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Deciduous shrubs 2 feet in height <br /> Evergreen shrubs 2 feet in height or 2 feet in width, whichever applies <br /> Ornamental trees i 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 /> Existing Adjacent Development al <br /> R-1 R-2 R-3 B-1 B-2 <br /> Proposed E-3 60 ft 60 ft.H60 ft. 135 ft. 35 ft. <br /> ORDINANCE #2018-004 <br /> Page 4 of 2 <br />