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Section 1325 — General Regulations A. Landscaping and Tree Preservation - Section 1325.05 Subd. 1 and 1325.055 Landscaping and Tree Preservation Plans were submitted by the applicant and are included in Attachment E. Based on the square footage of the proposed building, the City Code requires 241 caliper inches of trees to be planted; however, existing and preserved trees on the site are permitted to count towards this requirement. The following table outlines these numbers and the additional requirements of the tree preservation ordinance pertaining to tree removal. Caliper Inches Number of Trees Total Existing Trees 1,940 115 10% Permitted Removal 194 -- Proposed Removal 1,308 75 Trees Preserved 632 40 Replacement Trees Required* 557 Replacement Trees Proposed 195 88 Total Trees After Development** 827 128 Replacement trees are calculated by subtracting the ten percent permitted removal from the proposed removal and dividing by two. **Total trees after development are calculated by adding the number of preserved trees with the number of trees proposed to be planted. * * * The number of trees required may vary depending on the size of the trees planted by the developer. City Code requires a certain number of caliper inches to be planted. If larger trees are planted then fewer trees would be required. This is a heavily wooded lot that presents challenges for meeting the tree preservation requirements. While the total number of trees on site is proposed to increase, the number of caliper inches would be reduced. City Code requires a replacement of 557 caliper inches based on the number of significant trees currently on site and the number of trees proposed to be removed. The applicant is proposing to replace 195 caliper inches. Most of the trees being removed are considered undesirable trees because of their species (i.e. Ash, Cottonwoods, Box Elder, and Silver Maples). Section 1325.055of the Zoning Code identifies several situations in which the City has the discretion to reduce the number of replacement caliper inches required for a particular development; providing affordable housing is one of them. The applicant has requested a reduction in the number of replacement caliper inches required from 557 to 195 in order to maintain the affordable housing component of the project. This reduction is at the discretion of the City Council and Planning Commission. Trees along Street Frontage — Meets Requirements City Code requires that a minimum of one tree be planted along the right-of-way for every 40 feet of street frontage. The Arden Village property has 209 feet of frontage which would require five trees to be planted; however, a preexisting utility easement for Xcel Energy City ofArden Hills Planning Commission Meetingfor December 9, 2009 IIMetro-inet.uslardenhillslPlanninglPlanning Cases 12009109-021 Arden Village PUD, Plat, Rezoning (Pending)112-09-09 - PC Report - Arden Village.doc Page 6 of 14