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AGENDA ITEM – 8A <br /> <br /> <br />City of Arden Hills <br />City Council Meeting for July 25, 2016 <br /> <br />P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2016\PC 16-016 - Land O'Lakes - Final PUD Phase 2\Memos_Reports_16-016 <br />Page 5 of 13 <br />Entire Site <br />Existing Significant Trees 31,636 2,548 <br />10% Permitted Removal 3,164 255 <br />Proposed Removal 8,582 729 <br />Total Trees Preserved 19,890 1,564 <br />Replacement Trees Required* 2,709 --** <br />Replacement Trees Proposed 2,728 780 <br />* Replacement trees are calculated by subtracting the ten percent permitted removal from the proposed <br />removal and dividing by two. <br />** The number of trees required may vary depending on the size of the trees planted by the developer. City <br />Code requires a certain number of caliper inches to be planted. If larger trees are planted then fewer trees <br />would be required. <br /> <br /> <br />B. Perennials and Shrubberies – Meets Requirements <br /> <br />The City Code requires that at least ten (10) percent of the total landscaped area be covered <br />with perennials and/or shrubbery. With the completion of Phase 2 of the project, a total of <br />225,395 square feet or 18.19% of the landscaped area will be covered by perennials and <br />shrubberies. <br /> <br /> Zoning Code Phase 1 Proposed <br />Phase 2 <br />Total <br />Percent (%) of Plantings 10% Min. 2.98% 14.99% 18.19% <br />Square feet of Plantings -- 39,632 185,763 225,395 sf. <br />Total Landscaped Area -- 1,328,119 sf. 1,238,490 sf. 1,238,490 sf. <br /> <br />C. Planting Islands – Flexibility Requested <br /> <br />At least ten (10) percent of a parking and driving area must be occupied by planting islands <br />that are at least 150 square feet in size and have at least one tree. Phase 2 of the project <br />proposes that after the expansion and reconfiguration of the north parking lot, 7.62 percent of <br />the total parking and driving areas on the property will be occupied by planting islands. In <br />this case, the applicant is requesting flexibility to reduce the amount of planting islands to <br />7.62 percent. <br /> <br /> Zoning Code Phase 1 Proposed <br />Phase 2 <br />Total <br />Percent (%) of Planting Islands 10% Min. 14.89% 5.9% 7.62% <br />Square feet of Planting Islands 63,494 18,172 30,240 48,412 <br />Square feet of Parking Lot -- 122,054 512,886 634,940 <br /> <br />