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• <br />II <br />• <br />e. <br />Coniferous Trees <br />3. <br />H <br />0 <br />15 feet in height <br />Planting Types. Acceptable plantings shall be determined <br />bathe City planting schedule. The compliment of trees <br />fulfilling the landscaping requirements shall not be less <br />than 25% deciduous and not less than 25% coniferous. <br />Grading. Final slope grades shall not exceed 3.5:1 unless <br />terracing of retaining walls are approved. Berming for <br />parking lots and open space areas shall not exceed a slope <br />of 3:1. <br />Required Ground Cover. Lawns are required for all <br />residential developments and shall be installed with sod, <br />seed, natural ground cover, or native grasses and wild <br />flowers in the R -1 Residential District within one (1) year <br />of the date the certificate of occupancy for the principal <br />building was issued. Noxious weeds do not <br />constitute allowed ground cover in any district. <br />Lighting. <br />1. Lighting used to illuminate an off -street parking area, sign <br />or structure, shall be arranged to deflect light away from <br />adjacent residential districts or public streets. Bulbs <br />emitting in excess of 3000 lumens (150 watts) shall be <br />directed so that the bulb is not visible from off the property <br />where the light source is located. <br />Exterior Building Materials. <br />1 The type of building materials used on exterior walls on all <br />structures in the R -1 Residential District shall be face brick, <br />natural stone, stucco, aluminum, steel, or vinyl siding, <br />wood, masonite products or other compatible residential <br />materials that may be approved by the City. <br />SECTION 3: SUMMARY <br />The following official summary of Ordinance #07 -_ has been approved by the City Council of <br />the City of Ramsey as clearly informing the public of the intent and effect of the Ordinance. <br />It is the intent and effect of Ordinance #07 - to amend Ramsey City Code Chapter 9 <br />(Zoning and Subdivision of Land), Section 9.20.11 (R -1 Residential District) to amend <br />bulk standards and performance standards for the R -1 Residential - Rural Developing <br />District. It is the intent of this amendment to remove lot clustering as an option in the <br />Rural Developing District, institute 2.5 -acre minimum lot size requirements, and a 1 unit <br />per 2.5 acres gross density. <br />• SECTION 4: EFFECTIVE DATE <br />—181— <br />