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1. Minimum landscaping requirements. All open space areas of a lot which are not used or <br />improved for required parking areas, drives or storage shall be landscaped with a <br />combination of overstory trees, ornamental trees, shrubs, flowers, ground cover, decorative <br />walks, or other similar site design materials in a quantity and placement suitable for the site. <br />A reasonable attempt should be made to preserve as many existing trees as is practicable and <br />to incorporate them into the development. For each existing significant tree retained one <br />overstory tree can be deducted from the minimum requirements. <br />2. Number of plantings. The minimum number of overstory trees on any given site shall be <br />as indicated below. These are minimum requirements that are ically supplemented with <br />other understory trees, shrubs, flowers and ground covers <br />quality landscape treatment of a site. <br />Deciduous/coniferous trees <br />Shrubs <br />Business: <br />ed appropriate for a complete <br />1 per 50 lineal feet`ite perimeter, or 1 <br />tree per 1,000 square f building <br />footprint, whichever is r. For <br />expansions to buildings, 1 onal tree is <br />required for each 1,000 square,, t of <br />liko, p. <br />additional building footprint area. <br />p <br />1 per 30 feet of site perimeter or 1 per 300 <br />square feet of building footprint area, <br />whichever is greater. <br />3. Minimum size of planting. Landscaping material shall be of the following minimum <br />planting size: <br />,LandscapeMaterial <br />Deciduous trees <br />Coniferous trees <br />Deciduous shrubs <br />Evergreen shrubs <br />Ornamental trees <br />4. Planting types. <br />2.5 inches diameter as <br />measured three feet above <br />ground <br />6 feet in height <br />2 feet in height <br />2 feet in height or 2 feet in <br />width, whichever applies <br />1.5 inches diameter as <br />measured three feet above <br />ground <br />(i) Acceptable plantings shall be determined by the City of Ramsey Tree Book. <br />15 <br />