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Page 7 of 11 <br /> <br />efforts were made to preserve as many of the existing trees on the site with the proposed <br />layout which would be consistent with the purpose of the NB District and intent of the city <br />code. <br /> <br />D. Minimum Caliper Inches – Meets Requirements <br />The Zoning Code requires that a minimum number of caliper inches of trees be provided based <br />on the gross square footage of the building on the property. The restaurant would be considered <br />a single story, and includes 3,713 gross square feet. This requires a minimum of 11.6 caliper <br />inches or six (6) – 2” caliper trees. It should be further noted that city code allows for existing <br />plantings on site at the time of development to be used as credit against the requirements of the <br />landscaping regulations. The Subject Property has 564 caliper inches of existing significant <br />trees. <br /> <br />E. Tree Mitigation – Meet Requirements <br />The existing site has 564 caliper inches of significant trees. The Applicants are proposing to <br />remove 85 caliper inches of significant trees. There are three (3) diseased or nuisance trees on <br />the property that are being removed as part of this project. City code allows up to 10% of the <br />significant trees to be removed without replacement. Replacement is not required for trees that <br />are removed, cut, or killed which are identified as diseased or nuisance trees. Tree mitigation is <br />required for every project where the number of caliper inches of significant trees removed over <br />and above the 10%. For every two caliper inches of removed trees, one caliper inch of new trees <br />has to be replaced. <br /> <br />Existing <br />Significant <br />Trees <br />10% <br />removal <br />allowed <br />Proposed <br />Removal <br />Less 10% <br />Subtotal <br />Required <br />Replacement <br />Proposed <br />Replacement <br />564 caliper <br />inches <br />56.4 caliper <br />inches <br />85 caliper <br />inches <br />28.6 caliper <br />inches <br />14.3 caliper <br />inches <br />14.5 caliper <br />inches <br /> <br />F. Landscaped Area and Perennials and Shrubberies – Flexibility Requested <br />For any commercial building or parking lot to be expanded by at least 10%, or at least 5,000 <br />square feet, where an approved landscape plan is not on file, the City requires a landscape plan to <br />be submitted. The Applicants as part of their submittal have included a landscaping plan for <br />review. City code requires that 35% of the site be landscaped. The Subject Property is currently <br />at 37.9%. For the Site Plan Review, the landscaped area on the Subject Property would be <br />reduced to 29.6%. Their narrative states that due to the numerous existing trees, additional <br />landscape plantings added as part of this review, and the unique residential building area, it is <br />their perspective that the intent of a larger green area is adequately compensated through the <br />overall landscaping of the site. <br /> <br />In the new landscape plan, the Applicants have added 31 shrubs and 104 perennials within the <br />landscaped areas. Most of the plantings are located within the buffer area to boost the existing <br />landscaping. The Zoning Code requires a minimum of 10 percent of the total landscaped area to <br />be covered with perennials and/or shrubbery. The total landscape area on the Subject Property is <br />20,525 square feet. The proposed plantings total 2,318 square feet of the landscaped area which <br />covers approximately 11%.