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Evergreen shrubs 2 feet in height or 2 feet in width, whichever applies <br /> Ornamental trees 1.5 inches diameter as measured three feet above ground **None required <br /> in R1 <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 <br /> less than 25 percent deciduous and lot less than 25 percent coniferous. No <br /> more than 25 percent of the required plantings shall consist of ornamental <br /> trees. <br /> (iii) For every 35 feet of public road frontage, one overstory tree shall be planted <br /> on 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 <br /> storage, excluding natural areas that are left undisturbed, shall be covered with four <br /> inches of topsoil,as defined in section 117-1,or an approved alternative as referenced <br /> in section 117-348. <br /> c. Sodding and ground cover. All areas not otherwise improved in accordance with <br /> approved site plans shall be finished with sod up to the edge of improved streets.Any <br /> alternative to the sod requirement shall require city council approval. <br /> d. Irrigation. <br /> 1. All landscaping areas required under this section shall include underground <br /> irrigation systems. <br /> 2. Exceptions include natural areas that are left undisturbed. <br /> e. Parking lot landscaping. All parking lots are required to provide internal overstory <br /> tree plantings in an effort to shade parking surfaces and provide visual relief. <br /> Plantings are required at the following minimum schedule. The planting schedule is <br /> established to provide an acceptable number of plantings that may be planted in <br /> regular symmetrical 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 <br /> 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. This section is intended to be minimum requirements to achieve <br /> screening between differing uses with varied intensities and impacts that are not <br /> always complementary when adjacent to one another. When a bufferyard is required <br /> under this section,the yard space and planting requirements are not to be reduced for <br /> Ordinance#19-05 <br /> Page 5 of 7 <br />