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Preliminary PUD Site and Landscaping· Plan P,.eview: village of Sunfish L. ake lanuary 31, 2002, Revised February 21, 2003 Page 4 of 6 10. Il. Driveway Length: City Ordinances require that the driveway lengths of the cottages be at least 25 feet in length. As part of the PUD proCess, you are requesting that some of.the units have driveway lengths as short as 22 feet. If the lesser driveway lengths are not allowed,, the site plan should be revised accordingly and submitted to the City. Grading and Drainage: A detailed, grading and. drainage plan is being addressed as part of the plat review for Village of Sunfish Lake. . Landscaping. The landscaping component of this development Consists of two parts. The first is the portion of the development that will consist of a total of Seventy-nine (79) single family homes. A minimum of 158 total overstory trees (not-including boulevard/parkway trees that will be in the public right-of-way) are necessary, to satisfy the requirement of two trees per lot The Plan indicates that forty-seven (47) deciduous overstory trees will be' planted. An additional 111 overstory trees need to be planted to meet the' minimum requirement. However, this number can be reduced to seventy-six (76) trees due to the oaks that are being preserved along Sunwood Drive. A revised site plan should be submitted showing that at feast forty-four (44) of the lots are going to receive at least two newlY planted trees and the remaining thirty-five (35) lots with receive a minimum of one tree each. The second component of this development consists of thirty-six (36) cottageS. Each unit should have two overstory trees, four ornamental trees, :and twelve shrubs (resulting in a minimum of 72 overstory trees, 144 ornamental trees, and 432 shrubs). The plan indicates that there will be a total of 156 overstory trees (81 evergreens, and 75 deciduous). However, th/s includes trees in the median as well as trees in the "green space island" (excluding these would result in a total of 103 trees). The plan indicates that a total of thirty-three (33) ornamental trees will be planted throughout the cottages (this includes eight that will be located in the "green space island"). This falls well short of the 144 that are required. Also, this plan does not indicate any shrubs being planted around the individual units. If space is.too restricting around the 'individual cottages, the required plantings could' be placed in elsewhere on the property. All' five deciduous overstory species (Red Maple, Little Leaf Linden, Red Oak, Honey' LoCust, and. Green Ash) are on our list of acceptable trees. However, one of the evergreen species, ScotCh Pine, should be replaced' with either Balsam Fir, Red or Austrian Pine. Furthermore, one of the ornamental species, Amur Maple, is on our prohibited species list and should be replaced'with either Pagoda Dogwood or Chokecherry. It should, be noted that the Black Hills Spruce,. which is included in the planting plan, is on our list of preferred species. : A particular concern for the boulevard and median trees WOuld be their tolerance for salt spray. Several species are known to be tolerant (although not resistant) to salt spray..and thus should be used in these areas. This .would include Honey Locust and Black Hills .Spruce (these are included in their species palette but it is not clear if they-are intended for the medians and boulevards). It should also be noted that a large amount of trees are also being planted in the boulevards, along the trail corridor, and around the tot lot: This would include sixty-two (62) deciduous boulevard trees, fifty-four (54) evergreens, thirty-one (31) deciduous, and twenty-five (25) ornamental trees throughout the trail corridor and around the tot lot. These plantings will certainly add an aesthetic appeal to the development.