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Business Districts <br />Deciduous/Coniferous 1 per 50 lineal feet of site perimeter <br />trees or 1 tree per 1,000 square feet of <br /> building footprint area, whichever is <br /> greater. For expansions to buildings, <br /> 1 additional tree is required for each <br /> 1,000 square feet of additional <br /> building footprint area. <br />Shrubs 1 per 30 lineal feet of site perimeter <br /> or 1 per 300 square feet of building <br /> footprint area, whichever is greater. <br /> <br />c. Minimum size of plantings. Landscaping material shall <br /> be of the following minimum planting size: <br /> <br />Landscape Material Size <br />Deciduous trees 2.5 inches diameter as measured three <br /> feet above ground <br />Coniferous trees 6 feet in height <br />Deciduous shrubs 2 feet in height <br />Evergreen shrubs 2 feet in height or 2 feet in width, <br /> which ever applies <br />Ornamental trees 1.5 inch diameter as measured three <br /> feet above ground <br /> <br />d. Planting Types: <br /> <br />Acceptable plantings shall be determined by the <br />City of Ramsey Tree Book. <br /> <br />The compliment of trees fulfilling the landscaping <br />requirements shall be not less than 25 percent <br />deciduous and lot less than 25 percent coniferous. <br />No more than 25% of the required plantings shall <br />consist of ornamental trees. <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />For every 35 feet of public road fi'ontage, 1 <br />overstory tree shall be planted on the private <br />property, adjacent to the public road right-of-way. <br /> <br />Parking Lot Landscaping. All parking lots are required to <br />provide internal overstory tree plantings in an effort to shade <br />parking surfaces and provide visual relief. Plantings are required <br />at the following minimum schedule. The planting schedule is <br /> <br />Ordinance #04-17 <br />Page 6 of 9 <br /> <br /> <br />