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<br />. <br />. <br />I Highway 96 - Roadway Treatments / Guidelines <br />,- October 2, 1995 <br /> Page 5 - <br />. . Smaller caliper trees, in order to optimize their survival rate and <br /> achieve the maximum amount of landscaping. <br />, Recommendation #4: LANDSCAPED MEDIANS <br />, Install landscaped medians for the full length of the corridor in <br /> order to break up large expanses of pavement. <br />, <br />, Recommendation #5: GENERAL CORRIDOR LANDSCAPING <br /> ENHANCEMENTS <br />. Install the general corridor landscaping enhancements in clusters, in <br />.. order to create a more natural look, and utilize smaller size and <br /> caliper landscaping materials, in order to optimize the survival rate <br /> and maximize the amount of landscaping. <br />. <br /> 2. Landscaping Maintenance Costs <br />. <br /> Maintenance costs for landscaped areas will range, generally, from 5% to <br />I 15% of the original installation cost, per year, depending upon the level of <br /> care required. If the maintenance includes only mowing, occasional pruning, <br /> and taking care of a small amount of special landscaping treatments, the <br />. maintenance costs will be at the lower end of the spectrum. On the other <br /> hand, if the landscaping maintenance includes planting annuals, prunilJg and <br /> shearing of hedges, taking care of irrigation systems, and meticulous pruning <br />, of trees, the maintenance costs will be at the upper end of the spectrum. <br /> Thus, for example, for every $100,000 worth of landscaping materials <br />. installed in a project, maintenance costs could range from $5,000 to $15,000 <br /> per year, depending upon the complexity of and the type of landscaping <br /> materials and treatments installed. <br />. In the case of the general landscaping enhancements for the Highway 96 <br />.. corridor, Ramsey County would assume responsibility for mowing the grass <br />. <br />