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<br />~ <br />~~HrLLS <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: April 28, 2008 <br /> <br />TO: Mayor and City Council <br /> <br />FROM: Meagan Beekman, Planner I <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Planning Case #08-013 <br />Zoning Code Amendment <br />Landscape Requirements <br />City of Arden Hills <br /> <br />Requested Action <br /> <br />1. Motion to Approve Ordinance 2008-006 in Plarming Case 08-013 to Amend Section 1320, <br />Section 1325.05, and Section 1325.06, and subsequent subdivisions of the Zoning Code as <br />presented in the April 28, 2008, Report to the City Council. <br /> <br />2. Motion to Approve Publishing a Summary of Ordinance 2008-006 for Landscaping <br />Regulations as Permitted by Minnesota State Statute 412.191 Subd 4. <br /> <br />Backl!round <br /> <br />Staff has been directed by the Plarming Commission and City Council to examine the current <br />zoning code regarding tree preservation. In the process of researching tree preservation, it <br />became clear that landscaping was equally important to preserving trees and maintain the natural <br />enviromuent of the City. While tree preservation regulates what can be removed from a <br />property, landscaping requirements regulate what can and should be planted. Staff found that <br />there were opportunities to improve the City's existing landscaping requirements. Currently, the <br />City's landscaping requirements are somewhat vague and spread throughout the Code. <br /> <br />Staff researched a number of other communities landscaping ordinances and spoke with <br />landscape architects about best practices regarding landscaping. As a result of this research, <br />Staff is proposing a number of amendments to the landscaping requirements, including <br />reformatting the requirements so that they are compiled together in Section 1325.05, the Design <br /> <br />City of Arden Hills <br />City Council Meeting for April 28, 2008 <br /> <br />\\Metro-inet.us\ardenhillslPlanning\Planning Cases\2008\08-013 Landscape Requirements (PC Approved) \042808 - CC Report - Landscaping <br />Requirements.doc <br /> <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />