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ORDINANCE NO. 12 - CITY OF ELK RIVER AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ELK RIVER AMENDING PORTIONS OF CHAPTER 30, ARTICLE VI, SUBDIVISION IV, SECTION 30-934 AND SECTION 30-935, OF THE ELK RIVER, MINNESOTA, CITY CODE ALL PERTAINING TO LANDSCAPING The Ciry Council of the City of Elk River does hereby ordain as follows: Section 1. That Section 30-934 (a) of the City of Elk River Code of Ordinances, titled General Requirements, paragraph 7 shall be amended to read as follows: In all multifamily, commercial and. industrial zoning districts, the maintained/manicured landscaped areas shall have inground/underground irrigation systems. ~atiti-e grasses anal plant areas geed not: be irs-i.gated. Section 2. That Section 30-934 (3) of the City of Elk River Code of Ordinances, titled Minimum requirements, shall be amended to read as follows: Minimum reguirrments. All open areas of a lot which are not used and improved for required parking areas, drives or storage shall be landscaped with a combination of overstory trees, ornamental trees, coniferous trees, shrubs, flowers, and turf or ground cover materials. The number of trees on the lot, tract, or parcel shall not be less than three plus the perimeter of the described area as measured in feet divided by 40. a. Overstory trees. Fifty percent of the required trees shall be overstory trees. b. Ornamental trees. Twenty-five percent of the required trees shall be ornamental trees. c. Coniferous trees. Twenty-five percent of the required trees shall be coniferous trees. d. Additional landscaping. In order to accomplish an adequate buffer car. screening?, additional landscaping over and above the required amount may be ri~e~:~at~l-reat~ tired by the city. e. Minimum side and root condition of trees. Minimum size and root condition of required trees shall be as follows: Overstory trees shall be two inches in diameter as measured six inches above the ground, and trees must be balled and burlapped. 2. Ornamental trees shall be l lh inches in diameter as measured six inches above the ground, and trees must be balled and burlapped. 3. Coniferous trees shall be six feet in height, and trees must be balled and burlapped. Section 3. That Section 30-934 (3) (g) of the City of Elk River Code of Ordinances, shall be deleted.