Ilex latifolia Lusterleaf Holly Ilex x attenuate fosteri Foster Holly Ilex x 'Emily Bruner' Emily Bruner Holly Ilex x 'Nellie R. Stevens' Nellie R. Stevens Holly Ilex x attenuate 'Savannah' Savannah Holly Ilex x attenuate 'East Palatka" East Palatka Holly Ilex verticillata Winterberry; Holly; Black Alder Juniperus virginiana Eastern Red Cedar Juniperus virginiana 'Idylwild' Idylwild Juniper Lagerstroemia indica Crape Myrtle Magnolia grandiflora
'Claudia Wannamaker'Claudia Wannamaker Magnolia Magnolia grandiflora
'Bracken's Brown BeautyBracken's Brown Beauty Magnolia Magnolia grandiflora 'Little Gem' Little Gem Magnolia Magnolia grandiflora 'D.D. Blanchard D.D. Blanchard Magnolia Magnolia grandiflora "Margaret Davis" Margaret Davis Magnolia Magnolia stellata Star Magnolia Magnolia x soulangiana Saucer Magnolia Magnolia virginiana Sweet Bay Magnolia Malus spp. Crabapple Myrica cerifera Southern Wax Myrtle Osmanthus fortunei Fortune's Osmanthus Osmanthus fragrans Tea Olive Oxydendrum arboreum Sourwood; Lily of the valley tree; Sorrell tree Prunus serrulata Japanese Flowering Cherry Prunus subhirtella Higan Cherry Prunus x yedoensis Yoshino Cherry Thuja occidentalis Eastern White Cedar Vitex agnus-castus Lilac Chaste Tree DECIDUOUS SHRUBS: Abelia x grandiflora Glossy Abelia Aesculus parviflora Bottlebrush Buckeye Berberis thunbergii atropurpurea
'Crimson Pygmy'Crimson Pygmy Barberry Buddleia davidii Butterfly-Bush Chaenomeles speciosa Common flowering quince Cotinus coggygria Common Smokebush Euonymus alatus compactus Burning Bush; winged euonymus Exochorda racemosa Pearlbush Forsythia xintermedia Border Forsythia Hibiscus syriacus Shrub althea; Rose of Sharon Hydrangea macrophylla Big Leaf Hydrangea Hydrangea quercifolia Oakleaf Hydrangea Jasminum floridum Showy Jasmine Jasminum nudiflorum Winter Jasmine Kerria japonica Japanese kerria Kolkwitzia amabilis Beautybush Lagerstroemia indica/fairiei Crape Myrtle Magnolia stellata Star Magnolia Spiraea x bumalda 'Anthony Waterer' Anthony Waterer Bumalda Spirea Spiraea cantoniensis Reeves Spirea; Double Reeves Spirea Spiraea prunifolia Double Bridalwreath Spirea Spiraea thunbergii Thunberg Spirea Spiraea x vanhouttei Vanhoutte Spirea Viburnum x burkwoodi Burkwood Viburnum Viburnum carlesii Korean Spicebush Viburnum dentatum Arrowwood viburnum; Southern arrowwood Viburnum prunifolium Blackhaw Viburnum Viburnum plicatum Japanese Snowball Viburnum plicatum var. tomentosum Doublefile viburnum Vitex agnus-castus Lilac Chastetree Weigela florida Old Fashioned Weigela EVERGREEN SHRUBS: Berberis sargentiana Sargent Barberry Berberis julianae Wintergreen Barberry Buxus microphylla japonica Japanese Boxwood Buxus microphylla koreana Korean Boxwood Buxus microphylla cultivars Wintergreen boxwood Eaeagwus ebbengai Ebbengei elaeagnus Elaeagnus pungens reflexa Bronze Eaeagnus Ilex x 'Nellie R. Stevens' Nellie R. Stevens Holly Ilex x aquipernyi Brillian Holly Ilex x attenuate 'Savannah' Savannah Holly Ilex attenuate 'Fosteri' Foster Holly Ilex cassine Dahoon Ilex cornuta 'Burfordii' Burford Chinese Holly Ilex cornuta 'Carissa' Carissa Holly Ilex cornuta 'Needlepoint' Needlepoint Holly Ilex cornuta 'Rotunda' Rotunda Chinese Holly; Dwarfed horned holly Ilex cornuta 'Burfordii Nana' Dwarf Burford Holly Ilex crenata 'Hetzii' Hetz Japanese Holly Ilex crenata 'Rotundifolia' Roundleaf Japanese Holly Ilex crenata 'Helleri' Heller Japanese Holly Ilex crenata 'Compacta' Compacta Japanese Holly Ilex crenata 'Convexa' Convexleaf Japanese Holly Ilex glabra Inkberry Ilex latifolia Lusterleaf Holly Ilex vomitoria Yaupon Holly Ilex vomitoria 'Pendula' Weeping Yaupon Ilex vomitoria "nana' Dwarf Youpon Holly Illicium parviflorum Small Anise-tree Juniperus chinensis spp. Juniper Juniperus conferta 'Blue Pacific' Shore Juniper; Blue Pacific Juniper Juniperus horizontalis 'Bar Harbor' Bar Harbor Juniper Juniperus horizontalis ';Plumosa compacta' Andorra juniper Juniperus horizontalis 'Wiltoni' Blue Rug Juniper Juniperus parsoni Parsons Juniper Leucothoe populiforia Rainbow Leucothoe Ligustrum japonicum Japanese Privet Ligustrum japonicum 'Rotundifolium' Curlyleaf Ligustrum Lonicera fragrantissima Winter Honeysuckle Mahonia bealei Leatherleaf Mahonia Michelia figo Banana Shrub Myrica cerifera Southern Waxmyrtle Nandina domestica Nandina Osmanthus heterophyllus Holly Osmanthus; Holly Tea Olive; False Holly Osmanthus x fortunei Fortunes Osmanthus/Tea Olive