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<br />District <br /> <br />Overstory Trees <br /> <br />Foundation Plantings4 <br /> <br />NOTES: <br />1 Trees shall be deciduous and planted at the boulevard, except on culs-de-sac where 1 of the required <br />trees may be planted off the boulevard but in the front yard area. <br />2 Trees shall be deciduous. Unit exposures with street frontage shall be planted at the boulevard. <br />3 Tree spacing must include trees at the boulevard at minimum 50-foot intervals. <br />4 The calculation for the number of foundation plantings is based upon 1 planting for each lineal foot <br />of building perimeter and parking lot perimeter. PI~tings may be grouped ~ther than dispersed at <br />10-foot intervals. <br />5 The required number of trees is based upon a minimum ofS trees or 1 tree per 3,000 square feet of <br />site area, whichever is greater. Tree spacing must include trees at the boulevard at minimum 50-foot <br />intervals. <br /> <br />(B) Minimum standards. <br /> <br />(1) Overstory trees: <br /> <br />(a) Deciduous trees. Two and 1/2-inch caliper planting size, balled and <br /> <br />burlapped. <br /> <br />(b) Coniferous trees. Six feet in height planting size, balled and burlapped. <br /> <br />(2) Foundation plantings. Coniferous and deciduous shrubs shall be planted at <br />a minimum of 1/3 the mature spread and height of typical growth habits. <br /> <br />(3) Boulevard trees. All boulevard trees shall be hardwood shade trees or <br />flowering trees. <br /> <br />(4) Overstory mix. When multiple quantities of overstory trees are required, at <br />least 75% of the trees required shall be deciduous trees. <br /> <br />(5) Hardiness. All landscape materials proposed shall be consistent with <br />Minnesota Hardiness Zones, whether indigenous or foreign. Plant species must all be <br />tolerant to snow storage, exposure to salt and sun scald in parking areas. <br />