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Ordinance Number 1174 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY CODE SECTION 1010.15 (FOR USE OF REGISTERED PLANS/REVIEWS) ESTABLISHING CRITERIA FOR LANDSCAPE PLANS The City Council of the City of Roseville does ordain: I. Purpose. The purpose of this ordinance is to assure that professional landscape plans are prepared for certain new or renovated buildings by landscape architects licensed to practice in the State of Minnesota. II. City Code Section 1010.15 is hereby amended as follows: 1010.15 PLANS; REVIEW: A. All site plans, grading and utility plans, landscape plans, building plans and surveys shall be prepared for review by the City staff and shall be prepared by the appropriate professional personnel as licensed by the State of Minnesota and landscape architects or others as approved by the Community Development Director. B. A landscape plan shall be required for all new commercial, industrial, multiple residential, public, and institutional developments prior to approval. For developments having a construction value in excess of $500,000 dollars, the landscape plan shall be prepared by a landscape architect registered and licensed in the State of Minnesota or others approved by the Community Development Director. To the maximum extent feasible, this plan shall incorporate any existing vegetative features on the site; to the extent that the value of preserved vegetation can be demonstrated, a credit to the minimum improvements may be allowed. Said landscape plan shall include size, location, quantity and species of all plant materials and the method of maintenance. c. R-I and R-2 dwelling plans need not be required to be prepared by a registered architect, engineer, or landscape architect except in cases where unusual structural, safety, or erosion issues are present as determined by the Community Development Director. J : \char\ wp\resol uti\landscape. ord