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iv. Planting Types. <br /> <br />Acceptable plantings shall be determined by the City of <br />Ramsey planting schedule. <br /> <br />The compliment of trees fulfilling the landscaping <br />requirements shall not be tess than 25 percent deciduous <br />and lot loss than 25 percent coniferous. No more than 25% <br />of the req u ired p land lags shall cons ist of ornamental trees, <br /> <br />()rle overstor¥ tree shall be planted every 35 ±'e. et in tim <br /> <br />boulevard alon~ every street fi'ontage. The number of <br />overstorv trees needed For boulevard plantings may be <br />deducted fi'om the overstorv tree requirement in (ii) above. <br /> <br />v. Grading. <br /> <br />Final slope gracles shall not exceed 3.5:1 unless terracing <br />of retaining walls are approved. <br /> <br />2, <br /> <br />Bet'ming for parking lots and open space areas shall not <br />exceed 3'1, <br /> <br />vi. Sodding and Ground Cover. Alt areas not other wise improved <br /> in accordance with approved site plans shall be sodded. <br /> <br />vii. Irrigation. <br /> <br />All landscaping areas required under this section shall <br />include underground irrigation systems. <br /> <br />Exceptions include landscape areas that are left in a <br />natural state. <br /> <br />ParMn~ Lot Landscaping. All parking lots are required to provide <br />internal overstory tree plantings in an effort to shade parking surfaces <br />and provide visual relie£. Plantings are required at the following <br />minimum schedule. The planting schedule is established to provide an <br />acceptable number of plantings that may be planted in regular <br />symmetrical patterns or irregular clusters or groupings. <br /> <br />i. 1 tree per every 10 parking spaces. <br /> <br />ii. Every overstory tree planting shall be provided witl~ a planting <br /> area of 162 square feet. <br /> <br />iii. <br /> <br />Acceptable ground cover materials include sod, mulch, and other <br />natural ground cover. Landscaping rock aad plastic <br />undertayment is not allowed. <br /> <br />226 2:186 <br /> <br /> <br />