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<br />1325.05 Design Standards Ordinance Amendment: <br />Landscape Requirements, Screening, and Tree Preservation <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 stansards are also desi€lnes te prevont and <br />eliminate those conditions that Ga~se ~rban blight. The standards shall also apply to all future <br />development and shall applv to existing development where so stated. Before any applications <br />for development or construction under lfHs the City Code or the building code are approved, it <br />shall be determined that the proposal will be in conformance with these standards unless a <br />variance deviation has been granted. It shall be the responsibility of the applicant to demonstrate <br />such conformance. <br /> <br />Subd. 1 <br /> <br />Landscapinq. <br /> <br />A. Purpose and Findinqs. The City declares that it is desirable and <br />essential to the health. safety. welfare. and aesthetics of the City to <br />protect certain existinq plants and trees. to require new and additional <br />plants and trees. to prohibit the plantinq of certain species. to require the <br />maintenance of plants and trees as set forth in this subdivision. and that <br />appropriate and unified landscaping is essential to meet the community <br />objectives established in the Comprehensive Plan. <br /> <br />B. Scope. The provisions of this subdivision shall applv onlv to privatelv <br />owned propertv. Property within public riqhts-of-wav shall be maintained <br />in accordance with Chapter 7 of the Citv Code. <br /> <br />C. General Landscaping Requirements <br /> <br />-'h- Minimum Requirements. In all districts, all developed uses shall <br />provide and maintain a landscaped area according to minimums the <br />minimum requirements in Section 1320.06. the district requirements <br />chart. Planting within such area shall be subject to approval of the <br />City Council. <br /> <br />2. All land area not occupied bv marshes. ponds. wetlands. <br />buildinqs. parkinq. drivewavs. sidewalks. or other hard surface shall <br />be sodded. seeded. mulched or landscaped with appropriate <br />perennials. shrubberv and/or trees. <br /> <br />3. Landscaped Area Along Streets. In all districts all developed <br />uses shall provide and maintain a landscaped area along streets. <br />This area shall be kept clear of all structures, storage, and off-street <br />parking. Except for driveways, the area shall extend along the entire <br />frontage of the lot and along both streets in the case of a corner lot. <br />Such yars shall have a Fr1inim~m depth of at least twenty (29) feet <br />from the ri€lht of way line. <br /> <br />1. Small, Iselates Areas. /\reas less than ten (19) feet in width, er <br />iselates and less than five hundred (599) square feet in size, shall <br />not be included in A'leetinq the landscape area re~~irements. <br /> <br />4. Maintenance of Green Space. The property owner shall be <br />responsible for the maintenance of all qreen space and landscaped <br />areas in accordance with Section 600.02 of the City Code. <br /> <br />Draft - March 18. 2008 <br /> <br />I <br />