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Type <br />Size <br />Deciduous <br />trees <br />2.5 inches diameter as measured three feet above ground <br />Coniferous <br />trees <br />6 feet in height <br />Deciduous <br />shrubs <br />2 feet in height <br />Evergreen <br />shrubs <br />2 feet in height or 2 feet in width, whichever applies <br />Ornamental) <br />trees <br />.5 inches diameter as measured three feet above ground <br />Type <br />Number of Plantings <br />Deciduous /coniferous trees <br />1 per 50 lineal feet of site perimeter or 1 tree per <br />1,000 square feet of building footprint area, whichever <br />is greater. For expansions to buildings, 1 tree is <br />required for each 1,000 square feet of additional <br />building footprint area. <br />Shrubs <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 />Municode <br />Minimum landscaping requirements. All open space areas of a lot which <br />are not used or improved for required parking areas, drives or storage <br />shall be landscaped with a combination of overstory trees, ornamental <br />trees, shrubs, flowers, ground cover, decorative walks, or other similar <br />site design materials in a quantity and placement suitable for the site. A <br />reasonable attempt should be made to preserve as many existing trees <br />as is practicable and to incorporate them into the development. For each <br />existing significant tree retained one overstory tree can be deducted <br />from the minimum requirements. <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 <br />that are typically supplemented with other understory trees, shrubs, <br />flowers and ground covers deemed appropriate for a complete quality <br />landscape treatment of a site. <br />3. <br />4. <br />Minimum size of plantings. Landscaping material shall be of the <br />following minimum planting size: <br />Page 3 of 10 <br />Planting types. <br />(i) Acceptable plantings shall be determined by the City of Ramsey <br />Tree Book. <br />(ii) The compliment of trees fulfilling the landscaping requirements <br />shall be not less than 25 percent deciduous and lot less than 25 <br />percent coniferous. No more than 25 percent of the required <br />plantings shall consist of ornamental trees. <br />http: // library. municode. com /print. aspx ?h= &clientlD =14286 &HTMRequest= http %3 a %2f... 4/17/2014 <br />