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<br />rei -\.) <br />( ); <br />~lil <br /> <br />ITEM 6.4. <br /> <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />Mayor and City Council <br />Steven B. Ach, City Planner~~d- <br /> <br />DATE: January 30, 1995 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Code Amendment for Screening & <br />Landscaping Standards, Section <br />900.30, Public Hearing Case No. <br />OA 94-5 <br /> <br />Issue <br /> <br />Consider Ordinance No. 95- , amending Section 900.30 of the Elk <br />River City Code relating to Screening and Landscaping Standards. <br /> <br />Backl!round <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />This ordinance amendment was presented to the City Council at last week's <br />regular scheduled meeting. The Council discussed this item and had issues <br />relative to the proposed financial guarantee and some of the other proposed <br />modifications. <br /> <br />Analvsis <br /> <br />The proposed code amendment is being brought back to the City Council with <br />relatively the same language as presented at last week's meeting. The two <br />exceptions to this include: <br /> <br />. correcting a few of the typos that were pointed out <br />. modifying the language in the Performance Guarantee section to read as <br />follows: <br /> <br />(4) <br /> <br />Performance Guarantee. If required landscape improvements <br />have not been completed at the time a certificate is requested for <br />occupancy of a property, a financial guarantee to ensure <br />completion of the improvements shall be supplied prior to <br />issuance of the certificate of occupancy. The financial guarantee <br />shall be in an amount equal to approximately 50% of the value <br />of the uncompleted landscape improvements, and shall be <br />released upon completion of the required landscape <br />improvements. Developers who have posted a previous financial <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />13065 Orono Parkway. P.O. Box 490. Elk River, MN 55330. (612) 441-7420. Fax: (612) 441-7425 <br />