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CITY OF RAMSEY LAND USE APPLICATION <br />TECHNICAL REVIEW FILE <br />DATE <br />11-27-12 <br />REVISED 1-25-13 <br />PROJECT ADDRESS <br />TBD - MULTIPLE <br />PROJECT. TITLE <br />THE SEASONS OF RAMSEY <br />ESCROW # <br />113355 <br />DEPARTMENT: <br />Landscape Review <br />TECHNICAL REVIEWER: <br />Name: Chris Anderson <br />Phone: 763-433-9905 <br />Email: canderson@ci.ramsey.mn.us <br />We offer the following comments regarding your site plan and plat submittal: <br />Landscaping: While the property is zoned COR-4a, the landscaping standards for multifamily districts <br />are used as a baseline for determining acceptable quantities of materials. Based on the submitted <br />information and utilizing the Canopy Cover Formula, approximately 75,000 square feet of canopy would <br />be appropriate for this site. The landscaping should be a diverse mixture of species and include both <br />deciduous and coniferous overstory plantings along with some ornamental trees and shrubs. We are in <br />receipt of a landscaping plan, prepared by PBA Architects Inc. and dated December 12, 2012, and offer <br />the following comments: <br />• As previously stated, the Canopy Cover Formula is used to determine a baseline of appropriate <br />canopy cover. The proposed plantings comprise approximately 56,000 square feet of canopy, <br />which is about 19,000 square feet less than desired. However, there are existing street trees that <br />were previously installed and those have not been included in this calculation. Additional <br />plantings must be incorporated into the site or additional information must be provided <br />regarding existing street trees (quantity) to determine the actual proposed/provided canopy <br />cover. <br />• Plantings shall consist of not less than twenty-five percent (25%) deciduous or coniferous species <br />and no more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the required canopy cover shall consist of shrubs <br />and ornamental trees. As proposed, approximately eighteen percent (18%) of the plantings are <br />coniferous. Additional coniferous species (trees) must be incorporated into the planting schedule <br />to ensure that at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the plantings are coniferous. <br />• Minimum plant size at time of installation shall be as follows: deciduous trees shall be at least <br />one (1) inch diameter, coniferous trees shall be at least five (5) feet in height, and shrubs shall be <br />at least twenty-four (24) inches in height or width, depending on growth characteristics of each <br />species. Please add a note to the landscaping plan that all shrubs must be either twenty-four (24) <br />inches in height or width at time of installation. <br />• Incorporating additional shrub species would be preferable to protect against failure due to <br />disease and/or insect pests <br />• The City requires four (4) inches of MnDOT Premium Topsoil Borrow over all disturbed areas of <br />a project. Please add the following note to the landscaping plan: Four (4) inches of MnDOT <br />Premium Topsoil Borrow shall be applied to all areas not otherwise improved with buildings and <br />impervious surfaces. Copies of load tickets shall be provided to the City to verify source of <br />material. If amending on site material or receiving material from a supplier other than one that <br />