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Final Site and Landscaping Plan Review: Village of Sunfish Lake April 18, 2003 Page 5 of 6 understory trees (Pagoda Dogwood) planted in this buffer area. There are about tlzirty trees (mixture mainly consisting of oaks and hackberrry) that will be preserved which can count toward and fulfill the overstory requirement. While the numbers do not necessarily match up, there appears to be an adequate amount of vegetation, including both existing trees and those that will be installed, to satisfy the City. The southern property boundary that is adjacent to existing single family homes is approximately 1,100 feet in length. This results in the additional planting requirement of twenty-two (22) overstory trees, twenty-two (22) evergreens, and twenty-two (22) understory trees in the twenty-five foot wide buffer area. The site plan shows twelve (12) overstory trees (including Red Oak, Swamp White Oak, Bur Oak, and Kentucky Coffeetree), twelve (12) evergreens (including White Spruce, Black Hills Spruce, Northern White Cedar, and White Pine), and sixteen (16) understory trees (including Pagoda Dogwood, Shadblow Serviceberry, Downy Hawthorne, Allegheny Serviceberry, and Showy Mountain Ash). Eleven of the thirteen different species are considered preferred according to the species list currently being compiled by the City. There are also around twenty pines and spruces that will be preserved (in the southeastern corner), wtfich can count toward and fulfill the density transitioning requirements along the southern boundary. I I I I I I I I 13. Ground Cover/Irrigation: City Code requires that the cottages area have sod or ground cover established. An irrigation system will need to be provided tln'oughout the development where sodded and landscaped areas are established. The proposed irrigation system will need to be reviewed by the City Engineer. 14. Tree Preservation: An effort is being made to preserve some of the significant trees along both the eastern and southern boundaries and will result in a reduction of the required landscape planting as discussed above. In addition to the aforementioned trees being preserved, there are roughly twenty-five (25) additional oaks that are being preserved along Sunwood Drive. -192- Above and beyond the trees that are slated for preservation, there is tremendous potential to preserve a number of young red and white oaks by relocating them with a tree spade. Prior to grading, on site inspections with City Staff to identify possible candidates for relocation will need to take place. Either way, they would certainly bolster the buffering between the existing homes and the new lots. Furthermore, these trees are already accustomed to the site/soil and should recover rather well if properly maintained during and after the transplanting. An ideal location for some of these trees to be transplanted to would be in the southwestern corner of the development. In this area, around the drainage ponds, the plantings are rather sparse. Thus, relocating some of the young oaks to this area would provide some additional landscaping as well as more buffering for the existing single-family houses. 15. Open Space: The PUD ordinance requires that the development have either 20% public open space and/or 50% private and open space. The Park Commission, at their January 8, 2003 meeting did not recommend the provision of public open space within the development and would be inclined to collect park dedication fees from the development. This was mostly due I I I I I I