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119 which are not used or improved for required parking areas, drives or storage shall be <br />120 landscaped with a combination of overstory trees, ornamental trees, shrubs, flowers, <br />121 ground cover, decorative walks, or other similar site design materials in a quantity and <br />122 placement suitable for the site. A reasonable attempt should be made to preserve as many <br />123 existing trees as is practicable and to incorporate them into the development. For each <br />124 existing significant tree retained one overstory tree can be deducted from the minimum <br />125 requirements. <br />126 <br />127 <br />128 <br />129 <br />130 <br />131 <br />132 Type <br />133 <br />134 Deciduous /coniferous trees <br />135 <br />136 <br />137 <br />138 <br />139 <br />140 Shrubs <br />141 <br />142 <br />143 <br />144 <br />145 <br />146 <br />147 <br />148 <br />149 <br />150 <br />151 <br />152 <br />153 <br />154 <br />155 <br />156 <br />157 <br />158 <br />159 <br />160 <br />161 <br />162 <br />163 <br />164 <br />165 <br />2. Number of plantings. The minimum number of overstory trees on any <br />given site shall be as indicated below. These are minimum requirements that are typically <br />supplemented with other understory trees, shrubs, flowers and ground covers deemed <br />appropriate for a complete quality landscape treatment of a site. <br />3. Minimum size of plantings. Landscaping material shall be of the <br />following minimum planting size: <br />Type <br />Deciduous trees <br />6 feet in height <br />Deciduous shrubs 2 feet in height <br />Evergreen shrubs 2 feet in height or 2 feet in width, whichever applies <br />Ornamental trees 1.5 inches diameter as measure three feet above the <br />ground <br />Coniferous trees <br />4. Planting types. <br />Number of Plantings <br />1 per 50 lineal feet of site perimeter or 1 tree per 1,000 <br />square feet of building footprint area, whichever is <br />greater. For expansions to buildings, 1 tree is required <br />for each 1,000 square feet of additional building <br />footprint area. <br />1 per 30 lineal feet of site perimeter or 1 per 300 <br />square feet of building footprint area, whichever is <br />greater. <br />Size <br />2.5 inches diameter as measured three feet above <br />the ground. <br />(i) Acceptable plantings shall be determined by the City of <br />Ramsey Tree Book. <br />4 <br />