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~~` REQUEST FOR ACTION <br />..... <br />Rive <br />TO ITEM NUMBER <br />Ma or and Ci Council 7.3 <br />AGENDA SECTION MEETING DATE PREPARED BY <br />Public Hearin Februa 21, 2012 erem Barnhart, Plannirl Mana er <br />ITEM DESCRIPTION REVIEWED By <br />Request by City of Elk River fox Ordinance Amendment to Cal Portner, Ci Administrator <br />Section 30-934 Relating to Landscaping Requirements, Case No. REVIEWED BY <br />OA 12-02 <br />ACTION REQUESTED <br />Staff and the Planning Commission recommend adoption of the ordinance as presented. <br />BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION <br />One of the goals of the 2011 Visioning process is Beaut~cation, Have attractive and welcoming streetscapes at <br />entrances and corridors. Individual tasks to achieve this goal include the preparation of plans and schematics <br />to improve intersections and parkway medians (C1 and CS tasks). In addition to that, staff was to review <br />and provide recommendations to incentivize improvements, beautification projects (C2). <br />Landscaping requirements for commercial/industrial areas were also reviewed because these areas are the <br />most visible within the city and create perceptions by the public about the feel of Elk River. <br />Not wanting to be way ahead of the pack in terms of landscaping requirements, but also wanting to <br />continue to enhance the improvement of properties with landscaping, staff reviewed comparable cities to <br />understand the market requirements. In summary, the requirements for lot planting are: <br />Numbers based on`` Perimeter Area <br />City name l per x 1 per x Separate shrub requirement ` Notes <br />Maple Grove ~ <br /> No number <br />Otsego specified <br /> <br />Andover lot 50 1 shrub per 20' bldg perimeter <br /> 180 sf parking <br />Andover parking lot lot area 1 shrub per 20' sf parking lot area <br /> <br /> 3000 per land <br />Rosemount (commercial) 8 or area 1 per 10 ft of bldg perimeter <br /> 1000 sf bldg <br />Big Lake 50 area greater of <br /> 1000 sf bldg 1 per 30 site per, or 1/300 bldg <br />Ramsey (business districts) 50 area footprint greater of <br />Rogers No min. <br />Blaine 3 per 2000 3.3 per 1000sf of building 1/3 split <br />F~IkE1Eli B- <br />N:\Public Bodies\City Council\Council RCA\Agenda Packet\02-21-2012\OA 12-02.docx <br />