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— Request for Action <br /> To Item Number <br /> Planning Commission 15.4 <br /> Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br /> Planning Items September 23, 2014 Zack Carlton,Planner I <br /> Item Description Reviewed by <br /> Ordinance Amendment Modi�ying Landscapmig Jeremy Barnhart, Deputy Director CODD <br /> Requirements Reviewed by <br /> Public Hearing, Case No. OA 14-05 <br /> Action Requested <br /> Recommend,by motion,approval of the ordinance amendment modifying the city's landscaping <br /> ocqoireo«cota. <br /> Background/Discussion <br /> T)o i the past two aomozczs staff has received u number of calls regarding the requirements for <br /> landscaping on new residential properties. The current ordinances regulating landscaping on single-family <br /> lots are difficult to locate and vague 6z their requirements. With the returrimig housing market there ie u <br /> need to amend and improve these re i cooeuta for readability and clarity. <br /> Trees <br /> Iu support o[city beautification goals, staff occornmcodurequiring two trees iu the front yard of each new <br /> single-family rcaiJcucc. One tree will 6c located in the boulevard area and be planted by the <br /> 6crcloper/boildccwhcu the public improvements are constructed.The second tree will bu the <br /> homeowners' responsibility and must be planted between the house and the property line wid-iin 90 days <br /> of issuance of a certificate of occupancy (CO). The time lin-Lit will be extended to July 1 when a CO is <br /> issued October 1 m]^�April 1. I�c located d6 boulevard �6 deciduous <br /> zauoc c��ccn cto �z � � � ce cu uo � u�om ru orerstozy <br /> variety. ]6 ooccou dfrou tyucd Urccx�b cau d c�deciduous or conifero <br /> os. <br /> To support u diverse, healthy and sustainable urban forest staff iudeveloping u Est of approved trees. Dy <br /> codifying a list of approved trees the potential risk from unhealthy and invasive species is reduced. The <br /> Est of trees will be generated from University of Minnesota's Extension Service's recommended trees for <br /> southeast Minnesota 6Uac6cJA. <br /> Ground " <br /> By ordinance, all exposed{�onoo must b landscaped with grass,plants, ozo t6 cr_vinv material. Stu[ <br /> suggests that in areas prone to erosion be stabilized with sod or approved equal. In addition to living <br /> materials, rock and naulch may be substituted for sod in landscaped planting beds and along the perimeter <br /> of the building. <br /> Landscape Requireirignts 111 All Districts <br /> Staff recommends expanding section 30-934 (b) to include all uses iu all districts. The current ordinance <br /> only applies to multifamily districts and non-residential oaco iu residential districts. zxpuu eiouz of the <br /> Template Updated 4//4 <br /> [NATURE <br />