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<br />City of Arden Hills <br /> <br />Chapter 13 Zoning Code <br /> <br />1325.05 - Design Standards <br /> <br />1325.05 Design Standards. The standards established in this section are designed to <br />encourage a high standard of development by providing assurances that neighboring land uses <br />and neighboring properties will be compatible. The standards shall also apply to all future <br />development and shall apply to existing development where so stated. Before any applications <br />for development or construction under the City Code are approved, it shall be determined that the <br />proposal will be in conformance with these standards unless a deviation has been granted. It <br />shall be the responsibility of the applicant to demonstrate such conformance. <br /> <br />Subd. 1 Landscaping. <br /> <br />A. Purpose and Findings. The City declares that it is desirable and <br />essential to the health, safety, welfare, and aesthetics of the City to protect <br />certain existing plants and trees, to require new and additional plants and <br />trees, to prohibit the planting of certain species, to require the maintenance <br />of plants and trees as set forth in this subdivision, and that appropriate and <br />unified landscaping is essential to meet the community objectives <br />established in the Comprehensive Plan. <br /> <br />B. Scope. The provisions of this subdivision shall apply only to privately <br />owned property. Property within public rights-of-way shall be maintained <br />in accordance with Chapter 7 of the City Code. <br /> <br />C. General Landscaping Requirements <br /> <br />I. Minimum Requirements. In all districts, all developed uses shall <br />provide and maintain a landscaped area according to the minimum <br />requirements in Section 1320.06, the district requirements chart. <br /> <br />2. All land area not occupied by marshes, ponds, wetlands, buildings, <br />parking, driveways, sidewalks, or other hard surface shall be sodded, <br />seeded, mulched or landscaped with appropriate perennials, shrubbery <br />and! or trees. <br /> <br />3. Landscaped Area Along Streets. In all districts all developed uses <br />shall provide and maintain a landscaped area along streets. This area <br />shall be kept clear of all structures, storage, and off-street parking. <br />Except for driveways, the area shall extend along the entire frontage of <br />the lot and along both streets in the case of a comer lot. <br /> <br />4. Maintenance of Green Space. The property owner shall be <br />responsible for the maintenance of all green space and landscaped <br />areas in accordance with Section 600.02 of the City Code. <br /> <br />Section 1320 & 1325 - Regarding Landscape Requirements <br />Adopted: April 28, 2008 <br />Page 19 of31 <br />