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Shrubs 1 shrub per 30 lineal feet of site perimeter or 1 shrub <br /> per 300 square feet of building footprint area, <br /> whichever is greater. <br /> b. Employment districts(E-1,E-Z and E-3).The minimum number of plantings required shall be <br /> determined based on canopy cover.To fulfill the planting requirements,a combination of trees <br /> and shrubs shall meet or exceed the minimum required canopy cover square footage.The <br /> minimum canopy cover required shall be as follows: <br /> 1. Determine ratio of impervious area(including stormwater ponds below the 100-year flood <br /> elevation)to entire site. <br /> 2. Multiply the impervious area/site area ratio by the square footage of the pervious area to <br /> calculate the required canopy cover square footage for the project area. <br /> 3. The following formula shall be utilized to determine the average canopy cover of a species: <br /> [(Minimum+Maximum Spread)_412 x n x(0.65 for preferred species or 0.50 for <br /> acceptable species,as identified in the Ramsey Tree Book). <br /> C. Minimum size of plantings.Required trees and shrubs shall meet or exceed the following size <br /> standards: <br /> Plant Type Size <br /> Deciduous Tree 2.5 inch caliper <br /> Coniferous Tree 6 feet in height <br /> Ornamental/Understory Tree 1.5 inch caliper <br /> Deciduous Shrub 2 feet in height <br /> Coniferous Shrub 2 feet in height or width,based on growth characteristics <br /> d. Road frontage plantings.For every 35 feet of public road frontage,one overstory tree shall be <br /> planted adjacent to the road right-of-way on private property.These plantings are credited <br /> toward the minimum planting requirements. <br /> e. Parking lot landscaping.All parking lots are required to provide internal and/or adjacent <br /> overstory tree plantings in an effort to shade parking surfaces and provide visual relief.The <br /> planting schedule is established to provide an acceptable number of plantings that may be <br /> planted in regular symmetrical patterns or irregular clusters or groupings.Plantings are required <br /> at the following minimum schedule: Commented[CA3]:Should this specify that it is in <br /> 1. 1 tree per every ten parking spaces. addition to the required plantings outlined above or should <br /> parking lot plantings count toward the required plantings? <br /> 2. Every overstory tree planting shall be provided with a planting area of at least 162 square <br /> feet. <br /> 3. Acceptable ground cover materials include sod,mulch,and other natural ground cover. <br /> Landscaping rock and plastic underlayment is prohibited in planting islands. <br /> f. Bufferyards.Bufferyards help to achieve screening between differing uses with varied intensities <br /> and impacts that are not always complementary when adjacent to one another.When a <br /> bufferyard is required,the yard space and planting requirements are not to be reduced for other <br /> purposes such as future parking and driveways,building expansions,or other activities that are <br /> not in keeping with the purposes of buffering and screening. <br /> Created: 2023-01-11 09:35:41 [EST] <br /> (Supp.No.11) <br /> Page 4 of 6 <br />