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SECTION 3. SUMMARY (10) Planting distance from utilities. Trees shall be planted a minimum of two feet from any joint utility trench whenever practicable. (11) Reforestation/restitution plan. b. If in excess of 60 percent of desirable trees aro removed from tho plat duo to a. If the total number of tree inches exceeds the removal threshold, the developer shall provide a reforestation plan (can be included as part of landscaping plan, but must clearly identify those trees that are intended to satisfy the reforestation requirement), or a calculation of restitution, or a combination thereof. b. Size at the time of planting shall comply with the planting standards outlined in the respective zoning district. c. No more than twenty -five percent (25 %) of the trees to be planted shall be from any one species. d. Reforestation trees included in the reforestation plan may count toward the trees required for landscaping purposes within the applicable zoning district. e. Restitution, if applicable, shall be paid in cash to the City prior to the release of the final plat mylars for recording, or prior to approval of a minor subdivision, or prior to the issuance of a building permit subject to site plan review. Any restitution paid shall be deposited in the Community Reforestation Fund and be used for reforestation efforts within the City. The following is the official summary of Ordinance #13 -10, which has been approved by the City Council of the City of Ramsey as clearly informing the public of the intent and effect of the Ordinance. It is the intent and effect of Ordinance #13-10 to amend Ramsey, Minnesota City Code Chapter 117, Article II, Division 5 to: • Replace the term `desirable tree' with `significant tree' as the latter is already defined. • Clarify that all developments, not just multi - family projects, are subject to removal thresholds (forty percent [40 %] for residential projects and thirty percent [30 %] for business and employment projects0. • Identify exemptions from the removal threshold calculation when removals are for water quality treatment ponds, public trails and sidewalks, and arterial and collector streets, or include invasive species. • Identify replacement standards when removals exceed the threshold, which would be either f 1.25 inches of planted trees for every one (1) inch of significant tree removed beyond the allowable threshold or $125.00 in restitution for every one (1) inch of significant tree removed beyond the allowable threshold, or some combination thereof. • Identify that required reforestation plantings do count toward the required landscaping for the applicable zoning district.