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planting communities ti~~ill recei~•e credit for onf• tree per 500 scauare feet r~f`n~ttidc: grass area. <br />Credits ma}~ not exceed 50°,~« of the total. requirement. <br />h. PumT self- left blank <br />i. Maintenance. The property owner of the lot upon which required la ~ g or screening is located <br />shall maintain all materials in a sightly and healthy growing conditi n. 'I"ree, removed due to d~a~e. <br />disease, or death shall be replaced. <br />Section 3. That Section 30-934 (~ of the City of Elk River Code of Ordinances, shall be <br />amended to read as follows: <br />(fl Performance guarantee. If required landscape improvements have not been completed at the time a certificate <br />is requested for occupanry of a property, a financial guarantee to ensure completion of the improvements <br />shall be supplied prior to issuance of the certificate of occupanry. The financial guarantee shall be in an <br />amount equal to approximately 100 percent of the value of the uncompleted landscape improvements, and <br />shall be released one year after completion of the required landscape improvements follow-in~~r `~~rity,=ten .request <br />from the pt:oper . =owner.. Developers who have posted a previous financial guarantee in connection with the <br />installation of public improvements shall not be required to post a separate guarantee, but the financial <br />guarantee shall remain in place in an amount equal to approximately 100 percent of the value of uncompleted <br />landscape improvements until all required landscape improvements are completed. <br />Section 4. That Section 30-935 of the City of Elk River Code of Ordinances, titled Landscaped <br />islands in off street parking areas, shall be amended to read as follows: <br />(a) All off-street parking areas shall include unpaved, landscaped islands that are reasonably distributed <br />throughout the parking area. These islands should be located to break up expanses of paved areas and <br />facilitate traffic control. Islands Shall be _provided in ~ ratio c,f at least one island per 15 parl~ing spaces. <br />(b) Landscaped islands shall be equal to the size of a parking stall, at. minimum. Th.e provision of fedver. but <br />larger parking lot islands is encouraged. <br />Section 5. That this ordinance shall take effect upon adoption as provided by law. <br />Passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Elk River this day of <br />2012. <br />John J Dietz, Mayor <br />ATTEST: <br />Tina Allard, City Clerk <br />