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Evergreen shrubs <br />Ornamental trees <br />2 feet in height or 2 feet in width, whichever applies <br />1.5 inches diameter as measured three feet above ground <br />4. Planting types. <br />(i) Acceptable plantings shall be determined by the City of Ramsey Tree Book. <br />(ii) The compliment of trees fulfilling the landscaping requirements shall be not less <br />than 25 percent deciduous and lot less than 25 percent coniferous. No more than <br />25 percent of the required plantings shall consist of ornamental trees. <br />(iii) For every 35 feet of public road frontage, one overstory tree shall be planted on <br />the private property adjacent to the public road right-of-way. <br />b. Topsoil. All exposed ground areas of a site not occupied by building, parking or storage, <br />excluding natural areas that are left undisturbed, shall be covered with four inches of <br />topsoil, as defined in section 117-1, or an approved alternative as referenced in section <br />117-348. <br />c. Sodding and ground cover. All areas not otherwise improved in accordance with approved <br />site plans shall be finished with sod up to the edge of improved streets. Any alternative to <br />the sod requirement shall require city council approval. <br />d. Irrigation. If a landscape irrigation system is provided, the system shall be equipped with the <br />following: <br />1. Technology that inhibits or interrupts operation of the irrigation system during periods <br />of sufficient moisture (rain sensor). <br />2. One or more water efficient technologies. This could include, but is not limited to, <br />WasterSense labeled weather -based irrigation controllers, soil moisture sensors, <br />and/or evapotranspiration (ET) sensors. <br />e. Parking lot landscaping. All parking lots are required to provide internal overstory tree <br />plantings in an effort to shade parking surfaces and provide visual relief. Plantings are <br />required at the following minimum schedule. The planting schedule is established to <br />provide an acceptable number of plantings that may be planted in regular symmetrical <br />patterns or irregular clusters or groupings. <br />1. 1 tree per every ten parking spaces. <br />2. Every overstory tree planting shall be provided with a planting area of 162 square feet. <br />3. Acceptable ground cover materials include sod, mulch, and other natural ground <br />cover. Landscaping rock and plastic underlayment is not allowed. <br />4. All parking lot planting areas shall include underground irrigation systems. <br />f. Bufferyards. Bufferyards are greenspace areas intended to provide additional screening of <br />businesses that are adjacent to residential areas. The following table details the width of <br />the bufferyard along the common adjacent property line. An additional increase of <br />landscape plantings would be required in the bufferyard. That increase is expressed in the <br />table below as a percentage of the total required site landscaping. <br />Proposed <br />Development <br />E-3 <br />Bufferyard width <br />% increase in plantings required <br />Existing Adjacent Development <br />R-1 TR-2 ` R-3 [B-1 B-2 <br />—160 ft. J0 fj60 ft. —175 fq 35 ft.—, <br />30% 30% 30% 20% 20% <br />ORDINANCE #17-21 <br />Page 4 of 2 <br />