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'-"'y of River MEMORANDUM Item # 6.9. TO: FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: Mayor and City Council Scott Harlicker, Planning Assistan~ January 20, 1998 Request by City of Elk River for Ordinance Amendment Regarding Boulevard and Front Yard Trees, Public Hearing Case No. OA 97-17 Request Consider a City initiated request to amend the subdivision regulations to require one boulevard tree and one front yard tree per lot in residential subdivisions. Overview At the November Planning Commission workshop, the Commission discussed the current requirement in residential subdivisions of one front yard tree every 60 feet of street frontage planted outside the right-of-way. It was pointed out that this requirement sometimes creates a situation where one lot would get one tree and another lot might get two trees. As a more equitable method of allocating front yard trees throughout a subdivision and in order to help reestablish trees after grading, it was suggested that each lot get one yard tree. This tree would be planted in the front yard and corner lots would get 2 yard trees, one along each street. In addition to front yard trees the Commission also discussed the need to establish a requirement for planting boulevard trees in residential subdivisions. In order to create a pleasing streetscape and have the desired aesthetic impact, the Commission felt it was appropriate to apply the same requirement to boulevard trees as what is proposed for front yard trees. Require one boulevard tree for every lot and corner lots would get two, one along each street. Because of the placement of underground utilities within the right-of-way, the boulevard trees should be setback at least 6 feet but less than 12 feet 13065 Orono Parkway · P.O. Box 490 · Elk River, MN 55330 · TDD & Phone: (612) 441-7420 · Fax: (612) 441-7425