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INGRAHAM ASSOCIATES • City Planning landscape Architecture Park Planning 8 Design Land Use Planning November 19, 1998 Mr. Scott Harlecker, Assistant City Planner City of Elk River P.O. Box 490 13065 Orono Parkway Elk River, MN 55330 Re: Elk River Crossings Landscaping Concept Plan Dear Mr. Harlecker and Members of the Planning Commission and City Council: . Attached to the Elk River Crossings Preliminary Plat submission is a copy of the Landscaping Concept Plan. The Plan illustrates the general landscape theme for the development and focuses on the landscape character of the perimeter streets, wetlands, ponds and pedestrian connections. The plan also identifies conceptual sign locations and coordinated parking lot and streetscape lighting. The Landscape Concept Plan establishes the general theme that individual site plans will follow and ensures a coordinated public image for the development. As sites are developed, detailed landscape plans will be submitted that follow the theme established by the concept plan and respond to each site's individual architectural, circulation and aesthetic needs. Streetscape, Parking Lot and Perimeter Landscaping The Elk River Crossings planting plan is composed largely of plants that are native to the area and are typically found within an oak savanna or oak opening landscape that is found throughout Elk River. The use of native plants ensures hardy species and a natural look to the landscape. The recommended tree species will be Northern Red Oak, Swamp White Oak, and White Ash. The perimeter streets will be primarily shade trees commonly found within an Oak landscape that are hardy in streetscape conditions. Recommended trees in this category are White Ash, Honeylocust and Littleleaf Linden. • 2659 Dupont Avenue South Suite 100 Minneapolis, MN 55408 (612)377-2500 telephone (612)377.1010 facsimile