Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 10/13/2005

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Preliminary £(c~t Review; S-ummerset ~l&adows September 30, 2005 Page 7 of 8 : · Each lot in the single family portions of the development should have two (2) trees installedl A few lots on 148th Court do not appear to have ziny trees. Please verify that each single family lot will receive at least two (2) shade trees. · · 'Plantings witb/n the boulevard area and center median'must be coordinated with the City's Engineering Department to, avoid conflicts with utilities. Shrub species should be included in the planting schedule. · No tree should be installad within thirty-five (35)' feet of the back of curb of any intersecting street. · No tree should be installed within fifteen (15) feet of a hydrant. A reviked lands, caping plan must be submitted that addresses the abo.ve sta~ed concerns. Tree Preservation ~;lan: A tree' p. reserv&ti0n plan has been Submi~ed thaY-identifies existing tree cover and Which trees will be removed, relocated, and preserve'd..Rough/y, forty percent (40.%) .of the existing tree cover will remain, which-does include trees being relocated on site. THe tree preservation plan as submitted is acceptable. .As was -mentioned in the landscaping discuss/oh, some of the trees slated for relocation are tabbed as elms. If'any are Siber/an Elms, they should be 'remoVed, not rel0cated,'a~ these are. considered prohibited species for planting in the City of Ramsey. Tree save fencing is required around ail trees or groups of trees to be }>reserved. The fencing shall include, at a miniraum, the entire area beneath the tree canopy, whiek-is knoTM as the critical root zone.. No construction activity, whatsoever may occur with]in these areas. Moreover, no construction shall begin until this .fencing has been installed and approved by the City. Site Plan-General: .Summerset .Meadows proposes to create" 154 small,lot Single-family Iots, 274 .Village Row H°mes,.2 78 Cou.rthomes. The sing!ezfami!y lots Witl be' lodated on an: average of 61-foot' w/de' lots. The'se lot} will b'e 16ea~bd'i~' re,o' afeas;'one in the northwest part of the development .and ~Outh of Alpine D~Sve.' The:second area of single- family lots will located in the center Of'the development, backing Up to the wetlands. It should be noted that it is the desire of the City that iots which back-:.up to MetropOlitan State Aid (MSA) roads are required to have a uniform fence along the property line. This applies to Lots 1~7, Block 1 and Lot 16, Block 4. The townhome units will gain mc~st of their access from private roads. 'The minimum standard pr/vale road width is 24' feet. Summerset Meadows meets this standard. Townhomes. are required to have at least a'25' length, driveway, All of'the driveways wiI1 nedd to meet .this standard. It should be noted that the k-2 Zoning District, a townhome building can 9ontain a maximum of 10'units per building. Lots 5, 6, 7; 8, Block 7 contain 12~uhit bu, ildings. This deviation from code will be required to have approval as part of the PUD request.