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CITY OF RAMSEY LAND USE APPLICATION <br />TECHNICAL REVIEW FILE <br />DATE MARCH 23, 2020 <br />PROJECT. TITLE PRESERVE AT NORTHFORK <br />EscRow # 117302 <br />DEPARTMENT: <br />PROJECT ADDRESS <br />l'BD <br />Planning Division (Landscape Plan & Environmental Resources) <br />Name: Chris Anderson <br />TECHNICAL REVIEWER: Phone: 763-433-9817 <br />Email: canderson@cityoframsev.com <br />We offer the following comments regarding the Landscape Plan, prepared by Pioneer Engineering, and <br />Tree Inventory and Preservation Plan, prepared by Sathre-Berquist Inc., both dated March 5, 2020: <br />Sheet Ll <br />• In -ground irrigation must include a rain sensor and some form of water efficient technology, such <br />as a smart controller and/or soil moisture sensor(s). Add note to Landscape Plan specifying these <br />requirements. <br />• City requires a 2-year guarantee on all trees/shrubs installed. Amend Landscape Notes <br />accordingly. <br />• Add a Landscape Note specifying that all disturbed areas not otherwise improved with <br />impervious surfaces (buildings, streets, sidewalks, etc.) shall receive four (4) inches of topsoil <br />containing not more than 35% sand content. <br />• Add Landscape Note stating that any deviation from the Landscape Plan, including species and <br />size, requires approval of the City prior to installation. <br />Sheets TS-1, 2, 3, 4, & 5 <br />• Due to the amount of tree removal, reforestation is required. Base landscaping requirements are <br />included with the reforestation calculation, but the plan is still deficient 952 inches of additional <br />trees. The proposed Landscape Plan includes 320 newly planted trees (for 84 new residential <br />lots), which is equivalent to almost four (4) new trees per lot. Thus, there does not appear to <br />sufficient space to accommodate additional plantings. <br />• The Environmental Policy Board (EPB) did review the proposed Landscape Plan and Tree <br />Inventory and Preservation Plan and acknowledged that the existing trees on site were not <br />necessarily considered to be high quality or a desirable native plant community. Their <br />recommendation was that Staff work with the Applicant to capture some financial restitution in <br />lieu of additional plantings. <br />