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The structure coverage and landscape lot area requirements would be verified at the time Building Permit applications are submitted. Building Height and Density The maximum building height in the R-2 District is 35 feet to the midpoint of the roof. Building height would be verified at the time Building Permit applications are submitted.Very Low Density Residential Land Use allows for densities of one and one-half(1.5)to three (3)units per acre. The gross lot area of the subject property prior to subdivision is 3.12 acres or 135,909 square feet. The gross net density of the proposed subdivision is 1.28 units per acre. However, the net density is 2.36 units per acre after removing the non-developable wetland area(51,330 square feet) and right of way dedication (10,791 square feet). Floor Area Ratio (FAR) Floor area is defined in City Code Section 1305.04 to mean the sum of the area of all floors of a building measured from the exterior faces of the exterior walls (for habitable spaces). According to our Zoning code, this definition excluding decks, garages, covered porches, attics, crawl spaces and basements that do not meet the minimum ceiling height per Minnesota State Building Code requirement. The FAR is obtained by dividing the sum of a building's floor area by the amount of lot area. The maximum permitted FAR in the R-2 District is 0.3. The FAR of the dwellings would be verified at the time Building Permit applications are submitted. Tree Preservation City Code Section 1325.055 outlines the Tree Preservation Ordinance. The Applicant submitted a Tree Preservation Plan that included a tree survey of the existing trees on site. The Tree Preservation Plan is reviewed by the City to assess the best possible layout to preserve significant trees and to enhance the efforts to minimize damage to significant trees. According to the Applicant, the Subject property has a total of 1,920 caliper inches of significant trees. The Applicant is proposing to remove 466 caliper inches of trees. The ordinance allows removal of 192 caliper inches without replacement. Removal of the remaining 274 caliper inches of trees requires mitigation at a ratio of 1:2 replacement, or 137 caliper inches of new trees. The Applicant is proposing to plant 10 deciduous trees at 2.5 caliper inches and 10 coniferous trees at 25 caliper inches or 50 caliper inches total. The remaining 87 caliper inches will need to be provided by the Applicant to meet the requirements of the code. Caliper Inches Number of Trees Total Existing Significant Trees 11920 150 10% Permitted Removal 192 26 Proposed Removal 466 14 Significant Trees Preserved 105 124 Replacement Trees Required* 137 Replacement Trees Proposed 50 20 Additional Replacement Trees Required 87 TBD *Replacement trees are calculated by subtracting the ten percent permitted removal from the proposed removal and dividing by two. City of Arden Hills City Council Meeting for June 22, 2020 P:IPlanninglPlanning Cases12020120-003 3246 New Brighton Road Ecko Estates- VAR, PPI CC Packet Page 5 of 9