Agenda - Planning Commission - 10/15/2015

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Ramsey, MN Code of Ordinances Page 3 of 3 Deciduous shrubs Evergreen shrubs Ornamental trees 2 feet in height 2 feet in height or 2 feet in width, whichever applies 1.5 inches diameter as measured three feet above ground 4. Planting types. (i) Acceptable plantings shall be determined by the City of Ramsey Tree Book. (ii) The compliment of trees fulfilling the landscaping requirements shall be not less than 25 percent deciduous and lot less than 25 percent coniferous. No more than 25 percent of the required plantings shall consist of ornamental trees. (iii) For every 35 feet of public road frontage, one overstory tree shall be planted on the private property adjacent to the public road right-of-way. b. Topsoil. All exposed ground areas of a site not occupied by building, parking or storage, excluding natural areas that are left undisturbed, shall be covered with four inches of topsoil, as defined in section 117-1 or an approved alternative as referenced in section 117-348. c. Sodding and ground cover. All areas not otherwise improved in accordance with approved site plans shall be finished with sod up to the edge of improved streets. Any alternative to the sod requirement shall require city council approval. d. Irrigation. 1. All landscaping areas required under this section shall include underground irrigation systems. 2. Exceptions include natural areas that are left undisturbed. e. Parking lot landscaping. All parking lots are required to provide internal overstory tree plantings in an effort to shade parking surfaces and provide visual relief. Plantings are required at the following minimum schedule. The planting schedule is established to provide an acceptable number of plantings that may be planted in regular symmetrical patterns or irregular clusters or groupings. 1. 1 tree per every ten parking spaces. 2. Every overstory tree planting shall be provided with a planting area of 162 square feet. 3. Acceptable ground cover materials include sod, mulch, and other natural ground cover. Landscaping rock and plastic underlayment is not allowed. 4. All parking lot planting areas shall include underground irrigation systems. f. Bufferyards. This section is intended to be minimum requirements to achieve screening between differing uses with varied intensities and impacts that are not always complementary when adjacent to one another. When a bufferyard is required under this section, the yard space and planting requirements are not to be reduced for other purposes such as future parking and driveways, building expansions, or other activities that are not in keeping with the purposes of buffering and screening. 1. Bufferyards are intended to provide additional screening of businesses that are adjacent to residential areas. The following table details the width of the bufferyard along the common adjacent property line. An additional increase of landscape plantings would be required in the bufferyard. That increase is expressed in the table below as a percentage of the total required site landscaping: Proposed Development B-1 Bufferyard width % increase in plantings required B-2 Bufferyard width % increase in plantings required Existing Adjacent Development R-1 R-2 R-3 40 ft. 30 ft. 20 ft. 25% 20% 20% 50 ft. 40 ft. 30 ft. 30% 25% 20% 2. As an alternative method for screening, fences that are 100 percent opaque may be used to mitigate the impacts of businesses that are adjacent to residential areas. Fences shall be subject to the provisions found in all applicable ordinances. When a fence is used for screening purposes, the bufferyard planting requirements may be reduced by ten percent from the stated minimum requirement. (15) Off-street loading: One off-street loading dock/berth shall be provided for the first 10,000 square feet of floor area and one additional dock/berth for each additional 25,000 square feet of floor area. Such loading berth/dock shall be located in the rear or side wall of building. (Code 1978, § 9.20.21; Ord. No. 80-04, 5-25-1980; Ord. No. 86-2, 8-25-1986; Ord. No. 93-01, 3-1-1993; Ord. No. 93-05, 4-23-1993; Ord. No. 96-12, 7-29-1996; Ord. No. 03-21, 8-25-2003; Ord. No. 04-20, 6-1-2004; Ord. No. 09-06, § 2, 4-28-2009; Ord. No. 09-12, § 2, 9-8-2009; Ord. No. 10-04, § 2, 4-13-2010; Ord. No. 11-09, § 2, 6-28-2011; Ord. No. 14-01, § 2, 2-11-2014) about:blank 10/2/2015