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1. Site Landscapin~ <br /> <br />Minimum Landscaping Requirements. Ail open space areas <br />of a lot which are not used or improved 1bt required <br />parking areas, driv. es or stora.oe shall be landscaped with a <br />combination of overstor¥ trees, ornamental trees, shrubs. <br />flowers, ground cover, decorative walks, or other similar <br /> <br />site design materials in a quantiw and placement suitable <br />for the site. A reasonable attempt should be made to <br />preserve as many existin~ trees as is practicable mad to <br />incorporate them into the development. For each existing <br />slgnificant tree retained one overstorv tree can be deducted <br /> <br />from the minimum requirements. <br /> <br />ii. Number of plantin,2s. The minimum number of overstorv <br /> <br />trees on any given site shall be as indicated below. These <br /> <br />are minimum requirements that are typically supplemented <br />with other understorw~ trees, shrubs, flowers m~d ._m'ound <br /> <br />covers deemed appropriate for a complete qualiW <br />landscape treatment of a site. <br /> <br /> Business Districts <br />Overstou 1 per 40 lineal feet of site perimeter <br />Deciduous/Conifero · : .... : ......... <br />tls trees <br />Shrub~___5 5~, per ever,/, overstorv tree <br /> <br />iii. Minimum size of plantings. Landscapin~ material shall be <br /> of the followim~ minimum planting size: <br /> <br />Landscape Material <br />Deciduous trees <br /> <br />Size <br /> <br />2.5 inches diameter as measured three <br /> <br /> feet above ground <br />Coniferous trees 6 feet in height <br />Deciduous shrubs <br /> <br />Ever~,,reen shrubs <br /> <br />Ornamental trees <br /> <br /> 2 feet in heio_h., t <br />2 feet in hei,,,ht or 2 feet in width, <br /> <br />which ever apr~lies <br /> <br />1.5 inch diameter as measured tl~ree <br /> <br />feet above ~round <br /> <br />iv. Planting. Types. <br /> <br /> 1. Acceptabl.e plantints shall be determined by the <br /> City of Ramsev plantin¢, schedule. <br /> <br />9-178 <br /> <br />195 <br /> <br /> <br />