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CITY OF RAMSEY LAND USE APPLICATION <br />TECHNICAL REVIEW FILE <br />DATE <br />3/27/15 <br />PROJECT ADDRESS <br />TBD <br />PROJECT. TITLE <br />SUNWOOD VILLAGE <br />EscRow # <br />114596 <br />DEPARTMENT: <br />Community Development: Planning Division (Landscape Plan & Environmental <br />Resources) <br />TECHNICAL REVIEWER: <br />Name: Chris Anderson, City- Planner <br />Phone: 763-433-9817 <br />Email: candersongcityoframsey.com <br />We offer the following comments regarding the Landscape Plan prepared by Loucks Associates <br />and dated March 3, 2015: <br />• Proposed species are generally acceptable with the exception of Burgundy Carousel <br />Barberry. This is a cultivar of Japanese Barberry, which is on the City's list of prohibited <br />species. Please replace this species with an alternative. <br />• The width of the boulevard area along Veterans Drive should be widened to match the <br />boulevard area east of the parking ramp (four [4] feet). While the COR Design <br />Framework identifies a six (6) foot wide boulevard along Connector Streets, the <br />proposed boulevard trees are located on the back side of the sidewalk and thus, the <br />additional width is not necessary. <br />• The boulevard area must be finished with sod and the developer (and eventually the <br />management company) shall be responsible for its establishment (e.g. watering). <br />• Plan should identify a unique symbol for each shrub species proposed and add the <br />species labels to the plan as well. <br />• Planting details/specifications shall be updated to include: <br />o Removal of upper portion of wire basket and burlap after being placed in <br />planting hole <br />• The plan must be revised to identify turf establishment with sod. The notes refer to <br />both sod and seed but there is no legend or labels to determine which is being used and <br />where. Please note that any alternative to the sod requirement requires City Council <br />approval. <br />• Upon acceptance of landscaping by City, a two (2) year maintenance guarantee is <br />required to ensure survival of plantings. <br />• Any damage to existing streetscape elements (plants, trees, irrigation, etc.) along <br />Sunwood Drive will need to be repaired and/or replaced. All plan sheets should include <br />this note so that contractors are aware of this. <br />• The project is subject to the City's topsoil requirement, which states that all disturbed <br />areas not otherwise improved with walkways, driveway, home and other impervious <br />surfacing, shall receive four (4) inches of topsoil meeting the City's topsoil <br />